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KEOW KK CO i:|{ I EH. 1 ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. Editor. - $? "*" " "? v-- ' -*' ~ J per annum,-in lidvnncc. If payment l>e deluded until after tlie<*xptr>ition of i "" tlio year, ?J.IK) Fur six months, 7*> cents, in ?n Advance. 1 tin Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. , PICKENS C. II., S. C.: ^ Saturday Morning, March 5, 1850. i ^ r~.?. - .-2 ? Return Day- (,( The return for Andorson lust wcok was y. about two hundred ease*. For this district I PU tho cases returned exceed (his number some- s (o what. With us the litigation will be light. |t Tho Court of Common Pleas for this cir. j ^c( cuit convenes at Abbeville on Monday next. | At our latest advices it was not determined i,y if.. ? 1 nilVlll'Jl t/UMgU II IIMtfi *11 ?? llll AMl WUUUl j q(p preside. | ^ ^ Firo. | )Vc learn that a large plunk kiln, valued 1 No nt between s:$00 and &4<)0, and belonging to , fro tlie enterprising proprietors of the "Six Milo i <?? Company," was consumed by tire on Wednes- 1-v' day evening last. The lire was the result of ,,K accident, it is stated. Gen. Harrison's Speech- 80, "\Vc have dovotou tho first page of our pa- tin ncr to-(hiv to the snoech ili?livnrr>il Kr fl??n I James W. l[.\nitisox, of Anderson, before the HUl Legislature, at its recent session, in favor of the bill for the relief of the Blue llidgo ltail- j llt road. The history of tlio enterprise is oor- | ,in rectly given, an?l tin? argutnont in favor of ' 3,1 the measure liberal, logical, and character- ! 011 i/.ed by ability. Kvery fact, connected with this project, is so fully and lucidly given by | s,t (Jen. II. in this admirable speech, that coin- | inont is altogether unnecessary. It only re- , mains for us, thoreforo, to invite the attention ' of our loaders to it, which we do with pleasure. u? Large RattlesnakeA Rattlesnake, measuring four feet in . . (ir length and eight indies round, was killed in ^ the neighborhood of tins village on Tuesday ^ last, by Mr. James Kirov. Fifteen rattles .. nn.t n "?1.t-1? r M N'UVVVII 11VIU litKUII mini It, Fatal Railroad Accident- ad A fatal accident occurred on the Greenville /,<> nnd Columb'a Railroad 011 Saturday last. A in torriffic hurricane swept over that portion of the road near Helena on the evoning pre\i- po ous, which blew down the bridge over Bush i?v river. The freight train left Helena without Pr n knowledge of the disaster, which resulted po in the precipitation of the engine and box (lJf cars into the river, a height of tiftv . jet. The hn Eugineor, Mr. Mehkoitii, was wounded ; the an \r- i> uvnuuuiur, i>ir. 1>I(A/.KAI.K, rCCClVOU Slight 111- E| juries ; the two firemen, Wii.son and I'ooii, were crushed beneath tlie cars and instantly killed. Beisidcs this, the train and freight are a total loss. The hurricane, according to a statement ' ? made by Judge O'Nkau,, was terrible in its j1^' effects?tearing up by the roots and twisting '' off the tops of large trees. j j?' Tlie passenger trains on the road will be continued regularly, but freight will not bo carried until tlm ln*i<l?rn !? vnl.niw -V- O' From Washington. .. Congress adjourned on yesterday. Tlic last days of the sossion wore taken up in per- ] ^ footing tho appropriation bills. Tho bill in- J ' , creasing the rates of postage is important, ' ^ ami lias doubtless beooino a law. The President has vetoed tlic aot donating 'V* public lands to tho soveral States and tcrri- *,l? tories which may hereafter provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanio arts, llis reasons therefor are given , 1.1 it l I'll * r i. IriT nf Irtnjyf li ??<" 1.. ? l. I.? ? i - - - ?V mm IIIU lll?llljr OlUISlllCUiry. The Homestead hill, which squanders the public domain most shamefully, lias heen de- j|" fcatod in the Senate hy tlio casting vote of the Vice President, Mr. Brackrxriuuk.? ^ This not alone entitles liini U.? thn lusting gratitude of the country. P" The Weather (j0 lias heen paragraphed until the subject is q0 worn thread-hare, hut tlie facts of the case lui fully justify a recurrence to it. March canto in as lamb-like ni nmitil 1>? . .. ,v...vu . ?