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KKOWEli COURIER. ROB T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. rr i ta TF.UMS.? $1 . >0 |?er Miiiiiiin. in advance. If payment bo delayed until niterthe expiration of the year, $"2.tX) For *ix montliH, 75 cents, in aJrancc. Advertisement* inserted nt tlie utninl rnte*. PICKENS C. H., S. C.: Saturday Morning, July 30, 1859. TM av tr i anu jjiuveuwi voiuiito. This number coniinoncos tlic eleventh volume of the (Joliuer, nn?l also the seventh your of our connection with it. The patronage of tho paper has gradually increased, until it is now fixcil upon a scouro basis.? To whatever this may bo owing, wo have the Hatisfaction of stating that it lias boon our constant aim and ambition to make it, from the lirst, worthy of the position it now occupies. Wo have no flattering promises to make r... ??.? r..? i>_!?;_i- - . IUIUIO. x nuuil'iu, HOI expediency, will be the rule of our action. The times are, however, both politically and socially, complex in their character, and we reserve to ourselves the right to act upon mere detail. as circumstances may require 01 duty lead us. A\*c are wedded to no particular party, sect or clique. Men, together with their measures. ahall rceoivo justice at our hands?wo will applaud or condomn as wc may be conviucod of its justico or propriety. Politically, wc arc ft Statcs'-right democrat, and, for all practical purposes, will act with the democratic party of the present day, eschcwing its errors and supporting its orthodox tcucts with liko zeal and ability. Tho improvement of our educational sys torn, now so markedly defective?the development and progress in every tvny of our hitherto neglected district and section?the rights and best interests of onr beloved State and common country?shall continue to receive our earnest attention and hearty support. To our friends nnd a generous public, from whom we liavo received so many proofs of kindness and support, we return our wanned thanks ; and, in conclusion, upon turning to our labors for another twelvo mnntli ?< ? wish each aud all of them, " in hcaltli and prosperity long to live." To Correspondents. Correction?.Several errors occurred in tho article over the signature of " Bounty Land," which wo are desired to correct, as follows: j For "J'ounrlout the feelings of their hearts," | read "poured out;" for "oblivion hard," road " in*]>ired bard for "disformed" read . lh' f<triinul : Jj>r "oniiiv n Inst-. riil<? " > ?<..1 , "enjoi/iiif/^i lust rid'o with the fair;" for! "adeus" rcml "adieus." If our correspondents would write more j legibly they would be saved the mortification ! of seeing their articles appear incorrectly j 1 printed. It would likewise save much of our j r time, which is valuable to us. J 1 A marriage notice, mailed at- Colonel's ? Fork, has been received. It is unaceoinpa- j > Hied by a responsible name, and, therefore, * cannot be inserted. The lists of Consignees at Anderson and , Pendleton arc so meagre that their publica- j ' tion is nut thought important. Suicide- 1 John Martin, a citizen of this district, t committed suicide on the 23rd instant, by s hanging himself. No cause is known or ex. 1 cuao given for the commission of the act.? v 'Plin rtf ?!.