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k|o w Ir coX |M ROB'T. A. TAOMtSUtf, Edifcoc. TKUMS.?$I.iV) |>6r artiVrtrn, in nftranco. If payment t>o tKi|?v(?l until after tlie Expiration of the year. $'2.1M) For nix mOntli.s, 7"> cent*, in advance. Ailvot'lU^rnonU itworlnil !\( tlio 114Y1O v*1?Su k'ICKENS C. H., S. C.: Batnrday Morning, May 21,1850. A 1 A xxusuuiA necessity existed which roadn our absence lust wOe\t woll-nigh unavoidable. To (J. l'ui.i.l.w, F.sfj. our renders arc indebt*k1 for tin? very ucccntablc manner in which ho presided over these columns. Wheal. The prospect for wheat, in this district, is hot good. The frost injured it materially, und, in some sections, the rust hits nimlo its appearance on tlic stal,*. The grouwA weed1 ed, with nn ordinary productive season, would have tm?d?5 ? large yield; the Court t?f Aippcals, Which have been in session, in Columbia, adjourned on Monday last. The casos from this district were tbus-disposed of: At Law.?Ximrod Leathers ads. W. 11J.outliers. Motion granted, tilovcr, !. M. C. Alexander K. K. Alexander.? Decree not yet pronounced. In Kijl it v.?Allen Keith vs. Kx'orsof \\\ Jj. Keith. Appeal dismissed. Onnkiii, Ch. William Kirksey vs. Kx'orsof W. f<. Keith. Appeal dismissed. Wardlaw. Ch. The Southern ConventionThis convention met at Viekshnrg, Miss., on the second Monday in May. Kight States were thinly represented ; and bolides, thero was not a delegate present from Virginia.? Oen. Cuari.es Ci.akk, of Miss., was elected President. Amongst the Vice Prcsiihint<s \ve notice Gen. 0. K. Edwards, of this State. On the 4th lints, tlin flnnvnntinn - J v.. ....wj-.Vl. resolutions that th? laws prohibiting the slavo tratio ought to ho abolished. The great Foote, of Compromise memory, advocated the acquisition of Cuba by p\irchaso or othenviao. The convention had not adjourned at our latest dates. Exhibition of the S- G College Tim ..vl.il.ifww. .-.f ?!.? v....il. I '.,..,.1:.... /r.l lego has passed oft". Many of tlio dignitaries of the State were on the st^gft. The Young gentlemen name 1 below acquitted themselves Fiiys tho Carolinian, in a manner creditable to themselves ami their instructors, and wero ttpplftnAftA by the spectators < W. E. Ilojrgs. (Fairflold.)?' Edgftr Allan l'oo." W. T. (Mevolund, (I'ickcns)?"Poetry ??n<l its Kindred Arts." It. C, Simpson (LnuVens)?" Honor to tho Dead." i". K. J/itc, (NewberryProgress of tlie Sciences." T. l.egaro, (Omngoburg)?" Tho .Supernatural." ft. Mcintosh. (Darlington)?" Foet-prints of the Past." F. S. Morrisantt, (Ala,)? Character of (Jen. Tho.?. J. if" k, of Texas." The Weather, &cThe weather lor tlu< past two weeks lias boon variable. On Sunday last, portions of the district wore visited by a bail storm, but \vo loam that 110 great damage was done.? Since, rain has fallen in great akundunco, ?nd wo havo now fine growing weather. The Tests In ^'iHiamsburg District, where there is a tmcmber of the Legislature to oloet, to till the Vacancy occasioned by the 'loath of Mr. I5ei.per, tho follow ing questions arc .propounded to the candidates: "1. Are yon, or not, in Fa>vor ofiFurflicr ?nUl being granted l?y the 'Legislature to the 'Blue Ridge i tail road. ?. Arc yon, or not, in favor of continuing the construction of the New State llouso, and jfso, wouid you vote for iurther appropriations for that purpose ? X Do you, or not, believe the present Free School System to be n perfect one.? Uf not, would you votclor nn.ftppropi'iKtiof. to oroatt .n KKbstictv?1c.? Uf 8o,;aTc*you in 'favor of the proBout appropriation to that purpose, or more or less'( 4. Arc you, or not, in favor of South Carolina, and particularly this District, being represented in the 3s*ntionabConvcntion As'hidh meets in'Uliurk'Btoii in (18H0? i?. Are you, or not, in favor of National <C'oiiventio?8>iu policy und principles? U. JLro you, or not, in favor of the establishment of a Penitentiary in this State ? 7. Would you, or not, favor a change in our present .Judiciary System ? If so, what change? What do you consider the defects of the present system, if any there he ? H Klin..1.1 v.... r.