% UIM Illtj has sufficed for its gcnialness. lilack clouds, ini wind and rain have succeedod it, wreathing it I tho jonquills and peach blooms with mourn- uic ing petals. The fields, too, are being badly wo washed, anil the highways are rendered al- uic most impassible l>y reason of the quantities pai and depth of the mud that universally prevails hie Exchanges. 1 The Kxickehuockkh.?The March number of this interesting periodical is on our fnl.1 a t.? '* jjrvaeui/ iv ncn mcrary re- "" past. One of tlio articles fok the present ',VI mop.t!i is peculiarly interesting to Oarolininians, in const quence of its chamctorj, real and imaginary, figuring conspicuously in the Nullification strugglo. The proprietor is u .Tames A. Gray, Esq., of New York city, and Wri tho terms of " K'nick " $3 a yenvj It i/; edited firs with consummate tact and ability bj Messrs. of I 1j. G. Clark and J. O. Novfcsi. | 1 Tub Home Magazine.?For tho ladies, this j \'^c work is almost invalualdo. It contains the ] to I latest fashion plates, ote., together with j as choicfc pro?<? and poetry. Price, $2 a year, with fnvornhle terms to clubs. Miss Virgin- frtj i\F. Toh nsb.st> and T. S. Aktiiuk aro tho < editors. Philadclphin. Pfl. tjr " (jr.sTi.f. WoM.i.v kvkr K inj>."?I>r Kane mo relatos that when, one day, worn out with evt fjitigrto, lie turned into an Esquimaux hut to w'' got a little sleep, tho good-natured hostess of ] tho wigwam.covercd hiin up with soino of tej Iter own huhffimnnta niulmiun !>! ? ? "" I -1 - ----- "VI Ulll/Jf II J for ft pillow. .. \ Tho shoo trftile of M* Macho ?io eett* is estimated to be wnrtli $50,000,000. tlin BiifciMri- m. News of the Day. Hon. \Y. (\ 1'iiK.sTos, of t It in State, nttended liiinoi- ot the 7th llegiiiiei-.v, National Guiirda, Nen York, on the 22d tilt. In ft speech lie kl ho was aware that fanaticism iit one souitt of tho Union hrul been followed by tolly <1 miidtiassin another. until tlm i? Union Wfts a subject to be frequently spon of. This he dopreonted. Ho trusted that p Nationnl tiuurds would "keep slop to (lie lion." Wonder if some of the anti-national* >n't ' pitch in" to the "old mftn eloquent" r theso sentiments ? Joiix M. Bottj, who attempted ! > '* head .nt. Ttlnh " yonri ago. in a recent speech in rgiuia, counselled tho ' T'nlon of black robli<?.ns, Know-nothings and Whigs, in order dofeut the democracy of tho old Dominion." is tho most degrading proposition that Ins boen ntftdo by a Southern man ! \ rumor, not well authenticated,. is oil the rings of tho wind," stating that the French mdriiM in llin (}ulf nt' \l.?*i.>rv ..?? of Vera Cruz.! We do not credit it. \ private letter front Havana, received in w Orleans, says that " two commissioners mi (Jen. Miua.mo.v arc now here, en route to ti. Santa Anna, with n request that lie shall urn to Mexico and take the reins of Governnl." Tills is probably without foundation cwi*e. I.j -tilt n l e . ?V.>VI?1 ifi.mvuviu lurillTOWIl i?. A fight i? impending, which must decide s fate of JVIU7. ami Miramo.n. Tlie former, okod by 5.000 valiant troops, is sanguine of ucess. Tlie steamship Mary and Adeline was on fire New Orleans on tlie '23d. Twowhito men d one negro were drowned in attempting to lidnc tlie tlumes. ^,000 bales of cotton were board?boat and cargo insured in Franco. Tho " Florida war" is now at an end. A tamer arrived in New Orleans on tho 20th mi Florida, with seventy-one Sotniiioles, bound Arkansas. They arc represented to lie the <t of tho?Semhiolcs, and are in fine spirits. Tho stoamer Comet blow up on tlie 20th t., near Memphis, Tonn. The boat and ;ht or ton lives were lost. From California, wo learn that tho Indians e troublesome. CJon. Ci.auk, with 500 men, \s on the march to chastise them. The ligature of California has requested Senator iodkrick, frco-soll-lX>uglasito, to resign. Vastly rich silver mines, according to our vices, have been found iu Sonora and Arina. Much oxcitemcnt pervades all classes consequence of-tho discovery. The steamer Canada is in from Europe, rcrtin;; an advance of 8d. in cotton. Politi. I clouds arc still hanging over thoold world, ancc is preparing, on all sides, to maintain ace, or to bi successful in war. Italy is to arming to the teeth. Austria and Kngid are not i<lle. A bold stand for pcaoe, d the " balance of power" in Kuropo, by igland, it is thought, may avert war. Railroad Accident At Gaii.i.aro's cut, on theUlue llidgo ltail,\d, a land slide occurred last week. The wn train from Pnn.llntnn \ - vuvuuvuil W ikIIUUIOUIl I'Ull jul of it the next morning, boforodny light, ic engine only was damaged. Si ace, we irn the trains are again running with regirity. The Sonth Carolina ConferenceA friend has kindly placed at our disposal :opy of the minutes of the last South Oaroa Conforonco of the Methodist Episcopal urch, South ; from which wo glean somo t.s of general interest: pi.