<? n?rnnnr'u:.,?..?cf S accordance with tlicso facts. The deceased j ,j loaves a young family, in an almoat destitute , i condition. An Interesting Calendar- s Our advertising calendar presents this week nn interesting record. Commencing with j J'ickensvillc and other lands advertised by ; tho Sheriff fur sale. Sxierman, of Greenville, as agent, is doing ; a heavy business. "With a large houso toop. ! cratc in, he is effecting heavy sales at very ; low prices. Examine his advertisement, and j give him a trial. I li?c render can patronize, with perfect safe- a ty and gain to himself, the Wool Cards of n Messrs. Hugiies it Cari'BN'tek, near Wolf L Creek, in this district. a Messrs. Cook <t 1'aksons offer sale avaliiable tract of land. See their advertisement I1 for further particulars. Mr. J. 1J. Fisciiessek has returned to AVnl- | }ialla and resumod his business. AVe com- ^ mend his skill to public patronage. (j The valuable Estate of Ei.ias Mur.UNNix, g] deceased. is offered for snlr. A ttontinn in asked to the advertisement descriptive of the ^ tl property, with the terms. I fi The Commissioner in Equity advertises n this week valuable lands belonging to the os- o tate of Crifi'IN and IIenso.h Ai.rxandp.u.? llefcrenco is made to these and other adfer- r tisements in our columns. c Panther Killed- v We have been reliably informed that Mr. Edward Xokto.v shot and killed n Panther, c measuring eight foot in length, on Black J Hock Mountain, in Jackson connty, N. C., on the 20th instant. It was not before known f that any of these dangerous animals wore so near us, this ocourrcnco having hiken place only ftboat thirty innos v.cst 01 mis piacc. Activity of Natoleom.?A private letter ' from tho seat of war says that since tho nciivo work bogan Napoleon knocks up two c horses every day, being in tho saddlo from ' four o'clock in tho morning; and Romo of 1 his grooms bavo just reached Paris fur a new nupjtly from the iinj jrial stml. IIi? indefat- ' igable inspection of all matters involving ^ liiipply, commissariat an<\ rpin forcQmcnts wan j jhe theme of tho whole army. g Tho European War Has boon brought to a bloody but speedy close. On the 8th. an armistice \va$ agreed upon; and, on tho lltli instant, a treaty of peace was signed. N.\roi,Eox departed iiu! mediately for Franco. Tlins lias been consummated in a rcmarkj able short period of time a series of important j results. In a few short months, Austria, one j of the "great powers of Europe," has been coerecd, an independent, nntionn)Wv and the victor returning amidst the plaudits of a delighted people?-true, to the last, to the apparent motive which induced him to tale part in the war. J.ouis Napoleon is certainly a most extraordinary man, either deep laid in his plans or most just and upright.? Tlie future shall develop his intentions for us. Peace brings blessings in its train. Strategy and carnage cease; commerce again flourishes, and civilization and the arts are restored to their healthful exercise and cor- j responding expansion. Such details of the news as wo have by the last steamer appear in our columns. 1 The Circus, &c. | The circus and menagerie arc advertised to j be open here on the 12th. The young folks, who aro fond of the circus performances, and sifth others us nre pleased with tho " ani- ' 11ml" part of the show, should commence to husband their small change. A good time is expected, mid all sorts of people " go in!"? ' Sec advertisement. ThanksY>'e aro indebted to several friends for sen- ' sonablc presents of apples, watermelons, Ac. 1 Tbey will accept our thanks, and excuse us for not " parading tlicir names before the c public"?it is not to tlie taste of some. \ Mr. llou'x Knox, less fastidious, sends us 1 a sample of his wheat and oat crop, each evidencing his skill as a farmer. Statement of Taxes. C Mr. Frean presents nil interesting state- n mcut of taxes ami the value of property in the up country, which shows a gratifying in- <, crease of the latter. This increase is owing ^ measurably to the construction