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ivK 0 w'eI IP Ijlill ' ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor. TRR.NtS, $1."?0 ptr anniim, In tvlvanco. If ^ payment 1)0 iloUyoil imiil after tho expiration ol' tlio your, $w.OO For six months, 76 cont.s, in ; t. advance. Advert isornenta insorte'l at the usual rates. =r_ .... _ I m Dint'uv ci /i ir n /i I jtiviyejucf Kj. ii., s. Vj. : j tn j in Saturday Morning, December 11,1858. . . Special- j cv Persons having business with our Con- , ... . 1 cu grossional ttcprcsontati' c, in liis official on- j ^ pacity, must address Col. Okk, at Washing- ! t'|, ton, until the Ith of March noxt. Aftor lliat Tl time, 8ue.li communications should bo ad- j to drcs?o?l to Col. J. D. Asii mohe, at Anderson, j u.' until tho 1st Monday in December next; ^ afterwards to Washington. t\ Legislative- p( Tlic proceedings of tho Legislature. or so much thereof as arc important, may be ni found in our columns. Wo arc indebted to j*1 tho Carolinian for the report. J' Sale of Negroes- uj At tho sale of the personal ontnte of Sargent Sl U' Griffi.v, doconsod, in this district, on Wed- ?i' llrt^lllW Iimt.. sixtnoil lio.fr.iou <il Q OJll j r Ml being an aver ago of $327 .AO. In the uuin- X bcr, were two small children, and one old woman. The term-t of the sale, was twolvo |J months credit with intercut. Counterfeits. J" As there are a number of counterfeit $20 |t bills of tlio ' Bank of Georgetown " in cir- d oulation, a word of caution on tlio subjcct h; may not be ain'ua. These bills aro badly ox- Jji ecuted, being printed on inferior paper, with ^ "palefaces." There arc different spurious q> plates, and of course as mauy different coun- h iuuuus, i>r spurious issues. Affray. I ^ "\Ve learn that nn affray occurrcil at Pickoiwvillo, on the 30th ult., in which a drover named Enoi.axd roeoived n dangerous wound ^ ou the head, inflicted, as we arc informed, by ^ Mahk K jokrs. Ui,aiuounk Wxi.kinso.v is also implicated in tho matter. Ko ;ehs and Wii,kin'Son have llol tho country. Tho recovery of Kn'oi. vxd is considered doubtful. Wo have not learned tho particulars of the difficulty. Home Productions v Mr. Jkukui.vii Ho in n son' has left nt our |, office a few of tho largest years of corn \vc j hate seen this year. They were grown in ^ the " Trap" country, and arc good and suffi- ^ ciont ovidcnce of tho product! vonoss of the soil of this section, and of Mr. H.'s skill as a farmer. 11 Anothor tact servos to confirm hp in the opinion before oxpresscl, that wo shou'd raise our own pork, instead of sending our eubstaneo west for it. Ami this is, that Mr. 'I Kiiodum Dovi.k had two hogs, or pig*/ on?*, n ton months and twenty-live days old, which f-' weighed % I'') I pmnh; tho other, eleven months aud four days old, weighed 210 lbs. -V Our A.mn.l \f.. f M <i.o? in handed us tho other day, a largo lion egg? '>(J tho largest that has boon ' laid ou our table." 81 As our fricnil is comfortably fixed otherwise, we advise him to got some ono of tho fair sex who can " poach" his eggs to perfection, nnd j>] roader him what ho ought to be?a happy jv and perhaps a moro useful man ! Try it on. t0 Senator Hammond- M Hon. J. II. IIavimond, our distinguished a Sen ator in Con gross, arrived in Columbia on fo tho 1st instant, on bis way to Washington. iio.w-;ii r..? ui- - .1? " n III IVIIIUIU 1U VU1UI1IUIU II ICW UUJO, Jl lias been a number of years since bo visited the capitol of the State. Ul Elections by the Legislature- 0 T. 11. IIAVNE.iwohtu, Esq., has been elec- j tc<l Commissioner in Equity fui Tu.gica y district, Mr. T. C. Evans, incumbent, having resigned. Mr. "NV. It. M. Hunt has been elected Sur- " veyor General. Maj. J. P. IIeid has also been elcctod So- ^ licitor of the Western Cirouit. Col. Cami*- c" UEf.F. withdrew before the election came off. tl J SO Kick aruso.v, Esq., has been elected " State Heporter. ai Col Simeon Fair Ium boon elected Solicitor li oftho Middle Circuit, without opposition. P Mr Isaac II Means, of Fairfield, was on the third ballot, elected Secretary of State, tl over ilnj J D Whtgut, by a majority of. 27 w VOtCS. p] Mr J S Joiixson has been elcctcd StAto Assessor, for Charleston. r. Gen James Jones has been re-electod Com- K misHioncr of tlie new State House. 