~ ?~?i 1-?' ?.iiu iiiuiuuurBiii^i01 mis vunierence is.5-,I whites, being ;n increase of 584' Over the iooding year; blacks, 39,720. The Misnary Society of this body has under its ltrol thirty-ono stations in its bounds, mostfor the benefit of the slaves in the low in try. The collections for this purpose is gc, and we notice that, amongst tlie volun y contributions, sums of $2")O.00 from a igle source. The publishing house of the ok ami Tract Society is in a flourishing ulition ; for, after deducting all liabilities, ) sum of $300,000 remains. The Confer cc has, untlor its supervision, flvti co'legi> institutions, nainoly : Woffonl College, kesbury Institute, Spartanburg Female llc^c, Davenport. Femnle College, and C'o.nbia Female College. Notwithstanding the repeated calls for tney made by the preachers of this denom. ition, comparatively speaking but little of iinds its way into their pockets. The mints show the disposition made of it, to which invite tho attention of eroakcrn. It is lantnble that our clergymen aro 81) poorly d, and we believe the remark is applica- , not only to the preachers of this, hut also the other orthodox denominations. Distribution of the Public Lands. I'lic speech of Hon. A. K. Wrioiit, of (Ja., the distribution of the public lands, dotted 2d Feb., 1&>9, has been forwarded to by that gontloiuna. lie will pccept our .nks for his favor. Gov. GistV correspondent of the Yorkvillo Enquirer ting lrom Charleston (luring Uov. (Jiht's t Hcvcivr of tho military in that city, says lis speech: ' IIo lifts not a full, clear, ringing voico; her Breaks like 'ft Sonfttor' than a man of i sword. However, his talk was good and Llio point. He was against tho slave trade, in tno Wanderer case, whilo in tho Union, while the law of Ootigro#s is unrepealed, s fealty to States Rights doctrine and liia th in the South was apparont " l'ho Carolinian learns thu. ... tho same ...wl lit- v i - ?? t- ? ? ? ...... y...nyvl I ill liaUMIIIIUJI IDIIK IK) 1(1 mid ist dccidod ground in favor of (Uncharging >ry obligation w? ovro to the Constitutioh >ilo in the Union. [n a Tiout Pi.acr.?Young man snys: " I I yoil, Carrie. tlmt I will commit suicide ou won't havome." Young ladj replies: von, ? iiiiain, n? hooo as you imvc given th.it proof of your affection, I will bclioto it you truly lyvo mo." " -nr. si -.?*afcs PenniujcB and Clippings. Nkw Advertise* knt3,?Attention is directed to tho advertisements for the sale of Mr. Holder's valuable html, and the personal I estate (if Win. Snutherlaml, deceased : ulso, tho other new advertisements in this issuo*, Tub Ciiaui.kston M*rkkt.?>Thcro is no change to ho reported in the Charleston cot: ton market, the figures of lust wmV 11 3lA # c "v'*' A A w * ruling still. Air I?ine IUii.roap.?Th?Cb''?f Engineor of tills rond, John E. IHunt, Esq., advertises that lie is now ready to close contracts for the graduation and mnsonary of tho first thirty inilos of the eastern division of this rond, connnciicing nt Savannah ilvor. Dkcidedi.t Cooi..?IViston is a cool place, certainly, hnt tho coolest thing there is a modicino vendor in that city who asks publishers of newspapers in tho " United and elsewhere," to copy an advertisement of his wares " editorially," nnd then take their pay in mcdiciucs. Kii.i.ki).?