of railroads, | and other works of public utility. We aro ^ under obligations to Mr. Frean for thestate? o mcnt. The Constellation. The proprietor, Georue Roberts, has for- . warded to ua n copy of his illuminated Con- 'J slcUaHon?the largest paper ever printed. ^ It contains eight pages of thirteen columns each, the columns hoing lour feet in length. A better iilea of it may be formed when we naj' that it is about ci'/htccn times the size of [lie Courier! It is published in New York, 01 llli .July, at 50 cents per copy, or three cop- ft es, $1. si De?tructive Storm in LouisvilleThe clouds which wc have looked for P1 vith 8ucli longing, yearning and eager l .1 ' - ' " nmc.-iiuusf, uuntuiicu i no i>Ky yesterday j ifternoon, and tlie dusty, dry and .dismal U ity was the hccnc of a pyrotechnic display oJ. icarcely ever equalled before. Wo had ain, wind and lightning. The elose and sultry ntnisophore seemed suddenly resolved j t;V iito a grand electric battery, and for an j lour was overcharged with its surplusage of or lashes. The storm camo from the South- tli vest, and was attended by a furious wind. \\ Overy street in the city ran as if it were a /; 11 ill tail, and the dirty thorough fit res were tll horoughly cleansed by the operation. The torm prevailed with the greatest severity t . 11 that portion of the city South of Uroacf- 1 ray. Wo counted in our rambles over a mall space over one hundred shade trees /?, hat had been uprooted or broken down. .j?, 'lie effects were not less seriously felt unon 1 ?i, mildings. I ^ To show how fierce anil furious was the jtorm wc annex a small clinptor of clisnscrs : Hoof blown off Gaulbert's grocery, loruer of Seventh and Broadway. On the at ipposite corner small frame damaged. As- ni ociate Reformed Church, Ninth and Mag- Gf izino. unroofed. llnimo i>npnor nf Kirili ind Broadway, property of M. 11 albert, lamagcd by a falling treo. The splendid co idifice of the Fifth ward school \vas un- st oofed. Kll and kitchen of A. A. Gordon, yc lorner of Third and liroadway, unroofed wi ml blown down. Hear of IJ. 15. Kvcrt's ft icw house on Third, near IJrcckinridgo, jj(, down down. Three houses on Portland ! venue, one belonging to Mr. Mossop, were lown down. The grocery of Adam Ste- 111 hens, corner of llreckinridgc and Third Ai treets, was seriously injured. A new he ousc of H. J. Mead, Third street, beyond > 1 i T >roauway, was uauingca. in various por- j ions of the city there were other similar 1,1 isasters. On the levee, the blacksmith to hop of Mr. Smith was blown clown. to The boats in port suffered somewhat? t?v lie John Gaust and Tempest being driven is rom the landings. The pilot-houfc of the ch ew Laurel II ill was completely burs ted tc ft' its fastenings. At the uakliuiu Trotting l'ark, where n j ncc wnfl -about to occur, the track was flood- ; d and tlic lightning struck a pcach tree rithin a few yards of the stand. Trees rcrc also struck in Jacob's woods. n( This is the most severe storni experienced iu Louisville sinoc the terrible disaster . >y a tornado in August, 1854. Fortunate- f y, on this occasion, no lives were lost, tho' 0 here were numorous escapes almost amountng to tho miraculous.?Louisville (A^.) 