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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.
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