8aleday. Monday last was an unploasnnt day, eo 0j rendered by tho largo quantities of rain that | 0( had f;ilIon, and the muddy condition of tlio j streots find roads. The attendance of per- ' T sons was larger tban could reasonably have ' ?i been expected. But little property was sold. ; tc 0:i account of tlio inolcinoncy of the ft| weather, Messrs. Cuok it Parsons' land was & not sold. It is still offored at privato sale. ?i NcTbTu. ~ fr The grand jury, empannelled by the Fed- m ernl Court, in Columbia, fnijed to find a "truo bill" against the officora and crew of the brig '' Kcho, charged with piracy for being engaged ^ in tho African slave trade. The prisonors 1)1 aro suit item in coniinoment by tlic District u Attorney, Mr. (Josser, for tlio purpose, it in said, of indicting tltein before n grand jury in ]| Charle?tcn. Tho constitulionnlitv of tlie law, posted by Congrps?, nmking tho traffic in b< African slaves piracy, is to bo tried at this n? tenn, in Columbia. \t. ?\f f NT ITt'H .1 ( . >n jukn r 1 1 uuwiior n(i3 HQ been nominated ns the democratic candidate in ft,r OoTcrnor of Virginia. Ho i? immensely G\ popniar with the people, and must he elect- W) hy n large majority. tli The Election of Senator. Never before has tliofo beon such a const in this Slate for United States Senator. < i? the tenth ballot the vote stood thus: ! J Tkntii BiVI.lot.?Col. Obosini', 02: Gov. i dams, "> I : .Mr. U!\ett, 1 : ?ion. Mc'i'icon, I t ; Col. Dawkins, I : Blank. 1. Total, 100. j j ocossnry to an election, 7K. Col. James Ciiesnut, .In., having reuciv- \ 1 02 votes, being a majority of 30, was icrotore elected for tho six years, conunenc- ! ' g from tho 4th of March, 1859. This has probably been tho most animated j ' ul protracted contost, says tho Carolinian, J ( er witnessod in our Legislature. Kach j t nditlato has been ndhcrod to with a tenuei- ? fully exhibiting tho oontidoueo which ' ' cir respective supporters reposed in them. | lie selection of Col. Ctiwnut is ft mast f.?r- j 1 nato one. Tho State, although nearly [ mutinous in all maHors involving tho prinplcs of States Rights, was in imminent inger of being riven and distracted by pardivisions on point' of very immaterial ' msideration. Col. Chesnut occupies the 1 isition which enables him to harmonize tho ! ' stracting elements, and nresorve t.lmt mm. 1 ' unity so much to be desired. Ho belongs i tho strictest school of State llijjhts?lie ! slicvos that those principles arc the chief ' >rner-stono of tho Union, lie is, however, 1 Dt an ultra man ; ho was opposed to socos- ( on, anil took liis position openly and firmly ' rniostit. lie is known to (>o opposed to the 1 citation of the slave trade question, and al- ' > to national conventions, but docs not redid advocacy of the convention as asurronor of .State Rights principles, llo may be rmed r conservative State Rights man, and i that position, is decidedly a reprosentu- | ve man of Sjuth Carolina. Col. Uliosnut | imw itouiu ioriy-uireo years ot njjo, in the ill vigor of lib health ami intellect, and i is Senatorial enreor will no doubt ben mini, igniiied, linn and consistent one. Klectgd y no clique, faction or particular party, be \s before biin the opportunity of shaping is career unpledged nnd uutrammollcd. | rC believe be will prove himself not inndcinto to the position, or undoiorving the ' igh trust his friends have reposed in him. Col. Jamks C'uksnlt, jr., is a lncmbcr of ' ic State Senate from Kershaw District, 1 nil was the nrcsidincr ofiio.or of Hint- lmilv t the time of his election. Ho is a young mn, talented and full of promise, ami will onor the position assignod him by the State, j [e was also elected to Gil tho unexpired 3nn of the late Senator Evans, by a largo lajority. ^ ^ New Advertisements. The attention of the public is directed to be new advertisements in our columns this reek, to wit: That of Mrs. Knkk, of Wal- ; ?n.? r m * r ? - j <? in, \,ui, -j. i'. a.iii.iiuiirM 01 ..-inuersou; ( . 