111 Democrat, July 1G. Cf One of our latest Sau Francisco papers at ia? the following :? ^f KlDNAPriNO OooUKfl.?The practice d\ if kidnannintr Chinamen, in <ml?r annr! hem on contract to Ilavanna, was exciting nuoh interest at Macao, Canton, and otb- w ir places. Both at (Canton and at Wbatu- bi wa, inon dctcctcd kidnapping liavo been It icized by the people and been crucified, sr vhilo one man was killpd lately on tho ri narnkind opposite llongkoncr, on the mere tl< uspiciop, of being engaged in tho traffic. Fenninga and Clippings. Kki.ioious.?Reverends J times Wilson, T. Loopor ami John Arinil will hold a meeting at Liberty Church, commencing on Friday before the 2(1 Saf>bath in August ne*t. . Preaching.?Kldcrs 1). Holder ?ud 1). H. Kenncmur are expeotcd to proAch at the followintr n1n<tna. a n.L .... . inu^uai uin, |in RI1U fill Rt Pleasant Kill; 9th at Six Mile; 10th ?nd 11 tli at Keowco; mid 12th, 13th and 14th nt Salcui. Serf Strikes.?On Saturday lost, thcro wore over twenty eases of sun-stroke in Cincinnati, nino of which proved fatal. During the day tho thermometer marked, in some localities, 103 degrees in the shade. Sunday Battles.?It will l>c noticed that the battle of Magenta was fought on Sunday. Somo of tho most destructive battles of modem times, says the Lowell Courier, have taken place on that day. "Nonk hut tiik Brave," Ac.?The Itule' pendente of llrescia states that several young c;irls have made vows not to marry any body ljut wounded soldiers of the army of Italian independence. Gen*. Twiqos.?We aro. gratified to see it announced in our exchanges that letters have been received from San Antonio, Texas, wh'oh stnte that Oen. Twiggs has entirely recovered from his recent severe illness. Sun Stroke.?John t'isher, aged about 32 )vt>i^,iuuu in ^ iiiiriesion, on the I'Jtli inst.' >f sun stroke. IIo was a sailor, and a Scotchnan l>y birth. New Cotton*.?The Albnny (Oa.,) Patriot hronlclcb the first open boll of cotton, which c vns seen on the plantation of D. A. Waller, near that city. / Fire.?The Charleston papers civc the 1 >articulars of a fire thoro on tho l'.Jth inst. j 'apt. K. M. Whiting's house was burned, at j i loss of $*2500 ; partly insured. Mississippi.?Tlio Mississippi Democratic 1 State Convention, recently held at Jackson, v lominatcd for Governor John J. I'ettus, of u temper; for Secretary of State, Robert ? Vohh, of I'ontotoc ; for Auditor, E. K. Hurt, f Xoxubee; and for Treasurer, M. T. llaynes v f Yazoo. 1 Ocn Skaiioard.?The line of coast belong- o ug to the United States is very extensive, according to the report of the Coast Survey, lore are 0,821 miles of Atlantic const, 3,-107 liles of the Gulf const, and 1,281 miles on ^ io Pacific, making n total of 12,509 miles. CoMMKNDAlti.K himamtv.?The planters i the lino of the South Carolina Rnilrnml. ! om Hrnnchville to Columbia, a distance of] xty miles, withdrew* their hands from the >ld on Monday of last week, owing to the cvnleneo of excessive heat. at The Chops.?Our exchanges give most unvorahle reports of tho crops. The Yorklie IfiH/tiircr savs it is of tho opinion of u ?.v it lie ?urii uiup will not excccU tli'ftt ? 1815. w B ft I A CIkf.at Bai.i.oon Tkii\-~Mr. LaMoun- be in lias challenged Mr. John Wise to test co eir " relative capacity scientifically consid- N ed, in a trial trip from San Francisco to ic Atlantic seaboard, with balloons." Mr. 'isc, in a card, published in the' St. Louis g, 'tutorraf, says that his " thoughts arc now ul rned to the crossing of the Atlantic, and p? ith Ja precision much better than was the I ip from St. Louis to New York." A Re-Nomixation*.?The Pittsburgh (Pa!) of > </ re-nominates Mr. liuchannn for the ar esidency, and takes tho ground that lie is tli e only candidate who can he nominated by si c Charleston Convention to rconcilc the 4C lYcrences in the Democratic ranks. lU:an.?Tho great secret of succesrf is in ar tending to your own business. He who sglects his own business to attend to that w others, will never succeed in life. 111 St. Louis, July 20, 18r>9.?A dispatch re! i i... .1 r ax t__n it ? iu