~ ..1 1 - . ....... a ""inn JUU yot^e/'u,r tho County 'Jourt System 1" SontWn jBaptist Convention. Tim Southern baptistConvention commenced its seventh hicmiial session, in Richmond, Va., on tho 7tli instant, Tho Convention was in session harmoniously four days, with n. largo nunjher of delegates present. Much husinqsg vva? fransncted in tho host spirit.? Thq next mooting of this hody will he hold in Savannah, on I'rid^y hofovo tho soeoml j H:il>l?illi ill Mny. 1 Mr.I Circi.k of Couruttiov.?Mr. Rives, in .1 recent speech delivered ut Uichmond, enlarges w<t\? force on th?? upvoud of corruption throughout till brunches of th?> Fod? ?iral government, describing itfts pursuing a circle as follow : Tho developments made present the government as moving in a contnaut circle of! corruption. First, the Government, with the |iuumu nintiuj, uomipin mu ounirnciors and I fjinployoos to vote for member* of Congress ; I then tiio contractors corrupt the members of Congress, witli a stipulated percentage, to prMar'i tfyi.ii) otljcjr contracts ; and, finojly tho mom hers of pjuigryps, on^.sp^i^n ofi in Uucnc6 or other, corrupt the gov^rqmon.t U>, Jiorftow tho contracts which they had stipyKtod'to o\j(?prt.' ' DivOKCffs.?Tiio Pittsburg paporn say i>, di?orc mania lu.s broken out in that place, and a large number of decrees of separation ero granted. On Saturday lust, six coupler >verc separated iu this way. Tbo War Commenced. The intelligence from Kuropo is of tho irtotit | important I'linrAotrh Austria has jnado a j Tortnat "declaVfttion ty{ war against Sardinia, invailollier territory, niid, in tho (irst Conflict of arms, has IhV-p bttCccssIuI. l-'ranco, j ever active in the cabinet and the ft old, is | i put-hiug hortRvaps to tho eeon-oof action, nn?l has formed. nccori\i"nf to t*tu? l?wt. ~ ' I jin ?wwnCO wjtli ituRsin; which -rofiutry, it is surniiscti, will keep A'ntss'm ami tho GoroiiM ! statc.s in clrOek. I'ng'land i.s pro|v.ring, hut-, t\i usual, will not go into tho conflict until J lato. -and then jtOi'Wpa como oil' with Gyhftg j ?<?lota. All Europe, it is ^"on-nally coneccl- j ! oil, must hccomo ont:ingle<l in thfc strife, if [ V vvuwuw-a Tin; 1VI1BUI "I UI110 J HDU LilOOtl ami tnoasuro "equally frooly flow. Tito effects of this war wq'ou us must bo seriously felt. 1'lw grains aiul urfcadstuflfs <?t" , the country will mlvunco in prior, whilst cot- i ton rcoedtv from its present acceptable figures. In fact, tho depreciation in prices hero and in Liverpool, has already common\?eA. Tfe? fuUtno, botJ* Jiowo <iwAAbroad, v...? - . I>nim iiinmiiwiu|; out II piCIIHlUll ftSjlCl'I. J \V? c<#fV * telegraphic report of tlio u<hf<co? by the last steamer': Jly tlw loss of the ptickftt ship Putnnrin, prfvknuly reported lives woihj lost. A royal procUiitation has been issued, ol feringa boauty of XIO for seamen, with tlte intention of recruiting 10,000 more m?n li>r the Itritinh navy. Grout Activity existed in j the KugJish duckj&rdls. liiigliiiul is prepa;ilig for war. Ill all urohallilifv llinro irna 11 tlmm ! I - -- - J " I' ????>? i at tlio Bridge of Itufliilora, April which ' the Austrian*! iirc reported to lmvft -carried at ' the point of the bayonet. Mortura is ropor| ted taken. TJw Sardinians rctixjatcd Ircfoi^ the AustriuuB at Lake Maggiore. The tele- i graph line connecting with Switzerland h*.d J | been cat by the Austi as. The Austrian ' forces were concentrating upon I'iawnzn in l*vge masHOSv Forty thoumind French troops were at Genoa. Victor Kmnianuel, King of Sardinia-, would accompany Gens. Oanrolicrt and Xiel to the lines on the river Dora. At Lake Maggioro j Ihe Auptriaiis Kc.i7.0d unnn tlm Hnwtiti'uno I Austria wants a loi\n of ?'20,000,000. N":i- J poleon was expected to join the ?rm3* May j 3. TIic L'ntssian Government had resolved "ti put theirarmy in readiness to march. A great many failures had heen reported on > ! tho different Stock Exchanges. Messrs. | Wiilf A Ciks at Berlin, l\nd suspended. A ! considerable numlwr of failures were reported nt Yionna. Impoverislunout and ruin wore especto<l at Paris. The movements of tho IJourso this week will he unexampled. VlSSV'X, April Stf.?Count Buol has notified tlio foreign embassies of the (ity\omatW, ,nd political reasons inducing the Emperor's j declaration ot>h*Ar. i Sunday School ConventionTlw "Colombia jinpors in+'orm us thAt larpV: number of dftlfj^ite*, IflfoM jiM }>*rts of I ho State, assembled in that eitv, on tho 5th instant, fur the pHfyowo of forming a Sunday School Convention. Tlw ?tgn nidation i? denominational, heing composed of members of i Ihe Methodist Church. Gov. Cist was elected I Prosiil^nt. ninl m\A?