1$. Ci.avton*, assignee of T. P.Garvin; I. E. Alexander, of this plnco; Ordinary'a f lies by tho Shorifi'; Sheriff'a Bales; new , mdidato l'ur Ordinary ; ami various other ( oticos of interest. I The ..Intentions of Spain- 1 Tho general belief that Spain lias assum- : > 1 a belligerent attitude towards Mexico has I < rawn, says tlie Washington Star, the state- j lent from tho Spanish Minister to this g<v- : | raincnt, toGon. Cass, our Secretary of State, \ , ...i i.!, n. l % ? ' iui me uroverjimeiu ?as no oilier aosigns on I lexico tlmn protection of his oitirons resid- I .11 ig there, and tho enforcement of her claims : ^ r indemnity. Her object is alleged to be ( utilur to tluit of Kngland and France. # -- The Federal Legislature. The Congress of the United States assom- j ' led in Washington on Monday last. Hoih j ( >usos being already organized, can proceed 1 ( business without delay. The President's I ie<8Ago will bo communicated to Congress iu I , very short time, and will then bo laid Ic- j ire the country at Inr^e. Exchanges. j ( Farmf.r and Planter. -The proprietor and i litor of tho Ft nicr ami Planter lias sold j lis periodical to Mr. K. M. Stokes, of l<aur- 1 is. It will bi. r mioved to Columbia, whcio i 1 will, for the t\ turo, be published. Maj. | 1 eaiiokn ims accomplished moio Ih.ir. .uiy thor man in the State, in that ho has cmnicnced and given pormananey and charac- i >r to n publication which has as invariably < tiled in the hands of othors. Tlio retiring j litor has our hearty wishes for a happy fu- ire, and an abundant success in whatever lay en;v ;e his practical and untiring pen | ud heu>'.. We bespeak for Mr. Stokes u j beral patronage in behalf of his new enter- I | rise. I The Home Joi iin ai..?Tho new volume of j us chaste literary journal coimnenRcs soon, j ith a corps of contributors, anil an array of | roductions that promise an abundant litem-'1 | r feast. It is, without doubt, tlio boat lite- : iry paper in the country. Addross, Mo it- ; rs & Wilms, Now York. I'rico, ? your. '( lute jstiog Items. The extracts below 1'roin tlio proceedings . f the South CarolinaConforcnceof the Moth- | list Church, in Charleston, is interesting: | V communication fr.un Margaret Langdon, , reasuror of the Free Colored Female Mis* onary Society, of Trinity Church. Chariot- ' in, was read, and the amount enclosed, $1 Hi as handed to tho Treasurer of tho Mission* ry Society. A portion of thin amount was mtributcd by the Free Colored Female Misonar/Society. t Among tho donations was one of $100, | am llov. W. L. I'eguei, to make tho oldest loinbor of this Church, and tho ol lest wotan in tho Stato. with others of her family, ' I lo-moinoors ol tlio I'aront Missionary Socio- t j. This lady is Mrs. Singleton, of WMlliams ( arg, uged l40 yours, who has been hllud for ) years, her ^youngest grund-daughtor, Mrs. ' ukos, agod 30. I TiioLuiiTrui..?Mrs. L. II. Sigournoy, of 1 artford, furnished fifty poor familios with j irkeys or fowls, and pumpkin pios?of the. ' >st quality, too,?for a thanksgiving din- I ir. _ J i i;itv mortality.? rno vriioio numfoor of saths in New York last week was 58.1?bo- i g 32 more than during tlio prooeding wotk. jnsuinption and inflamution of lung* 1 er??as usual at thin aoaion of tho year? 1 o most fatal diseases, j * Tho Rail Road- ,,u, i Our lutcst advices froiu Columbia .lu wl?o 1 >f the most cheering character, in tr wlion M state aid; but wo must think tlnud an the ' tifioont on enterprise will not novloWS down Ion oil, especially us $2,000,0(itl\ftPWtftiiit of, i )cen expended on the work. The ComWiri^y i loes not auk, at the present time, for an- ad- 1 litional appropriation, but that' the rostric- | ions imposed by tho act of 1X54 bo removed. < L oo following statement from the memorial ' )f llie Company explains the mattor: " Hy this Act it was provided that, in ivllitifm to the subscription of ono million of lollam, by the State, the State wonhl nlso guaranty the bonds of the Company to the unount of one million more, on the condition, lowcvcr, that the Company should produce ividencc to the Governor of such suhserip- ] ions or aid granted in the States ol North Carolina and Tennessee as .should give reatonahlc assurance of the completion of the [load. This condition was satisfactory to he Company at the time, because confidence viis men reposed in tlie ability and purpose 1 >f Hallos it Company, to perforin their con- I ;r;u't. if they had done so, the stock mid , tonds which they were to take in payment ( for the construction of one-balf of tho Road >n Tennessee and North Carolina, furnished ' in ample assurance that the lload'could be :oinpleted with tlie moans which had '.been j provided. In eonse(|uence of their bretioh of '.ontrnct. tho Company eannot furnish tho required evidence, and without the release of ihla condition. Hie work must be suspended. ] Pennings and Clippings. Our Pai'eu.?The attention of our rotul- ^ ors is naked to the <pia>\h(y of matter in this weeks' paper?they arc competent to judge jf its quality. Tiik Fi isst I,o.