nt!u m-utij iroiu mursilllll, IU HUB OIUIO, j. atos tlint three negroes who were on trial isterday n? that place for rape and murder, ore at night taken forcibly from the jail by ,n mob, and two of them hung aud the other cr irnt at tlie stake. P( IIoo.h.?A recent asseKsnient shows Ihc iiuhcr of hogs in Kentucky to be 811,538. n increase of 170,241 head over tlio numr last year. , Puxisiime:- r.?Jcffcrsori county, Texas, 0f ,s no jail, in lieu of which persons sentenced g| confinement arc fastened, night and day, a a rock in the public square by ft chain at- j? ohod to the anklo. If the prisoner'* offonco light, or he has previously borrie a good ^ aracter, he is allowed an umbrella to pro- ^ ct liiiuBclt from tho sun nnd rain. PfT THAT AND THAT TOORTIIBR.?Our OX* ! trts of specie, to Europe, last week, were in , e neighborhood of tv.-o millions of dollars, j ur imports about $3,000,000, say,?of which sarly $4,000,000 arc dry goods. d? "A Free Sunday" Movement.?There . V] a strong movement nt work in New York, ?' r t\ more liberal construction of tho Sabbath, n td fftcilitiitiiig tho enjoymeut of the workg clftss on that day. llunning the city ! W irs on Sunday, lmving mimic tit tho Central j w i\rk, allowing sacred and other concerts, I ^ id pcrmittiug tho oponiugof tho plcasuro | irdons.'aro all coutondod for hy tho Herald, ! ^ 'eics and othor leading city papers. Uf.oxDiN's Last Feat.?M. Blondin, last ^ ock, performed tho feat of trundling a whooi- j ^ irrow ovor a tight rtfpo across Ningara ! ^ iver. An immonno concourse of people as- ' ?] imhlcd to witnoss tho econo. lilondin va- ^ ed the exorciso hy walking backwards ovor d 10 rope before the wheelbatrow perform* u icc, ? General Tax of To the Editor of the Kcowcc Courier : ?in?Herewith I give you o com par with the past year. The increase of cvt gratiding to the citixens of the Upper 1 ltcturn of tl>js year, Return of lust year, Increase, .... As an unanswerable argument in favoi you a comparative view of the Tax Retur the past thirty vkahhi it 10ill briny a noble son*. But, however convincing tl Railroad enterprise, it is deficent in fore increase in the value of roal estate tlirouj present form of taxation, cannot he done, for it greatly needs it in several parti present. Extract from t7h Tax Jiclurnx of 1\ Anderson,} for the fultorcinn i/rar.t. n I (10 YEARS. Slaves. l Pendleton, 1828 (?,102:? Pendleton, 1838 7,370 Pickens, 1848, 3,815 Anderson, 18-18. 0,403 United. 0,718 Pickens, 18T>8. 4,207 Anderson, 1858, 7,880 I Illilf.o/1 1 O HQ*? A ?? 1^ I 2 TiiKAsuuY Okfich, Columbia, Ju!)', 1 * The tax on goods, wares ami mercha >u the amount of sales and sometimes on Insured.?Mr. Choate's lifo was insure or $25,000, as follows: $10,000 in the X<m England Mutual Company, and $">,000 oac n Massachusetts, Charter Oak and Counecl cut offices. AVife-wiiippkr Whipped.?A man name 'ishcr was tied to a post and publicly horse rhipped in the streets of Chaumont, on Sal irday evening last, for maltreating and mis ising his wife. Decreasing.?Tho census nf ai%i>?i iHe reports the census of that district to b 1,210; slaves, 20,000; showing a decreas f the former, from the lust census, of 1,483 Latest Yankf.f.ism.-?The rigijJ Sabbat a ri lis in Massachusetts have gone so far as b ^commend that funerals he nv? held on tin nhhath ! Their next move will he to pro ihit persons from dying on Sunday. Memphis, July 10.?The toi^adj of Sun iy night at Decatur, destroyed eight spam "the railroad briilyo. Loss, I,>0,000. Bedford, Pcnn., July 10.?