> hi- I' "" 4l-" _ iiio inu vuuir, delivered ami appropriate address, which wo publish. The VictJ Presidents nrr>; Rev. II. ,\^ Mi Swain, Ucv. W. A. Cdurawcll, llcv. II. A. C. Walker, Ilov. A. M. Chrit*hurg, ttov. P. | A. M. William*. Uov. W. P. MorgAn, Umv. S. ]!. Drown, llov. II. C, Parsons. Poeretarictf: llev. A. G. Stacy, Col. Tho . | J. Warren. The Convention was in session throe "lays, during which time much business was trans* i mifntl a rhkj\?l rtnt 1 .1. ?- - 1 . ? * * * uuin unurui COIII Tl 1)11UQUS, 1 we notico one, by Gov. Gist, of $;">00.00. The next meeting of this b<?iy will he held at SnnrtnriburgO. II. on the third Momlstv in May, 1800. "From MexicoThe intelligence from this distracted conn- i try by the ntcanier Tennessee is iinjwrtnnt. i though somewhat disconnected. The news ?i? 'trpto "(heist of May, and isthus telegraphed : General Robles was at Jnlapn with 1.000 men. lie had issued a decree forbidding the passage of the American mails. Great eonfnsion existed at the Capitol, where a change in the Presidency was daily expected, and another outbreak consequently feared. Miratnon was trying to raise money from Kuropean capitalists on a pledge oft ho church property, the Archbishops consenting to the | mortgage. The Knglisji and French (loots were still at j Saerificios. Guadalajara had lx;en taken, and the capture <if Topic. San Mas Colima ami Munzahillo.by the liberals, is confirmed. Gen. Mejia had been completely routed bv I tlio liberals with the loss of 500 prisoners, i among whom is reported to ho himself. ( en. Ilohles was si ill at Jnhtpn, ?ur rounded > \ by Generals Ampndia, Llavo and Traeonis, I to await the result of matters at the uapitol. I If driven close, llohlos will pronounce. Tlio i Agnation of tlio Hritish residents against Mr. Otway is very strong. Mirainon has decreed to closing of all the Qulf porta. Plots wore in existence against Mirainon, to rodnstate Zuloaga. Vli? clergy were trying to raisn money, and a loan of $'10,000,WO was proposed. Tlio entire position of affairs is squally.? Minister Moliane had returned to Vera Cruz in bad health. Diocesan ConventionThe annual meeting of the Convention of tho Episcopal Church was held in Charleston, on the 11th instant. The attendance of n)i;i;iJ>qnj.\V'yJ li^rgo. fining the tlircp days of it* continuance. Tho usuai humtiomj was t^ijnsft?ti}d; tho- report of u committer on tho njpri religion of slaves was postponed for. considoratioi). ft. W Ifqnco. Ot'R mci'ita procure nathc esteem of men of spuvc. and our cood fortunes that ?.f tlm public. Ne\v8 Summary Tbcehargo is Itnldlv preferred ngnVfist Oor. Cumin?, that ho has abandoned the interest of tho t)nlwA wrftl ^otfo oVGr to the Mormona. Yho grand juries hafo fhilodifl fiui*! Wfla foV m"ur<W, where Mormons nM Iinnon...!/...*!.. iIj*. *T SfS!..<-Ui ?! , vwm9v?|uviiuy, urv V'. o. viainti Court was ndjouritttl by the ^udgo. The Governor undthd Militaty ni*oat points, with affairs generally Htirrcd "up to ton uno<Hnfo"h tublo (legreo. The city council of *OohiniVui has approprint* >1 ^,'OiW f(>r the benefit of tiio State A'jrrk'altnTifll <5rf?nmil? 'J'WiS u-ibriih io *?.? f.x*. Q " "v * " "v 10 w IV tlie erection of an Amphitheatre, for tfrc 'oxhihition of stock. John IIkarit, fJs.'j.s Info of tire Charleston MotvHtrif, lt,\? been appointed SapcnnfomloHl of the I'nVilie Printing, in the plncoof Gkokuh W. How max, editor of the (.'oiui/itution, the organ <>f tlx; general government. Tn t"rf6 -oaisft of tltte "Srfcto of Georgia vs Sam VKt Sis'AS-, thte jViry liavt futowA r verdict o* guilty, fur selling lottery ttcVfctn. "Sw\>f liafl appealed, and the Supremo Court will decide the ease ut an early d?\y. Exchanges. Wkhtminstkk IteviKW.?Tlio number foi , April is before us, with the following tabic of contents: 1. Yorkshire. Tlio Morals of Tiw^. \i. Weiinnr aud its Celebrities.?1* 4. The Drama in Paris. 5. The Italian Que? tion. 0. Adam Bctic. 7. I'oLanaomnt's: his Life and Writings. 8. England's Political Position in Kurop<e. 9. Contemporary Literature. Price, $$ a yoar?Piiee of Hlaclwnd and *ny one of the four Keviews, $."