\t>.?The Anderson Gazette says the first load of Cotton shipped on the ( Bluo Kidge Road, consisting of 23 hale.", | from Pendleton to this place, by Mr. Thoin- ( Dickson one day last week, was sold to , Mr. .J. J. Brown at 10i[ cents. The average weight of tlie hales was 520 lbs. .Suecous frtHii! Ill MO RnSt 1! >?.! ..?1 Anuorson ! Oooi) Nkws.?The Engineer of the Air Lino Hail H >ft(l has lot 7 J miles of the grading of this road, near Guinosvillo, to 1 parties who tako the whole amount in stock. Any reasonable quantity can be let out, ourh?!f to l?o p.lid in stock uiul the other half in cavli. Ox ll:s Way.?Jud^o D.iuglas, on his i (vay to Washington, made speeches in Mem- ! [ibis and New Orleans. S.uno of the papers sondemn and others land these efforts. Flourishing.?Oborlin College, in Ohio, Llio Abolition school where " knllud pussuns '' 1110 allowed to ; -jt a " kidlege odirt* iivtion," has at present ono thousand two liundrcd and forty-nine students, of whom live hundred and thirteen are females, of all shades and colors, from lilly white to the ace if spades. 1 Atousta, Deo. 4.?Counterfeit ,/?/7iV..? on ihe Georgia Railroad Rank are circulating J i jxtonsively, woll executed and engraved. Signs ok a Mii.d Wintk.h.?The Western j 1 capers says that the muskrats liavo built ! iheir housed " high up und thin," as if con-j emplating a mild time coming. Haii.hoads.?The State of Texas ha* ^ ;rauted forty-four olmrtors to railroad com- | vimoa f?l* wlil.?li oinrAiii.'.nti K...i ! i. ..ivm nun ui'uu l?#riuil~ I id, leaving twenty-seven in force. Of those, | ilcven are in [.rogress of construction, with j | m nggrcgato length when completed of 2,223 miles. Florida.?Tho Legislature of Florida nsic tided ut Tallahassee on tho 22d ult. , John l'inlayson, of .Jefferson, was eleotcd ['resident of tho Senate; and D. Gal- i bruith, of Loon, Speaker of the IIoupo. Llov. l'orry's message discourages tho idea of re-opening the slave trade, and favors the removal of the remaining Seminole* from h'l.ori'lu soil. J)bath of A sotiiKxit.orkr.? Francis D. Walton, one of tho bravest of tlic survi- ' rors of the Kane Arctic Kipodition, died recently, in l'iiila ielphia, ia the fifty-lifth year of his ago, in destitute circumstances. PllKTTV Wri.1. I f in tiik WoRJ.d.?TIlC otter of a western correspondent states that i Mr. Lapsloy, of Clark County, Missouri, las a five-year-old mule which stands cigl;;oon and a half hands high. This is pro'oibly the largest mulo in the United States. ir~..i) ? or l.-STKM 1'fcH ANCB.-? A. IcApatuli from Maltoon, Illinois, dated Nov. 1'.), Kiiy* : "Hugh llarkucss, whilst in a lit of delirium tremens, set hid houxo on lire, uul himself, wifo and child wore burned tu Jeath. I)z jukk Con'pkriikd.?Wo learn from tho Columbia (Junrdiun that at a mooting of the Hoard of Trustees of South Carolina College, leld lust week, the honorary dogreo of Due ;or 01 Ijhwji was unanimously conferred up)ii Samuel Tyler, Esq., of Frederick City, Maryland. "SwR\a not at Am,."?The Supreme 3ourt of Tcnnoasee has just decidod that tho jse, in public of a singlo oath, is an indicta>lo ofToiieo. Kxittimo Machine.-?F, Schott, of Brookyn, N. Y? has invontml an improved knit' inj* machine, which has principally for its >biect tho uroduction of ?took in era and othnr cxittoU fabrics of aclosdr ov inorc compfuij oxturo tliftn tIt080 ordinarily prukip#e4 machinery. i'w -."fH, vufit Tiib Bannea Cor.sty.?Saline 6011 niy, Illinois, at tho recent olection, gavo 1,09;> Democratic votes, nnd not one fur tho opposition. Ecjvptian Darkless.?Tlio npponrnnee of the cnniet oroftteil (in immc:it?o sensation in Egypt; for aovoral days nil biisinoos and labor worn at a Ptand still, tlio inhabitants Iwtuevitig that it furcl>odoJ pojuc great cnlam* lt** " Tub CincL's."