*Mr. IJuchanan id Ins accomplished niece, Miss Httrriel it.:. ~ wu UIIO fU'liiiig, IIvukxiai..?TIio following announcement tf>*"lP.ff"iKv: to;; V^r ?mcs Buchanan, to Kandnh, alias Ann Lijritt Jeff#, both liberated Africans of tho inpany l>y tho United States steamship iagara. Tomato Wine.?Superior wine is said to t made from the tomato, with no other in'cdients than tho pure juieo of tlio tomato ..1 n.t.roi. u-l.inl. vnrvn.nnl, rnsnniMno i>l>o.?. .v. ......... .....v.. v., V,....... igne, and has u light transparent color, with pleasant brisk flavoh Kmkiration.?Wo leurn from the Journal 'Commerce that the number of emigrants rived at New York for the week ending e 13th inst., was 2,775, making 42,77^ nee the commencement of the year, against (,501 for a corresponding period in 1858. Oi.d Horace.?That veteran abolitionist nl freo lover. Horace Oreely, is about to vis Salt-Lake City. Wo know "of no place uisru uruviy win ijc likoiy uj enjoy uun.sisu ore. Tor Conokkss.?Kogor A. Pryor, Esq., mi inouno08 himself a candidate fur Congres? 0111 Virginia. Give Aid.?From the eradle to tho grave unkind need the aid of thoir fellows; wc innot exist without it?high or low, rich 01 >or. It is a condition of our boiug ; nil whe 3ed aid have a right to ask it; none whe e able to give it can refuse without danger lloors and Independence Dav.?The gal nt Buffaloniann, (S. Y.,) on the 4th, hail n ece of fire-works, representing tho boanticf urinuiino. it iiuu nrss liiuiiiiuniuu, 11 was oriou8 in expanded flounces and flowerslittle later, and nothing but tho skelotor jops appeared. Unique, that. Woman*.?The star of infancy, tho da) nr of manhood, and the evening star ol ,d ago. Death to tho seducer,, in and should b< ic unwritten law, higher and moro cer tin than written codes. The poiBonoii! sptilc, the rabid dog, the stealthy assassin o no more, merit swift destruction than tlx in* i : i i i /?> .i . uiian who corrupts nna acmes ino purity f woman, r.nd blasts the hopes and hnppi ess of the home circlc. Somk one was telling an Irishman tha nnoone had eat?n ten saucers of ice-cream hereupon Pht shook his head. " 80 yoi on'fc heliovo it ?* ' With a shrewd nod 'at answorcd, " I belave in the oream, bn ot in the sauccrs." TlIK words "out of" aro the worst ii 10 hinguago when one in ou*. of pationc* rid out of money; when his wifo tolls liin lio is out of ?ugnr ono day, out of coffei lie next, out of tea tho next, out of flou Iiq next, and finally out of spirits, Tin rords nro very good when ono is out o eht, out of trouble, and ant of jail. If i lan has a smoky house, and a scolding rifo, out of doors i& no had plnco. the Upper Divisionntivo view of the Tax Returns of tlio present ;ry speoics of taxable property must be highly )ivision. j Sales of I Value of I Slaves, m'eh'di/.e. town lota. Gross taxes. 24U,4#? |8,1551,1 Q2 ftO,4G5.l8o 8;i24,902 t)."? ?> I ? >IU1> ooo n! A<??- -' <? '" ? <,ooo,?i?>| 1>,U0Y ,7 Otf | ZtfU,OVU V'?? | 2,2001 >209,9401 >377,4821 >88,800 00 of oxtonding our Railroad intercourse, I give | us of Oi.i? I'kndi.kton for each dccade within ' thriil of jot/, to t/m lnmom of' ec'i'i/ one of /ir.r lis Exhibit may be in favor of continuing our ie and strength unless \vc oould show the vast . hout the District. This, however, under our | .1 hope ourTnx Act will undergo a revision, Cllllll'S It Ill^lfllltrU t i~\ l)wi n-iof mill nil' til *1*|? ' . mv?v?i^v vv ?uv |/UOV IIUU I1V/V IV/ 11IU mdhton District, (embracing Pic/,ens and [Factorage ods ami.and other Value of flroHs tax colndsc.* lumpl'm'tH town lots. looted. 20,H-f5 3 4,050 $ 87,415 5 r?,0!) t 11 72.020 5,750 71,805 G/JTU 80 8,550 4,750 0,152 2,800 40 00,00ft (5,850 70,010 4,825 74 48.21 j 11,000 88,702 0,005 20 74,010 8.820 50,100 5,088 SO 108,15-1 28.100 {152.4(50 1 n l;Vi tin Mw.YK:;* 8Q,510[3 402,5061 8 jfyU2 00 ~ T11OM AS I'll KAN, jJrj). 