> ; the four Reviews ami Kl>i<i!c*y:n<1, A^iir"0ss, LkflNXRit Scovt \? <0o., Now York city. Tnu CiKKRNVii.i.K IJ.NTEv.rvJ.sK.?This spirited and well conducted journal has just eorftk pic led its fifth volume. Wo are pleased to learn tlint it in in a prosperous condition.? tlio commencement of tho sixth voluni<\ tlio Kntrrprisc lias been onhirged and otherwise iinprovod. Messrs. 1'ricr and McJunkF.y are tJ*<i tyroprfetor** and W. J'. J'kick, Ksq., the Ei\itor. Their intOttMiftg sl.eet <le server, and, wo trust, may receive a remunerating patronage. Wl VVSIUHIO' IIBHICTI-U /!.... . ??. - ..W..V - i I.u. 4'iunoin, VI.M l.l.AK" andCi.AitK li!xv?> nfttircd frcn* thv; oAitonnl control of tins pnpcr, and havo boon Huceoocl0'1 by Mr. 1'. S. Lavton. ^i'hcso gentlomcn, each in tlieir rowpectivo vocation, havo our bust wishes lor tlioir kiu-ccsh. Pcnoiii^s and Cllppttgs. iSr.nvicK.?Kev. I>. C. Boggn will preach at Double .Springs, near Tunnel Hill, on theiifth Sabbathofthis month, at 11 o'clock A. M. ? 'Tho prico of cotton has declined in Charleston. On the 1 fth, l(XH) bales were sold at 10 to 11$ ononis ptr po\n?V* N'o Biu,.?Tht grand .^try, at Savannah, have failed to find & " tiuebill " against Capt. W. 0. Corrie, for bis alleged participation in tho AlYiean slave trade. Ov.n^'AtioN.?'Tbt new Methodist Church, at Walhalla. will be dedicated on Saturday bclbrc tho fifth Sabbath of Mlvy instant.? H.?v\U- W rs ?-.i "r v>: - ... . .. . v.. .'iumiiiiiia 4111*1 /. ii, niuimvjrman, with others, will bo present on that interesting occasion. SvMPATflv.-Sjrmpathy is Wuc?? More cntohing tlnin intelligence. Anybody can fool bnt everybody Mknnol uncrcrsbuid. MenoO, pity for a person broi ght into digress by his own acts, often outweighs all tho conviction produced by a knowledge of his crimes. T/ifiiiT in' a Park I'/.ack.?A Literary Society has ltOen established in Jerusalem, and a Reading Room opened to the public in tho Via Dolorosa, supplied with llritish, American, French, German and Arabic newspapers ami periodicals, 'flxi library^ to<v, wonf&ins more than 1.000 volumes, though begun in tlu? first. <?!' MunOi STF.AMB"AT Cut.t.fStONS AXtt IA3SS ?r I.lFfc. Tlio steamers Lucy May <in?l Cddar Unpids collided, oa tl?c morning of May tho 7th, near Qnincy, Illinois. The former sunk almost in? Juitlv ami three of her deck pusscngcis ruv rvported to have heen lost^ Ouoi's IN' THE WKS V. - *-A CCOUt\ t ri from tllC vfostern States generally represent tho wheat crop very promising for the next season a laiiure ot me crop this year Would be disastrous to the entire West. C it a kit ah r.k.?Tlio Order of Odd Fellows now munIters about 200,000 members in the United Suites, and paid out last year $350,1 000 for the relief of the sick ami $12,000 iVir the education of orphan*. Got.i).?It is estimated that $.W0,000,000 in virgin gold has been takeit front tin} minds in California. Tnr. ScRirTi'RKS.?The Siiriptilrea are a depth that few can wade far into, and none ...... ..,.<iu i imii jut nu may eomo to the brook, and refresh themselves with drink* ingoflho streams of its liring waIOiv, and go in it little Mfay( according to their strength and staturo. Vf.uy Likri.v.?An oxohange paper tcllsa story of a negro boy who foil into a hogshead of molasses, and wonders if they lickc'd him when they took him out. Saved bt Hoot's.?A young lady, who walked overboard from tho steamer Alvln Adams, at Louisville on Friday night, wus saved from drowning by hor hoops, Shor floated from Fourth to Sixth stroot, whoro bIio was roscued. Fi.-vts.?(Vivo a innn brains and richot?, wut he in ?< king ; give lviu* bruins without ricl??? (W?l he- is i> skive* giv* hfuv richo? without brains and he in a fool. Dr.vd Shot.?The gr?(\t "VSTest i?? an "institution" in its vniy. let w there- that the liiflc Whitby is iimuIo. ami!wh.igh. iawi .rriuitoil to " lyilj. tyt ft>rty ynnlji !" Von tiik Profits.?Thero aro ten candidates announced in the Herald for i!io u'uko ! of ?*** "Collector of I ,aureus district. j Co nr. k*^ livuKOFnoit'iA.^X corrftHponAfcut ' of tho Providence XtAivnul reconnnoifda asfsparafjua n* a cAirfcfofr liydrophohia in any Btngoof caninft rvwixhiess. The directions &ro:; j " Hat tho groen shoots of asparagus ratv, hltiop and perspiration will ho induced, and j tire discaso can thus bo cured." This romtij <iy proved oflfccttrKl to ft man Hyi after ' J the paroxysms 4?wJ twrnnvctutfA. itoo ^Cfrol.'fcYu Oi'hP.n.?Tho Atlanta A mej rican learns that Pr. Jiimus <5. Whatloy, of [ Upsou <.?