-? Kocontly ono of those mof doubtful prop: loty, edged ua; UolonoRidouhtloss woll putrouizol. liut (ho liuvo oirt^ry" is not alone in its fondnoss for il?P^.TVeUoa?, ft*, upon tlio ndvonfe of ?.<lr? y.n' hi WultcifotYo', ortr frifcnd of tlio Sun jn'ys "every rosvi ami. o'i\?-puth (eliding to \)Tu(tofb.>ro' 'w:?s crowded with "curious" port pin anxious to too tlio otccu?. 'One party jaino forty miles to see tho elephmh, and it id prohublo others traveled a greater distance." A Vetbrav Athlete.?..V vetoran wrest!or, aged lifty two year?, named John Mur?f?-troy?l, challenges a eolebratod wrestler in :lio Liomlon journal*, who is only twenty- 1 Itrco years of u;xo, and weighs 106 lbs. Nut- I .vithstan li?g t!i?s 'li?p'.rUy, the bottln^ i* rc iorted to bo vory brisk, ami the old one is the lavurite at odds. A UuMiXAtiNd l'tori.K.?Tlio Louisville , [Ky.) Democrat says that t lie union ut of tojaeco ohowed in tlio (Jirouit C?urt room in i day, during the criminal term, is estimated it 20 lbs. The reader may believe this if ho 7i ctr*. , Akk\n.s.\s.?II.mi. \V. K. Sebastian Imp jooii re-elected to tl\c U. S, Senate hy the Logiulaturo of Arkansas, now in session. ?Tlio Nmv York Ts.ihjor has paid ten thousand dollar* to tlio Washington Monument Association, in consideration of fifty-two articles to be written for tho Ledger |?v lv.lward Kvorett, the agent of the Association. Tho weekly is?ue of the Lnlyr is jver throe hundred and fiAy thousand copies. IIoituiui.k Death.?John 0. Walsingham was f nind dea l on Saturday morning, ya; s tlio liarnwoll Sentinel. We learn that he j It nl been intoxicated tho night previous, Iny I >\vu by tho five and w;ih burnt nearly up. J r lis happened at tho house of mm John Lambert, near the villain. G.?on.?11 wt bcof^ serenity of mind, n |>wtty wife ?ivl cold wutor batln, will iniikv uV>3t any man ' healthy, woulthy and wise." j J'kM.oit \ti1.1,-j?T11" JS4?oti?ri<V /Qilwrli'w | ?:?'? thut Miss Sarah Towlcs committed sui- j cido in that I.)*.strict on the 10th tilt, by bun-- j ing herself. No cause is a?sigued for thin terrible act. 9 Lamented Death.?The- London IVn.'n'.- j m.in announces tbo death of llcv. John I tickling. tbo oldest Methodist minister in the world. Ho was 9J years old, and bud been 71 years enirazed in tbo ministrv. Willi litin has died the Inst of the noblo hoily \ r>f men sent out to preach by tho lute Ilov. ' Jolm Wcaloy. Immem.-e Tiie.vtkk.?A HploiulM theatre is I bein<?orootc-l in Cincinnati. Tho front in! said to be the finest in tho town, ami it will tyedarge enough to sent 3,.">00 persons. The co'st will ho $400,000. D^vn.?The Hon. Henry Bedi tiger, ex minister to Denmark, died suddenly ivt his residence in Sheperdstown, Va. llo was f?nn?jr1y a member of Congress from that Stale. Stkam Carriauk.?A " Land Locomotive " successfully traversed the streets of Dayton, Ohio, recently. It is designed for draft on (he farm, in ploughing and threshing, and jtlior labor, and for use on tho highways. Tub Saints and Strvciinine.?The whis Key nmrKOtui ' .lit Ijiiko Uity is liourishinjr. Thcr nrticlo is retailed at twenty-five cents per drink. A hurkeej ir purchased $7.r> worth of whiskey ia the States, ami Bold it nt Salt L:iko City for $lr>0. The only drawback upon the trade is the fact that tlio custymo Afrit)** hura.Cjl their glasses when luoy drink. , A?ni.AN'rt Soi.n.?'The Memphis Avcflnnchc states that James B. Clny has sold Ashland, mo resiuonce ot ilonry Ul;iy, l'or two hunilrc.l thousand acres of land in Texas. Discontinukd.?Tlio h'rho, edited by tho ! young girls of tlio Sphrtnnburg Female CulIcgo, has been discontinued. This is to bo regretted, for wo arc decidedly fond of picas a tit Rchoc.i, such as this has proved to bo. Kscai'ed.?John Winters, conlitied in jail nt Olarksville, (la., for tho murdor of Ilorij. Ilenslev. broke mil on the ni<?ht <<f Mm 97?l, ' r%" * " v,,v **' v" i uh. A row aid of $'Jj is offered for his nppreheusion. Emigration.?Tho numhor of emigrants arrived at New York for the week ending tho 27th instant, was 97^?making a total of : 74,.'117 since the oointncncemcnt of the year. The arrivals for a corresponding period in ! tHo7: nuiuborod 273.7fA SdUKTifixo New.?Tho e litors of tlio Charleston Courier liavo loon presented with n sample bottlo of ' fino ami wholesome whiskey " made from wheat. It is inado in . Kentucky. Ciiinksb Wit.?A missionary in tlie Chinese waters having distributed several copies of tho Ten Commandment:* on short), tluy j w.'