-The Chora w (iiiwf/t says that a difficulty occurred at that placo on tho 24th nit., between Rob't. Lewis nnd Henry Williams. Lewis struck Williams a blow on the head with a bottle, breaking the skull, by which a portion of his brain was kuoolcod ovit. Williams hns since died. Tiik Bi.uk Bem.es ov Richmond.?On the 22d instant, a gentlemanly "loafer" made up his mind to count tho blue dresses in j Richmond. lie placed himself near the I Amoricnu Hotel, and between tho hours of' i 12 and I p. in., .",71 ladies wearing bluedreshos passed l?y him. Finaxciai. Co-t of the Roman Government.?'L'hc taxation of the Papal States is loss than under any other Government- of Europe. With all its dignity, the Court of Koine is tho cheapest in tho world. The Popo's household costs but $7,.">00 n yoar.? The salary of the Cardinal Secretary of State is $2,500. K\ u. no a i>8.?It is anticipated that the rail mnu irom tuc .Mediterranean to the Red Son will be finialied this your, thus adding another link to the chain of the brotherhood of nations. Mii.itarv.?Brig. (Jen. AV. "\V. Perry man, of the l^t Brigade of Cavalry, has rosigned. An election has been ordered for the 30th of April. Settled.?Senator lloifren, of Indiana, j plead m>ilty of assaulting Mr. Gooding, in the Senate chamber, and was fined five dol| l ir- and costs. ?? nator Gooding was disi o'uirgoil by the Mayor. Ilia brothers, Lotft! uel and Clay, gave bail for their appearance. Respited.?The Columbia Bulletin learns that his Excellency, Gov. Gist, lias grantou a rosp'*o for three weeks to James Gains, now under sentoneo of death, in llichlnnd District, for the killing of Bryant Modlin, in September last. Tho respite dates from Friday, jIBth ult. YouTni'L*!. PnoriiETF.ss.-A youthful prophetess hut 13 years old, is turning the heads of the superstitious folks of Cincinunli, hy her marvellous predictions. IIu.vo 1 Iimski.v.?Oapt. Lowis Bigelow, of . Worcester, Mass., living himself Wcdnosday ; night in his room. His age was seventyono. Sai.k or tne Vice-President's House.? The Slates learns that Vice-President Breckinridge has sold his house in Minnesota row, Washington, D. C., for about twonty thousand dollnrp. The purchaser is a private citizen of Washington. Overflowing.-**'The Now York State.Pris->. ons are overflowing. At Sing Sing thoro are 1170 prisoners, and Clinton and Auburn prisoners are crowded. Icr on the Upper Mississippi.?The ice at Prairio du Chien, on the Missisxippi, is now 26 inches thick and covered with snow I uhnut (? innlirw iln#r> ?5#ii <? f..;? ......"-.. i ..v?n u?wi <?IMU lliuv i tlie river above will ronton ehvBod frill the ini?l?llo of April. Is Ft*i.i. Br.ast.?San Francisco lifts, every Sunday night, English, French, and German ; theatres in full blast. Probably no other j city in the world, of 70,000 population could j say as much. | Fhesiilt.?A great freshet has occurred in the Ohio rivor. At Cincinnati tlio channel ! lifts fifty-thrco foot of \Vatcr in it, and is stiil riding. ' Heckii'TS kuom Customs.?Tho receipts from customs at Now York last week ;w'cn> only $421,000. or about a quurtor of what Inld been Anticipated. The Winter is Madrid.?Tlio cold litis lately boon so great in Madrid, this winter, that a coachman was frozen to death on Ids box, and thrco washerwomen wore found I sensoless by the side of the Manr.annres. Tus Tvuavsv of Dkut.?Eleven thousand male* and nix hundred foinalca \vev> imprisoned for debt, in England, in 1850. North Caholf.va Manufactubino EiTAnt.isn MRNTfl.?In North Carolina the to are 2,487 inr\nufacturing CRtablishments, vrith a capital of $7,221,745; tho oo?it of raw inalo* rial being $4,002,501. The number of male hands omployod is put down at 10,030, numbor of female*, 1,704 ; cost of labor $1,784,C.rt I vi.lnn v Ga r./i? ftox - f v* j/i'/t?uvv? V" '?v/u 4 }\f^.'J, \r Pkxnhvlvania Baptists.?The minutes of of tlio Pennsylvania Baptist convention show that there are 385 Baptist' diarchy's in '-that State, with 37,527 monitors j 4,37*4 wore baptised last year. ThU is ajar go increase.. Head.?Timber cut in tlie spring, and oxpoped to tho weather \yith the bark orr, do* cays much sooner than if out in tho fall. I/ARfiE TuRvrr.?Tho Colleton ffun has been presented with a turuip, which weighed oln.n.. .n.l ? l.-tf *- ! ?i?rw. t |?uut*u?, unci III VTR9 111113mol. Lnrgo wgrfabte, UmtJ J 'IVk^Graix Ck>i\?