7'rcttsitrcr. 859. tidisc is not uniform ; sometimes it is lov.icd i the anient of stock employed. <i 0@l^l^y^OOATO<?TOu h l OIl Til K KKOWKB COURIER. [. Mr. Editor: With your permission I propose to add a few words in regard to that j " Hard Case " in our jail. In January, 18r>7, A, one of the plaintiffs, at whoso suit 15, the defendant, iseotiiincd, traded for a note against B, and suspecting that if sued, she might re%??/-?? ** !?? 1 ' ' ' ' i.iw.o iivi [>i<>|?urvjr, lUDK legal UUV1C0 lllltl i held 1) to bail. !>iie gave security, and very ! soon afterwards took her property, consisting I e of two negro children, to S'ortli Carolina, ami ! 0 then; for .some purpose, returned to this I)is- j triet, and was held to hail at the suit of C, i then at the suit of I>, and was then delivered j up by her sureties on the hail bond at the j suit of A. She then compromised with C'. | l) and now remains in custody at the suits of 1 B A and 1), ami refused to render in a schedule 1 - of her property under the Prison I Sounds or Insolvent Debtor's Act, which she may do j and be released according to law, under the . . former in ten days. > 1 It may bo ungallant to keep a woman in jail, but it is also tliihoucs/ to refuse to pay j 1 unu s ucuis as lar ns one lias ability. 1 " Le(!L'I.B!L*S." I : ? 1?- - -?? s Important from Europe. j I'KACK DKd.AUKI>. i I'.vuthkh Point, .July 24.?Tho steam- i shipi North IJritton, ('apt. <1 ranj?Q, with " was hoarded off the Point to-day. v Tlie sales of eottou for tlic three days s sum up 82,000 bales, of which specula- 1 tors t*K?k 4,000 and exporters H,(T00 bales. 1 The advance reported by tho Africa is ful- ? i Iv maintained, the market closing firm, t with Middling Orleans quoted at 7 1-1 (id t i and Middling I'pland 0 13-11). < The accounts from Manchester nre fa- t vorable, the market buoyant, and all qualitics of goods slightly advanced. (iKNKUAt. Tntki.i.iui^nck?l'eaee lias 1 boon concluded. There is tube an Italian i Confederation under the honorary nresiden; cy of the Pope. Austria concedes Loin! hardy to France, and Xapoleon gives it to ; Sardinia. Austria is to retain Venice. The h tea in or sailed before the effect of this news had time to develop itself. ' The A'nglo-Syxon arrived out on the lTth. Cyrus Field is a passenger on the North [ Briton, nnd vcturns, having accomplished the oujcct of his visit. The Monitcur explains ilio circumstan- ] , cos which brought about the armistice, and ( says that the great neutral powers exchanged communications with the belligerents. ! < offering their mediation, but were unsue- i ' ccssful until the French fleet was about f ! commencing hostilities against Vcnicc, nnd * a conflict before Verona was iiniuinent.? i 1 At this point, Louis Napoleon, anxious to \ ' prevent further bloodshed, ascertained the I . disposition of the Kinpcror of Austria, and | finding him willing to agree to a suspension i of hostilities, the armistice was concluded. I The two Emperors had an intcrviow at Vil- I la Franca. i 1 Fuhtiikuhy tiik North Button.? a r. fti??. ? ? . i? j'UMpntuutra irom xurin siaio Hint tlic Eim' pcror Napoleon had issued a bulletin from i Vallegio, announcing an armistice, uud i r congratulating the troops on the glorious i p noluovciiient; also announcing his immediate dejKirture for Paris, leaving the provisional command of the army to Marshal i 5 Vaillanfc 1 The London Times claims that England l , has broughi, rtboijt iho armistice; other au- < thorities give the crcdit to Prussia. ' A Verona telegram says that the armis3 tice was concluded after repeated requests f from the French, and after Austria had - obtained all she had asked for. It is reported that Kossuth has proposed . a monarchial government for Ilungarv. 