.ru sem i>acK tno next Uay with tho request tlr.it they might ho distributed among the French and EngliSh, for the tracts contained' admirable doctrino*. and these people evidently much uocded tho,ir. Elect* d.?.Major B. W. Ball has boon ducted Colonel of tho 40th Ucgiuient South Carolina Militia, to fill tho place ocohsioned by tho resignation of Col. 1$. 8. Jonoe. . A Ilfc.vrY YiRi.D.~-At tho lato agMohltu- ! ml TnU'?i ii./iih;?!lU r-.IS It ... |#.U?|><|IIU, 1 mi limit, lliuro was oxliil/iUs.l a tnoiftto vino thirteen feot in height, frrtm tlio first threo foot of which ft biiahala of torantooj hud boon gntherert. We nre in* clincil to tho hcliof thflt u good ninny tomn* toos wore grithored from tliin vino, niuJ that it lifts givon ri?o to ft (Vinchlornhlo atory. Sinoui.ar Rkcommknoation.?Tho Oover? m?r t\f Konufta *' '- * - ? " '. ? iwt-vMiiuicnus lllO prt8?H^O OI ft low prohibiting the circulation of book u(ito? of u loss denomination iha? fifty dob ltti'tf. j ... ' Kbvivai.3.?Tho Chattanooga Guclte of the 27th Mftyrt: V Several \rco'<* a#*, ft revival ooniinoiiooJ in tho Oumborlati'l LVeahy- j tcriu'i church in this city, ujxlcr K)v. Mr. j Toinploton'n charge ami sorvicei woro con- . tinnol in thati\n?l other churchcs until last Sabbath uig'it. Wo learn that between thirty and forty pr?iflw<tfj?l religion." i n/.r. i kiiit.?prizo n^ni iook piaeo lust Saturday near St. L mix between n man name 1 C)l)uru and another name I I<oanoy ! i'ir &*>!). Oier Sovonty rounds were fought, when the two brute* r utually tmspended operation*. South Carolina Confkhbnck.?1This conference met in Charleston on the 1st instant. Bishop Andrew is providing. Fiasc 3;i.u>. -Tito C dinnbu* (Oa*) 1 Time* ohroniclo.l the appearance of the Hrft shad ut that oily, on Saturday morning, Novo ui but 27th. Full justice was dono to the welcome visitor at the Planter's JLu'O. IjOVi! ltnOI 'I'll ? irroul >lin5ti nf 11 51 I Road between Phihuloljihia and Chicago is i completed. The entire length of tlii.s mail ; is K24 miles. The cars hegun their regular I passage over this continuous track on the 20th illt. Nkw Y" r'C. December I,? T lojury, in the oa^o of tin; case of the crew of th-.j schooner i ll.iiJeo. a shiver, have rendered a verdict of I " not guilty." Several other indictment# ! are pending against the piisonora. j?rom uoiumbift Such of the proceeding ol ilic Legislature ?s lire of importance appear below : In tlio Senate, Mr. -Harrison presented ! tlio report of the President of tlio Keowee and Tinkogee Turnpike Company. In the I louse, a message from the Senate was read, concurring with the request of the llou.se to appoint a committee, <n rt>sisting of one from each Congressional District, to report measures necessary to take the census, and to nominate suitable per suns tlieret'or. Committee from t-ie Senate to consist v.' Mtosrs. (iaiUio, Mellaril, Allcnr Marshall, Harrison ami Most 3Mr. Siinont.?>n presented the memorial of the North-Kastern Railroad Company, nskinjr leave to pnroha.se a cortain amount t their bonds at par, and moved that it be printed. Agreed to, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Mi in*. In t ie Senate, Mr. () Bryan introduced a bill to provide fur compensation for State 1 witnesses. Mr. Porter introduced a bill to amend an act, to. authorize aid to the l?lne Ridge liailroad in South Carolina, passed in the year 1851. A bill to provide for punishment for carrying concealed weapons, wua read the first time in the Senate. \I? VJ1. Ai ? ? in i. tjiiiiiiu; iiuuui: iiuii., en Hf-inor- | row lie would nsk leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the Clicohcc Mining Company . Also, to incorporate the Jiluc Itidye .Mining Company. Mr. Fiekling introduced a bill to repeal the first section of an act, entitled an act to amend the law in relation to trading with slaves, ratified 0:1 the 21st day of December, A. 1). 