*., w^ro lost 'thirty bond of j hogs last and seventy-seven this year, pOni nod eleven sick ones in a dry h>'t. and kent I them without water fnt three weeV*. 'fhc\v ' nil rceovercd, and tiro disease has lYitKVimcarC,J> _ Tbc MkaVKst Ykt.?Tlio Cincinnati ff?, Zf.ltc tells of? manufacturer in that city, who | enjoys a municipal position of honor ami res* ^ ponsihility and is one of the lead."' in certain religious movements, who, thi other dnv ??d?ctcd ton cents from th?e <<*51 v waws I r , . 'i , . . . ioiiv t?i ii im in j iiuvI'uPj ucrauhc siiiu empiovcje was detained a few minutes from his work I by calling a physician to sec bin sick wife! i On ! I>r.ak,? Mrs. Partington thinks tlvat ! Mother Oi&nn Is no Imlter than sbc ought to j ! be, or else she would not allow tiro Atlantic cable to lay in her bottom ! A Domestic WokXn,?The Vevay (link) ! .Vcir*'gives an account of a lady who visited that to\?n for tlio first timo onThurKday last, though she has b?!en living within four miles ofU -l-") years; nor bus shrt OVOf visited any _ i I 4 ..Mt oilier ifiwii, cuy or vum^u. I'ii.i.\r or 'vifiht.?A remarkable pillar of light, rtsfcinMuig tlie tail of iv largo eoinot, swept from northeast to northwest over the J city of Now York on the 126th ult. Gukat Kauthqf akk.?I'rodi South Amcr- 1 lea. we loaru thatwn the'i'-M March, the city | of Quito was almost dostroyoil nc <in earthquake. Vito thousand persons wore killed. Oommutkd.?Tlio N'owhorry Cunscrvafist | Hjiys tnut uov. 'mst KWscommucea the penalty i ??\pos?d \vy the Court of Common Ple.if, on Col. S. T. Agnew, for Bonding a challenge ami posting the pftrtY not accepting; Mock Mouestv.? A young l:\dy fainted at tlw dinner taMo huoty, on hearing u sea captain remark to a lady beside liim, tliat lie had ofton been rocked on the bosom of th? ocean. To rtr. Itt:vo.-^Sainuel Simmons.convicted of the murder of Nathan Simmons, a relative, | has been sentenced to be hung on llVfi2?tliolf j May, at Wilmington, N\ C. t.WAl'Afll.V: OP Sil.K-GoVERVJIKNT. ? Mcxh On, .sinc.o its establishm ent aft arepiildic, vhieh j i.s thirty-seven yearn ngn, lias hnd fifty-six Presidents, an nremgo of one <tr.d a hall Pres(dento anntiftllY. Rrirnifc.?-A girl nanved Carlfcy, living i\\ i Middlotown, Orange oounty, Now York, on \ Friday last, committed suicide by taking Arse*nic, being involved in a family difficulty. 1)k.m>.?The death of M. do Toc<\uovilli% ttlrendv mure tlian <mfo i.rt*ii?iitnrvlv -tminim, i v;ed, is no\v unhApyilv ft fftot oVily too wttll os1i tablishcd. Tho author of I.a Democratic on Amoriijuo dhxl nl Cannes on lii^ lOth ulK, ftt the nge of o-V year.-'. Ac ED.?Mrs. Anne Pope, of Sptncor, Masfc> reached her one hundred ami fifth ycAr in December last. Slio retains lver faculties to Wmfttkablc degree, imrfattng to those who visit lior, in tho most vivid Ami Animating manner,incidents during the Revolution, and for several yours prior to that period. Han dm no Bank Notes-.?Peterson's Detector w&rrts i*5rso>iK \Vho are eomtvrUM to I handle bank notes not to wet their thumbs while counting the bills, tt remhrks that if ho thun\h Coirt?is in contact with the tongue after handling a noW frorrt the pocket of a man in fee ted with the smallpox, the infection is as mire to take effect as the inoculation of a child. The Wanderer's Arwtc.\xs.?.Soin'6 of the \> iiruierer's Africans have boon taken toMttnt- j phis. Three of them wore Hold and brought J (respectively $7 ">0, $740 nn<l $545. They were also on exhibition in that city. S.\u.?In S'ew York, on Thursday liist. a young lAay named Matilda Sawyer, wnfi burnt to death by the explosion of a enmphontt lamp, whilti nho wrts sowing on the ] J olothws in width sho was to b*J irtarrittd in a ! flew (Iivvh. t\nt titfc F\tsf.?Past mon, like fast rivers, arc generally tlio shallowest. It*+iim< Discuii'TIvk.?A man out West. ' who had a brother hung, informed his friendn j in the Kast that his brother On ft rfceont oc- ! elision, ndrirttofttid a lrlrj't4 public mrtftingjond list rta ho finished, tlirt platform on which ho ttood gavo way, and ho fell and broke his t.cck. I'kai?.