-It is estimated thnttbo | Whant crop of inM year will fall tfbort ut least oigliloeli million of bushels. { limn.?Al ft sale of negroes in Abbeville I lust wook ten wq/o for $lU.O30f beiuj? (\n i ftvorago of 1^003. Tiicro wcro two wotuon in tlio lot oaoh forty aiyl fifty years of ago. : Tiik Phf.sidkxt.?A writer*e?y? thut, while ultimo' in tlio millorv r?f Hin Semitfl (llinintiar and looking down npon tlio assembled wisdom therein collected, ho countod sixty-four candidates for tliw Preddoney. j Thk Roman Raimioaiv?The entrance of ; tho first locomotive into 11 nno in tho month of January excited universal enthusiasm. Tom Cowix for SpkakkA.?The Western ! men are thm oarly urging Tom Cowln.ofOhio, | for tho next Speaker of the U. S. House of j Representatives. A Rose with manv Thorns.?Ono Garrett Rose was arrested in Saratoga county , day boiliro ydaterday, cbargcd with bigamy. It is said that uno of bid wives lives out West, another in Sobuylervilb), and a third In Troy. Ck'nEBNATORi.vr. Convention.?The third j Monday in .Juno has boon fixed upon as Hie i time, and Millodgcville as the place, for holding a State Convention of tho Democratic party of Georgia, to nominate a candidate fer Governor. Kf.i.kmon is Gooii.?'Tho Hudson (Wis.) ; War says that one ofthn effects of the revival I iii that placo i*that several begin to paytlieir debts who wcro considered hopeless eases hotore. A Yif.i.d.?Tho dairy l.irm of Zaduc Pratt, of Green county. New York, kept fifty cows I in 1838, which yielded 0,500 pounds of butter. ami brought from 22 to 27 cents per 11)., ! or over $1,500. ! Uncertainty ok Law,?John I'errev, of i ?ii . - i .vmany, a. v., rcocnuy brought sixty three ! suitsagainst the Krening Journal'af tlint city io which he claimed $1,300,000 damages. The j?uU" have been tried, butttic juries found for the defendants. Dikh Uktuhnixo fbom a 11am..-MIss Laura Straiten, a young girl, whilo on her way home Tuesday night from a military ball given in Baltimore, becanio so ill that she was forced to soat horself on a doorstep.? I Her brother ran for a physician, hut on rc turning vrun one lounti ner iloml in lior ball nttire. She died of congestion of the heart. Mysterious.?Within tlio past two months | four children have mysteriously disappeared I in Now York city, and although the police have used ovory effort to trace them out, (is I yet no cluo has hecn obtained to their where* about?. ' I>E.\n.?Sister Agnes, of the Presentation, i at Crtr'melite (Catholie)Convont, in Baltimore, ! is dead. She deceased on Wednesday, n/cd j 90 years. Her family name was Elizabeth iiivrrius jjiuiriimiT, wiiicn indicates that site was ii descendant of the oM stock of Maryland settlev v Her mopiberahip with the religious order dates back 02 year?. Executed.?The Barnwell Srttl'iir! snys: tho unfortunate men, Clayton and Carter, convicted of Negro stealing at the lust term of our Court, were executed yesterday about one o'clock. One or two thousand person; were present and witnessed tho moluucholv . t J speot. 0 0. Tkutii.?Tho basin of nil excellence is truth. Truth is intellectual gold, which is durable as it is splendid and valuable. ( Dead.?Ifenry Halluin, tho distinguished Kugli.?!i historian, died lit January last, nged eighty-one ycara. T'o kb II\\of.i>.?Tho Orangeburg South)'Ah anva fliu* I a l , . , .1 viMtv tMtil Y, IV H\J?t *-? V? JVO tl ?U?A HU* foro Magistrate* and fioo holders roccritly. in that district, for attempting to violate tho person of a white woman, lie was found guilty and will bo hanged on tho first Friday in April. Nominated.?Goo. P. Elliott. E?q., of Beaufort, has hoen nominated by his friends as ft candidate tosoetieed Col. Koitt in C'ongrccs. Just the Dit'fkkknue.?If a man fails to the amount of a million, it is all right, hut let him fail to the amount of his hoard hill and he is a scoundrel. Wii IT Vrr? * M- 1-... 'i?? . *i?iowii inwninDtt, Ul XUII* nossee, is spoken of as the Know-nothing eandidato for Oovornor of that State! The MissisKirri Hivkr,?The rivor is rising rapidly, a?id there is now every probnbility of (mother heavv freshet. The rains hnyw lio^vy in tho West, A.v ExPBme^t.v-?lt is u'tatod. upon good authority, says tlio 8o>i nj' Temperance^ that tho Mayor of Columbus, Un.. has issued ardors for tho stationing ofu policeman at each of tho churchos In that city, whoso duty it shall bo to arrest any person ehowing tobac en, or smoking cigar*, and spitting on the tlio stops of thoohurcli. Warlike Prf. p arat ion is Enoi.and.? Wo learn by tlio stormier Africa that the navul syatom of England in to be thoroughly