18.")7. In il>e House, 3Ir. Anderson presented the Presentment of the Grand .Jury for the Full term of 1858. The presentment, was read?requests the Legislature to alter the time for holding the elections formcmijcnj of tho General Assembly from two days to one. Referred to the Committee on Privileges and Kleetions. Also, the petition of citiious of Pickens, for an additional Magistrate. Referred to the Committee on Ollices and Ollicers. u:n_ ?i -? ? x iiv iwiiuti ui? imiib were ruin! Uie urhl time and referred: Ry Mr. Ryan?A bill to niter the law in relation to legal proceedings against railroad companies. Ry Mr. Smart?A bill to Amend the law in relation to trading with slaves. ])j" Mr. Si:::paO!!?A bill provide for tbe trial of slaves charged with capital offences, in the district whore the olFenoc is committed. Jiy Mr. Townscnd?A bill to allow in terest on open accounts. 3Ir. Hnylston, Chairman of the Committee 011 the Judiciary, mode reports on a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain eases; a bill to regulate tlio commissions of oxceutors, administrators, guardians nnd trustees, in certain particulars; a bill to repeal so much of an act, passed A. I). 1810, us prohibits Commissioners in Fruity from practising law with any other person. Also, report of the Committco, on i-.. ?i.?i ^?? ' . u uuvii,>vii ui rmnui_y rvilWI tVllUIIUrM OI l'iukoiis District, praying that the books of school teachers shall be admissible in evidence to prove their accounts. A long debate arose in tho I louse on the proposition to nppoiut l)r. (jSibbeH State printer, in which Messrs. Luent>, Johnson, .Mullifis, Head, llichardsnn, Inglis, and McGoWan participated. Finally, the permanent printing this year wus given to Dr. (tibbes, and Miut of the ensuing year to jr. remain. Iu tho Senato, on tlio announcement of the election of Col. Chcsnut, the President, toa seat in tho U. S. Senate, lie rose and haul: Gkntlemkn ok "iir Sknatb : As it 1ms pleased the Legislature to call mo to tho performance of dufcy in uuothcr sphevo, it is noccsanry to sever tine eoiiucotion which luis so long existed between n.s. This cannot be done without tho liveliest emotion. TIiq uniform uiul cordial kiiulncwt, thegoncvouk forbeoranoo, the unwnveriog courtei<y, which haa over marked your conduct, fill mo with n degroo of gratitude which is but poorly manifested by feeble expression. Wherever 1 moy go, I will bear them .in grateful remembraueo, mid fool thorn as JncvntiveH to nn honorable exertion to become worthy of your confidence. 1 wiil go forth at (,ho bidding of tho State, feeling a deep and oppreHflivq conviction of the rejipomubilitioH Which r<'*t nnon me. nmt n. tuiinfnl , KciiHC of iny iiiadcqufioy fully to meet tlicm. My chief hope lies in tho consciousness of h heart fait hful, whose every pulsation is true to the hind of my uativity, and in tho expc Ution of a continuance of that conlidenco without wliioh no public man can freely and effectively discharge his duties. The destinies of the Stato still rest with you ; 1 1'col they iirc in safe kccpiii", for I believe that wisdom and justice will guide your councils, and firmness mark your conduct. Invoking for us nil, and for (lie country, the choicest blowings of that Power, without whose sanction all human wisdom is folly, and its strength is vain, I bid you Senators, a heartfelt adieu. lion. W. I). Porter, a Senator from Charleston, was elected 1?resident of the Senate, and returned his thanks most gracefully for the honor conferred on him. In the House, 31r. Simpson pivsonted the memorial ot'tlio Laurens Knilro."praying the State's guarantee on their bonds to a certain amount. Also, the report of tho pany. On motion, it was' ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee of Wuy.i and Means. Mr. Mcmiuingcr, Chairman of (lie Committee of Ways and .Means, reported the following bills, which were read the fir^t time and ordered for consideration and second reading to-morrow : Uill to repeal a certain proviso in an act to authorize aid to the IJIuo Kiilpre Railroad. Made the :..i \ ?n 1 a. ..a. o ... UIUIM, llll I Uvnlli'j DUAL, lit J). 