- -Dr. I'otillllinon Fort of MillcdgO' villo, Oa. ia dondi Ito witu formPljr Iboin1 !,? ?f 1 - -? ' < . i - ~V. ... ^Wiij'ivnd, II1IU ? UIHIin^lllHlO'l llioilionl practitioner, widely knottn liii'J universally &ttC!in&d< Fitfl.?A destructive lire occilrreii at Marietta. Oliio, on tlie 12th, couriuUiin^ about $70,000 tfortbof property. IIbavv DaWaof.h.?The CooJtvillc (Trpnc* boc^ Tinrcx tlm? il./* w?-? ^- o 11 f ____ __ ...... Miv ?*?. OIJWUII lmn rftvovorod ft terdicl in lh? Circuit Court of Put man etitinty for against a ntnu by the- name of Ifrorrn. for (dander, Svieios.?Homer Hohenk, of Fitihkill Landing, committed pr.ioidoon thelOth inst. by BiwMitinR hinmelf through the head. The' ball entered on? side of his h?*d and pansed out at th&other. lie was found in Iheenurch- | yard lying op bin father's grave. Tiikn.s Ou'p ^0 itk a \t.ni<o.?Robert Htir*' Ian, who recently took to Holland a fctring of our host thoroughbred racers to en tor i n the coining groat riKoa thorn, and who bus r6coivc<i with open nrnn by the spurting nobility of England, is a wealthy Cincinnati negro, IH.srtucrivt Vikk.- Sevcnty-fivo house.-*, including tire -Bank and PostolKifC, in the town of Aslikosli, (111.) wci*C'lVurnc?l on Tuesday. Loss about 0110 million of dollars, ti pen which thfcro whs but n plight insurance. SAfU.o ro'u Liih.iiia.?The ship " Mary Carol im Stevens" sailed fr<rt? Italiimore for I/ilioi i.\ oil TliWrsday, with -&V3 emigrants, iitctadiug threo l'rcsbytcriun Missionary Ministers. The emigrants were principally manumitted slaves. Gpi.o Kxcitkmrnt.?<J.?. ??! o.u;ilcmcnt exi.nls at Omaha City, Nebraska, on account of the alleged discovery of gold in tlio North part of tlie city. FJaRI.V.?In New Orleans, green corn, full gtowu, ami remarkably delicious, has made its Hj>jK'Hi<??oe? Gov Gist's Speech. GF.NTr.EM KN OK I'll K ('??N V KNTION?It is with n<> affected diffidence, but roul distrust of 111V ItbiKl ilMS vti?idi>iriri> tlio \?f presiding officer, in n satisfactory man-| nor, that I have accepted the position yuur | kindness linn assi^'nx! me. Had I consul- I ted my inelinalion alone, 1 sdntuM have J promptly declined the proffered honor, and insisted iliat the position should he assigned to one of niaturer years, more enlarged understanding and one frhu has greater claims upon (.lie eiiris<??? community, l'ut believing that we >di\>tttvi all " work while it is day, tor the night cometh when no man oan work," and fooling it to bo the duty of a soldier to take whatever place is assigned liim by his companions in arms, whether in command or in ranks, I enter upon the discharge of my duties with the confident expectation that you will look with leniency upon my inexperience, and assist me by your connxo) and advice. Wo are engaged in a great and good cimso, uml can look therefore, with confidence in the rJf.V nf* nnt fl/.lllu?roii/?no I "V "* vm.MVM.V.U.1,1, * Delightful ta^k to roar tin'tender though*, Ami loach the youug hli;* how to 6hoot," More cWijclitful still to will their youthful thoughts from the groveling things of time and sense, Hti?i point them to that stur of Bethlehem, whieh arose more than eighteen hum}rod years ago, ami still shinos with undimiuudicd lustre? to h?>ld uu as an ex ample tot tin--!!-imitation, that perfect ?nnn who has without pride or ostentation? oould forgive liis enemies?do good for evil, ami revile *lrot When ho was reviled ; and although he Oould have commanded legions of angels to resertt the slightest insult offered to him, preferred to suffer an igiiominous death, and display the crowning glory of his resurrection that wo may in the dis ..f c, ? ? r 11 \ i ? uiuiij^i- mi uuiy, i\:in iiov iv lOHUW mill, CVetl into,the dark uniVthomed il valley of the | shadow of ucatlu" The blank p.ijro of1 youth is upon to lasting impressions for j good or evil, and how important thou, that a proper direction should be given to their ; thought and impulses. Sundny Schools ! haVo accomplished much in this direction, j and vol n.Ueh remains to hr> rlotm. I- -? I therefore Unite in sowing broadcast through ; the lettgth ami bfCadth of tile laud in the i minds of our youth the rvHaIh of morality ; and piety, that they may germinate and i bring forth a rich harvest lo.reward our cf- I forts. " Ah the twig if bent the tree's i inclined," and although the storms of life I may direct it from its early direction, and ! it.