renioilollod, ami there are minors of a loan equal to $50,000,(H)0 boing about to bo proposed for that purpose. Great notivity likewise prevails in all military department*. Tiie Nkoro Trade.?The Mobil# Register aafi *! " * ^ ' vo ?I?W, mi Jim nil IUII (II ntigroos 111 10 tno cuttou and sugar Statos, tlio present season, as high as 50,000. It is thin activity in th,o Internal slave trade that haa given uegroea I tholkr nnprocadented pricos. i Fi.yjso Dutchman.?Th*. worhUronovrnod ! and famous Knglish ra"?v-homo "Flying Dutoh man," it instated, has boon soM to the French Oovornmcnt, for $21,000. A Mosicai, I'Ronrcv.?Thoro is residing in Wrttertown, >{. Y., u (l(tto musical prodigy, i Miss Al?0gpi1 Kiri'elino At wood. Sjio is only i ten ypars of age, and is aide to Dorform thn I moat difficult luuridhuon a variety of ioitru,W ? \ :r W . 7 . ? f C g % KX -3' k. 1* -^Ltty.y ** * tfciili * " w ~9 I Fiendish Attempt. Wo copy tKe following. ?av? the Carolinian, t'roiti the Sun.tor Wuti /tnnw. Wc ' wore informed o**the incident by (lov/Oint, when ho passed through (.'olduibia, but . having boon apeciully request ecr to innke no mentioM of it, did not give it publicity. ; As it has now appeared in print, we feci no : hesitation in copying it. The facts, as, i given to tho WaUiUvuin, are substantially I corrcct. The ball ouiuo very near striking (len. 8. R. (iist: " Dastardi.y Act.?A worthy citizen ; of our town lias placed us in posaesalon of ! the particulars of n niont fiendiah act, per-1 pctratud by some demon in human form, as the night train, from Charleston was Icav- { 1 ing on Tuesday last. Our informant was j i upon the train. When about a mile and a ; half or two mi lea from the city, the train , moving rapidly, the pnason^e^ in one of the coaches were startled by what, at the ! viifimmit uonimwl fa <m nvnl-??j?/?n . A.'Ainn .V WV .... . v.... supposing il to haw boen caused by tho ! bursting of one of the lumps. A uiouicn-1 tary examination, however, sntisfiedall prca- ! out that u boll had been fired into tho c:ir ! from sonic instrument of death, in the | hands of someone outside. A portion of j the eush or glass frame was shivered and ! torn aw.iy, nnd the glass broken and scat- | torn! around. Seated in this car, nnd ' within a dangerous distance of where the j Imll cntoretl, was Jiis ftxcelloncy, < Jov. (lint, t Our informant states that the-Governor e:<pressed suspicions in regard to tho design of tho cowardly assassin?(fur such I10 must have been, the circumstances nil considered.) J le thought it possible that the ball had boon aimed at himself. We can scarcely get our consent, however, to so startling and monstrous a conclusion, not; withstanding the facts favor it-. The ball entered at tho degree of height to strike about the breast of one. seated in tho car.? It passed through and struck tho opposite i wall of the coach. It would seem almost] | miraculous nnuer tne circumstances, and in 1 ) any event, that 110 0110 was injured. If j j tho intent was personal, the act involved > | imminent peril to others in tho immediate j I vicinity, and nngtm a d is regard for human | life that could hut possess the heart of tho , veriest villain." Senator Hammond" I'ink," the circumspect and enterprising correspondent of thcOharlcston Courirr thus discusses .Senator Hammond's claims j upon t Uc democratic nominations for tho j Presidency. The time for making arrangements with j ti view of nominating any particular enndiI date for the next ['residency is n good way ; oil", yet the politician* hero arc already?to ' use ? peculiar New York phrase?" laying , the pipes" for that interesting event. Jjy r common consent, the next nominee of the Democrats will he a Southern man, inasmuch as tho last two Presidents?and in fact three, as (joneral Taylor's short term is scarcely considered in this connexion? have been Belcoted from the Northern suites. As the matter is thought and talked over, public opinion, among Democratic politicians, centrc more and more upon one man ; and ho is no other than .Senator j Hammond, of your State. His rccent | oour.se in the Senate, and his late speeches there and in South Carolina, have made I him the rising man of this time. | Many of the enthusiastic friends of Mr. | l)ou?rlas