111. A bill to j iVonl ititl to the Oliernw and Darlington Huilroiiil. Also, report of the same t oinmittee, on ifbe- pcescubniaut of (Jmild Juries of Greenville mid Laurens Diatriets. \!so, on presentment of the Grand Jury <>f Newboiry, in relation to the Hank of Xowrberry. The charges therein being ??t" a grave character, the ooiimiittee sent to tho gentlemen, expressing their readiness to receive evidence, but as none had been , nuorcu, tuny <imk to no tiiseniirjjfccl ti'om any further con$hloruti?n of the subject. Mr. Mcmiuin<^er, Chairman ??f AVavs and .Moans, laiule a report on a hill to ufford mUto-thcNorth-lOastern Railroad, and recommend tliut uirl he grunted by oh endorsement of the Company's flint mortgage bonds to tlio amount uf $100,000. Mr..BoyUtoa, Cluium-m of the .Judiciary Coiumitteov made an unfavorable report dii the- memorial of sundry citizens of Kdgofield, Lexington, Orunguburg and Barnwell districts, praying for the forniatiiin of a new Indicia I District, to be culled Calhoun. .Mr. Spratt, of Charleston, offered resolutions favoring the re-opening of the African slave tmde.. Mr. Uamsav, pirrsnnnt to notice, nsked leave to introduce a bill to abolish the penalty of whipping for free white persons. Mr. Green offered the followinir resolu lion : That it he referred to the Committee on the St;ite House unit (Jrounds, to inquire into the expedience of increasing tho Rnlary of tlie Commit&ioncr of the New State Capitol. Mr. Mnllins moved an mnemhnent by snyinjr, also, into the expediency of decrenning the ealary of Architect. The wd<ry of tho Commissioner is 8H,0U0 per annum, that of the Architect 88,000 The resolution was agreed to. i>ir. u rcon moved to reconsider tlie order of the House in relation to certain resolutions on tlio AfricHu slave trade. 'J'lic member from St. 1'hillips and ISt. Michaels who offered them was a now member, and he asked that they should extend ti> him the courtesy of tho House. Mr. Undbcvry.?As I understand the motion, the object of reconsideration is made with n view to reference. 31r. (Jreen.?The motion has been modo to print, and carried. 1 i/ov<> now that the order be Uiken up and mode the special order for Thursday next. Mr. Boy Is ton.?I regard this an n matter of business. A greut many of us think there arc subjects of much more it iportancc before the Legislature. 1 do not take it us a question of courtesy, but of bilsihcaa, and us such 1 shall voto against it. Mr. Green.?As far aa tiie importance of the matter is concerned, I consider it exceedingly important. 1 still appeal to the courtesy ot the House. '1*1 ... ? A i? ?1 ' ' j IIU vim: >Yiin lilKlll) ItII(1 rcttuiicu in a 110 ?yeas-12; nays 42. The Speaker having the canting vote, gave it on the negative side. .So the resolution Wiis lost. Ill the House, the following documents having been road twicoin the Senate, wove sent by that body back to llouso : Hill'-in relation to the registration of births, deaths and marriages. Account of (ion. Jw. Jones for expenses incurred on Up New State House and grounds. At-cMMi ' of ?i>n ,.e t i \ i uiu UIIVI IIIII ui j^uiiciiDvvr iinil .'i^nun aji?? trictt*. llill tu provide for p> iv?BBiMg|Uufc from the portion, with Senate. llill read a tliivdliiiro^p8rolMr incuts agreed to. The bill pro\4oi^{eft &<; repeal of ?o much of the statute HjWghiil^ Elizabeth, as tu exclude from thfrltyHMflag clcrgy, persons found guilty of tke offcnce, and provides that iU nhaU n^A^k tcr be subject to all the rules in gi'aiiu larceny, ud c.110 question bdin(?9K tho bill was passed. This i? tho tir?t om passed this session. Bill to dUoonitnue the gr;inJting ?f vacuot> lands. Hill to tuiso au independent battalion in St. llclona parish. Thcfo two wore feud n ijjhfa tiiuo and referred to the proper committees. A Bill to incroane the pny of Urnnd and IVttifc .furAt'H. wm ri'iuwlml nn Kft* Ainnnii. tee. Tlio committee d??y they nro not. ]}rc-. ^ pared to rccommend legislation ot?- (he ?ub-. joot, and ns there nppenrH to he a growing demise for inoreaaoof compensation 40 many wsCb, (hoy respectfully recommend Umt tho bill do not purfa. Mr. Inglirt moved to lny the report on tho tfsb'o and take up the bill for consider Agreed to. A long dobisto hero ensued, w.hloh prcrticlpiiU'd in Jiy Meaarfl. Ingli#, Perry, Kdvvaiuu, ThouiHori, l'opo, n?/<Jl?j>m*?y. . Tho flineiidtuotifc of 5lr. Kdward*, that fivo cents ??? mile nnd one dollar fifty, pep dpy, aliould fill the blink, wan thcnjfcdpptqd;< The bill rce <i(vcd ik