- proud branches be pros!rated for a time i to earth, yet the genial summer sun will ! again restore its perpendicular, and point ] it Upwards by nature to nature's (Hod. So in the moral world, the early impressions 1 ?n om vnuvn trerpionuy remain nr return, | after the seductive infliicncOs of sin have 1 led us astray from the rugged path of duty, and made us more degraded than the boasts that perish. The gentle Whispering of the mother in thu oar ul" heV- darling sou, like the soft midiAly of heaven, has after a long career of vice and folly, recalled him to usefulness and honor?inatlo him an ornament to society and saved hint ftuin the terriVile doom of the finally impenitent. Tlic.se then are-sufficient inducements to cheer us I oil in preparing the youth of the country to net well their part when they arrive at mature. age?;ei^ter the vast aroitA of society ami mingle in its btfsy and eOtUlleting scenes. It \Vi 11 be a consolation to us all in our declining years to feel that wo have been instrumental in rescuing frdm the haunts of vice and dissipation, many a bright eyed youth, and drying the tears of many a heartstricken parent. The earnest prayers of many a mother ascending from the privacy of her closet to the majesty on high, \rill pi cad eloquently for us if wO falter not in the good work, and we Will erect, in the hearts of the wise aiid good everywhere, a indulinictlt iliofe lasting than murhlc. The yoiingcut amring us will in the course (if n a tit re soon leave the stage of action to he succeeded by another generation and without indulging in rain regrets, Upon the follies of the past and present, Wo should endeaVot f<j impress Upon those who afro to suceecd us the Importance of a high state of moral as well as mental culture, aft essential to the tff.ll fii'lilf* ?twl ?1>? ---- ---- ry <*?u * ?common good ?f mankind. Tcacli thorn that " to be truly ^rojit they must bo truly good," and remitted them tlint the father of his country, before whom all other nainen pule, and fiinit into comparative Jnslpnificanco cmjuidered prayer mora potent than (hoHWord/ ft is no longer the case in battle, that mere briito fofaa prevails ; and hencc the necret ..f thtf soccchs of a citizcn BoTdicry. They do not feel that they hold their ]H?y8c?rtior?M and enjoy their privileges by the uncertain tenure of h monarch favor, hut that theraBftho bountiful gifts of the author of nwjre," and when their right* nrc invaded, tney nro reudy to battle for them, reljing upon the justice of their n n is.tt .. | CiiUrtC nnA the iipfnovin^ ^iniffcs of licavcn. Ho that hi:?! 1 '< 1?o :itFai'rs* !)t* life, whether in* [H'iicu uv iyu'i\ iu??hiuo ,mu it'UKiun Niaim j forth in 'boli relief, nVfi are essential elements of sMcCoh?. i on and enumerate example alter Cxtimple ill iJible history to snVrtv that whenever self-relianee was substituted for reliance upon 1'rovU dence and 'the admonitions of the Supreme Iking disregarded, disaster and defeat were flip 1 Mi?V 11:;) ili? OiiiiuitAlimiixtu ??i?/l tin* t>?\t i. J vkision is therefore irresistible, that iif all We may say nud do, our little self should he merged in mid overshadowed by tho greatness and glory of God. Munun.i,, tub Land Pjkate.?Tlirt Memphis Appeal says that Shawnee Village, where John A Mnrrell and his elan 1....1 iiw.:. i. 1 t II.HI mull IIC.IUMUUI ici.l, l/Ul-ll i;UIIT?Tted into a farm, and is now uidtivuted by Dr. Mcli.ivook. The old log huts of tlie gang may still hd scon, but they have fallen greatly Into do; cay and are covered with ihoss. The old Sycamore treo under wltioli tlmy held theif counsels, was blown down in 18;*)'), and has j been removed to make room lor the plough; I Last sununer a ' mill," as the natives term it, was plowed up, which was used by Murrell for manufacturing the bogus one dollar. The financial machine was sent to Washington, whore it nowo oupios a place in the archives <>l* theeipitol's curiosities. Murrcll, it may be remembered, servo.1 twenty years in the Tennessee PenitentiaI ry. working as a blacksmith. On being I released, he wandered oil into Kast Tcnj nessoe, where lie lived but a short time, I and dnrd of consumption, the <lirtoa.se being | doubtless contracted in prison, llisgruvo | is i:i the neighborhood of Hon Air Spring, npon the Cumberland Mountain. His remains were disinterred, and decapitated, and then placed back. The skull is now i in possession of one of the Medical Collgea j Hast. i Cm.. \\\ C. Phksthn.?W'c are gra'ti| lied to learn that this distinguished gcnlle| man is improved in health and feels a deep . tmerest in evcrvtlunjj cimutoUtl with th(> | prosperity and improvement of South Carj olina. Tho other day lie wrote n letter of eij?ht ivijios to a gentleman of this placc, on the conversion of the South Carolina College into a ITniversitv. This let lot is written with Ml the classic bounty ati?1 eharaeteristic ohnjuenee, striking expressions, cogent argument ami fervid patriot' ism, whielf ttsed to flow from his lips in J his pdiniest day.