are also eominsr to this noimliisinn The judge himself is reported to coinoidc with this feeling, freely conceding that tho choice of ourncxt ruler belongs fairly to a representative from tl>rt South. Mr. Hammond i? regarded as peculiarly tho man to run against the Mack Republican nominee, in case their choice is Seward, lie will bo able to cope with this arch agitator, and measure intellectual lances with him, when, where and on what topic ho may choose. The Douglas men will eheorfully consent to the nomination of Sonator Hammond, an the " Little Giant" is comparatively young yet, and can afford to bide his time. If the opinions of the leading and ruling politicians who gather in this metropolis arc to be taken as good prophecies in such matter*, the event predicted in fcbi* letter , will stand a very good cluinec of being eon; Humiliated. Then how popular will bccomo the by word?" Hurrah for Hammond." Terww.b StkamhoaV Accident.?We re|, i r /? ? ?' n i w. icm ir, nn wu IIU irwill lUCKny, ot 1 tlie steamer Virginia lir<llo, which arrived here nt G o'clock. Ia?tcve ung. that tlie steamor Comet, Capt. 1'. O. Kennet. was lost in tlie storm. about oighteen miles below this city. Saturday la-t. By tlio accident, 110 loss than eight or on lives woro lost, and tho steamer andeargo wont down in fifteen or twenty foot j water. In addition to its destructive oflfacts upon | the steamer Comet, tho atorin was foarful in j i tho vicinity .of the disaster. Tho hou*o of j : Mr. Scanlan was dismantled ofthe roof and { j chimneys; the roof ofthe stable and tho fornv I : itig and' out houses wcro greatly injured, aiul I it is fetiTod tho storm hn? il.mn imwli ! - i : to proj<?>, ty. and porlmps involved further | losfl of liiu in tho noigllborUood.?Memphis Aratanchc, i'-b. 21. ; Raimioad Mkktino.?Tho Georgetown Tims.* informs ttft that ft meeting wan hold i in that place on tho ?l?t inHtant. The Hon. I r. 11ua-j ? " ?. itmiuiwii lyctiM. nuu.t wuij UilllVU lO 1110 Chair, Mtd 11. IV/ier noted ns Heerctary.? Mr. Holomotia, tho rosidont enjriucor and gciicnil anpcrintcndent qf the North-Kant Railroad,'gave the meeting the following estimates for forty niibn ! For eovistruo* I tton 0982,00^ : cmiinment GflU.OOO ; im i i - - j ~ " / ; ** i nnal Working efcpcnsea 820,000 ; to which ! ho ntldn intercut on 8160,000 of bond.4 ; to-1 gcther making 8805,000. Tho*eecipU? lio j estimated fit 880,600. !!$? t'stimnte, lie | Mid, w?h n very llbcrnl ono. J. Hurkvton ! ltond, jr., and (Job It. H. WUhou nddre>w-' ed tho meeting. A eonwiitteo w;ib appoin- j i ted to solicit fmbscrtptiona. VAbUABU OiKCQVKBr.?-Mr. Goor-ara C. I Henry, of Mobile. Ala, !ia? invented ft iwiwb- I ino'fbv upWininjr cotton' yarn from tha *oec| Htftplfc, paving ti?e ?lohiy ;\rnl dxpattW of gin- ! ilfng. ami the injury to the libra i11 i I< 11.: I t3V that procoflp. Send, tlirt ami other foreign substances aro s<,pnrat?<lfVomtho cotton without uruvUing.. - I. e V, v' - if"-"." ' " :1\ it r From Washington; WasHinotox, Fob. 21.-?In tuk Skxatk.?The h|?cct:?1 order coming up, 31 r. Hunter moved that it he postponed, nnd thai the hill placing the naval and military forces at the PWsiidoilt s discretion, as asked in his siuninl message, be ttikcn up. Mr. Hunter insisted on taking up tho * * \ 1 i appropriation uiii. Mr. Hunter, however, gave way for tlie presentation of reports, whereupon Mr. (May read a lengthy report from the coniniitteo on nehsions relative to wlint is called the old soldier's bill, and moved that the Senate concur. t Mr. Howard objected against voting without consideration, and moved that it bo printed. Aj^ccd to, ntul 10,0(10 copies ordered. ?in mo ( iiiMiiiiiit'u ii'j;uru*< ?ur? offered, when Mr. Wade moved to postpone the appropriation bill and take up tho homestead bill. Mr. Hunter claimed tlic (lix>r, but fhc chair overruled bim. He indeed the S'cth*tors to consider bow it was possible tlu ?[#propriiition bill can pass when they eontinu illv put tbom aside ui-d incur the likelihood of tfti extra HCHtiion, for tho purj oso of discussing favorite measure*. Finally, oil vote, the consular diplomatic bill was taken up by yeas 31, nays 25.? Tho question then jveiirrrd on Mr. Push's amcmlmcu' to consolidate the iininller missions. Mr. I'ugh ndvoeated his amendment.? iTeasked u vote firat. on the proposition to make Austria and 1'ruMi) second instead of fir.it classed missions. Messrs. Mason and IWnjaniin opposed the amendment, and it was rcjectod by a tie vote. Mr. I'npth then withdrew the remainder of his amendment, except tlie last port, which prevents the payment of any salary to any ministers except those named in the bill. After some discussion, it was agrce<l to?yeas o2, nays 15. Amendment* providing that the nmount of the Appropriations should not l>c exceeded, pnd increasing: tlio appropriations for running the boundary line of Washington Territory f<? 8li>0,(HK), wove adopted, and the hill passed. liorsK ok Uki'UK.skntativks.?Immediately after the readinjrjof the journal, Mr. Hughes called up the nill reported from the select committoe to examine tlio accounts and conduct of the late di>orkeoper, Mr. Hackney. It propose# to reform abuses in the folding room. The llomc ta bled the report., but adapted a rosolutiou from that committee, declaring that all extra copies of books and documents bo divided cnually among tho members who are entitled to them for gratuitous circulation among the libraries of the country, and the people, and that any other disposition of tho same meets the unqualified disapprobation ofth is Uousr. The consideration of tho army nppropri- < ntion Hill was then resumed in committer of tho whole on tho state of the Union. The appropriation for barracks and buildimrswus rod nerd fr<nii ftTflll OH fn^'inn noik on motion of Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio. On motion of Mr. Faulkner, an amendment ruducingtho impropriation of $8,400,000 for transportation to 82,000,000, was agreed to. Various amendments were offered and rejected. On motion of Mr. Faulkner,' the nppror?.?*: ? ' - ' |M mull tui mil IIIIMIH-Ill 1111(1 UOSpltal department was red need to 80000. Tho appropriation for repairs of aroonaltf was stricken out. Tho appropriation of 8108,010 fur repairs of Sprmgtield and Harper's Ferry armories were stricken out, Tho bill was thou reported to the TIou?e, nnd without action tho House adjourned *;n Wahiiinoton, Feb.. 22, 1850.?-Sk.vatk.?The Legislative, Judicial and Executive Hill was amended;, nnd is rttill uudor discussion. ? Houbk.?Passed the Senate bill to-day, incorporating the Washington National Monument-Hocioty. It comprise* thn names of gentlenren representing var 'is branches of the public service, as dircc-iors, including the President of the United States us ex officio President of tho s?<? eiofcy. The post office bill was vigorously delmtod, ami suveral amendment*acted on. The I louse is still iu session. * Wakii in<itrt\, Feb. 28, 1850.?^knatk.?Mr. Slidell gave noticc that ho would cnll up the Cuba Thirty Million bill on Monday. The legislative bill was t: ken un. Mr. Hale offered nn amendment rcwwling the restrictive elautfo in the Kan-.* sa.s Hucl'isli bill. A loiu^rind ?1? bate ensued, which vrns participated in ' Srincipully by I)ci)ioomU> JOtnigJat am| 'u^U advooaked aqntlerjSftvcreij.riity princU pics. Messrs. Mn?onniu\ l)a\ia vcplit'd, r<w pudinting the vfows of the former, Tho idea conveyed by the remorku of Mr- Davit was, that Douglas hud cut Uivw fr<?u tho Democratic party, 1 Ioiihk.?ThO Po?<tofllo? BUI WW deba. ted And amended, in ('ommitteeoftho Whole and then reportod to tho Haul for final action. t? A*iu\QT<?v. rou, ?in tho Senate, tho Pout Bouts bill i? h*lng diHcuHned to day.? I,ait night tho Qoncriil appropriation jjill was paused. In tho linage, the PostOflfao Appropriation bill w'm rojuutod. by ft veto of ctghtTJfx to ono huudred and 'nineteen. A m? -n fop roconnidorntlnn will l>o inmlo to itto?it'.v,r-r The Natal Investigating Oommitleo uifnlo a report. "Wasijikoton, Fob. 2ft, 1880.?br.xATK,?The Postal Bill was oftmed today by a vote of HO flRftitwt 25. The bill oa the postage to five eonta per half ounoe | ?nd nbolifihoH tho franking nrivHogo of thy the members and th<* depa^tmenta, The Oilban bill Vo? re?tfin?d ?nd tp?i>y hmg imeeabe# were mode, It ie understood that the tertian will c6ntit>?e thp voto I.. i.wJ-. ?I. ??-- ?t_i. . ID.UIKUII UfI tuo HHD|eof, I HmrsK.-? The voteyesterday, rpjectinp? thtf Pwit wj>p*v>i>piatiop pifj mp re. ' ! 1