*. He speaks of his old ; Alma Mater as having done great good, but now, South Carolina requires some| thing more to keep abreast of .society. Ho I refers to tin* address of Professor Ycnahle | before the Virginia Alumni, on tho lite to* j rv of ('niwrsitios. as being fraught with | rare learning and wisdom.? (Zrt ru villc I I'utri'it. Kvkkct or tuk Foukkik Xr.w.?Advaneo in hieadstuilH, &o.?Tho war new* from I'.u* rope in creatingKrcnt excitement in tholtrcadstullV and provision markets all through tlio I lilted Mate?. At Now York', oil Tuosdnv, flour furl Iter advanced 10.*3 cents por M>1 ; wheat throe to five cents per bushol : mid yellow corn sold at 05 to W ocntif. ilenf ami pork also further advanced. lhiring tlie la-t five weoks superfine llour has advanced in N*. V. from oO to " "> cents per barrel, and .Smith* orn extra 7"? cents to $1.75. Tins Courier says : " The transaction* on the corn oxtdiango on Ttiodav fnote I U]> ithout 30.0011 bbls. of llnur, iiO.OOO bushels of wheat, < bushels of ?Mrn> and iiO.OOO bhl*. of beef. pork. Ac... to the value in all of at least $60(1,000. This for tlio season, when stock* and receipts of breadstuff* arc niiieh smaller than at other periods of the yojrr, is a very largo business." i S a v1n <?h Institi:tlons.?The Charleston Courier of Saturday savs : As :??> evi- I deuce of the usefulness itnil gontflcndencios of savings institutions, anil of the plothoiii of money and prosperity of the laboring clafis r?f onr community especially, \vc take pleasure in stating tho fact, that since the lirst day of JonuaYy last, n period df only four months, tho Charleston Sa! rings Institution has foooived on deposit, | the aggregate and very large sum ot four | hundred thousand dollars. Of this very handsome sum, we understand that much tho larger portion has been contributed in limited amounts by laborers. How as Oi.i> (Sknt Lost a T'uv.tty DAi'OHTKU.? 'Thorp was a touch of romance in real life at New (Moans last week. The Crescent says : Ah old gentleman in the Fourth District, well olf, and possessor, of a pretty young daughter, misscd'$aid daughter. Found she had eloped with a too persuasive steam snip oineer. UanietlaVinp down (own with pisHkiurtc intentions. C?<?t on the track of the lovers. Found thera cosily together at a certain house. Tore clothes* smashed furniture, and demanded his daughter.? (.over not scared, said h? would give r 1 up, hut only to a police officer with a warrant Old pent went foaming after police. Lover whisked sweetheart into n carriage, dashed down town, and hud silken knot tied hv justice of peace. l>ashfd hccV npoin and Waited for old pout. Old pent arrived with police. Formal demand for Miss?. FjCVflf ftnlrl Ho such perwon around ; girl was (hern, add said that's so ! Confusion 1 generally. Quieted by lover introducing gill lo old wont and police as hi? wife, Mvs. ? . Olrl guid that's no too. Certificate exhibited. Old cent raved, and talk* . ed bloody ; polloc told him no use. Went atfav hot ok T? in pi co pepper. Stronjj.i)p>babiiitlcH of early reconciliation, and champagne frccsac. Anotiikh IloMi'pipK.?On fototr&ty last, at h jufttice court ground in (folffMpy part of thin countv, one .Torso IVtera stfibbed and killed n Sir. Jomett Wefrt. /W# learn that l'etcrs and his own Hon were ftgh ting, and tlint A Vest interfered to part thorn ; whereupon lie and Peters got to lighting, I and that Wont pot the better of thnt Cght. k But afterward*, PeterH o?me up to liini with i lils knife drawn, and urged tlio difficulty on West, and eventually stubbed hlni. He* died about JO o'cloek Monday morning. West was quite ? young man- perhaps not <rcr 23 yer.rs bid.- {r"1) ri:ket. J