1 - . J. lib lUMlMMII^ ID HIV IVlU^lillll II IIMI U10 ' Emperor Napoleon to tho Empress Kugcnio announcing poacc: 't " Vallkoio, 11th.?A treaty of peaco has been wigncd between tho Kmpcror of ? Austria and myself, on tho followiug b.v i sis : An Italian confederacy, to be under . b honorary presidency of tho Jtyppo. Tlie ' i Emperor of Austria concedes his rights in ; e 1/ombnrdy to the Kmpcror of tho French, ;, r wlio transfers tlicm to the King of Hardin- 1 o ia. Tho Kmpcror of Austria preserves f Venice, but she will form nc integral part of tho Italian confederal ion." , r This despatch was bulletined in Paris on ! the 12th, when tho French Cufcds rosclij . ? M * 'f ' for cent. Tito nows did not tr.ummro In jondon till after the official closingliour for consols, but sales were afterwards made nt DG|?the rise during the day being J. All other securities closed buoyant. Tiuyi) pKHl'ATCIf.?The London Times says that France spent fifty millions sterling and fifty thousand men only to giveMilan a l'iedinontefe instead of an Austrian master, nnd established the Pope in temporal d'n'iiitv even bevond his iiuairination.. I c ?? T o I Napoleon's game must be a very long one. The London News says that the hopes of Italy arc utterly deceived by. this peace, and that history will call Nfipolcon to a strict account for having macfc war under false prctenccs, that leaves Austria iinprcg;iable fortified in the heart of Northern Italy, and commits the central portion to the patronage of the Pope. The London Morning Post says that the Pope is deprived of the substance, but / keeps the shadow of supremacy. 'B It is rumored in Berlin, that the Kmpcror of Ihissia is soon t' urrivo in that city, to attend a family conference touching tho disposal of the crown after the abdiction of \ the King. I The announccmotit of peace was read in 1 both houses of Parliament, ifnd rcccivcd with prolonged clicers. ' From the Anderson Gazette. Witchcraft in tho Nineteenth CenturyThis caption will doubtless -chiisc astonishment with some of our readers, n-ul for fear tluit they will conclude that wc have JM some Ktartlin<r revolution to make in regard to wilclipj and witchcraft at this time, wo W wili hasten an explanation. The following letter we find in the notes appended to Volume II Statutes at Large for the State of South Carolina, which edition was under the editorial care of the learned DivThomas Cooper, who seems to have examined uiiruiuiiv 11110 i nc laws reiatmpyo witcnes, and tu have taken soiue interest therein.? Wo have no room in the present;issue for an explanation of the remarkable lawicpuss- 4| ed on this subject and now of force in riirs State, which are cited in the voluinp before us; and neither hove ft>r the astounding references made in the appended .lotos of Dr. Cooper. At smother .tune we will endeavor to present, as a suitable nccompaniineiit to this letter, fieh portions of these laws and facts as-'fo?Hr ,Vj readable. We quote the document dll.? lcd to, apu. I........ it ,1 xa ?? li* iuiiv uiu ivuuvi" i*.? ni? own ry uivtipas ; WiNNsiiujto, v\]>ril 2(?, 1 Sv>7.?trcnr Sir: In reply -fo yritlrs of tlx; 22d, I answer (lint I was ncvor coneenbcd in a caw* nf witchcraft. Some year* !? **>, Stephen 1). Miller, Rsq., defended w*en or 'ejgiiti persons wlio were indictccTttt Lancaster for issault, batU^y ond false imprisonment.? I'lio dofenco was, that mi olU Wvu^an, tlv# prosecutrix, residing in Chtttterfidd, hail naltreated, by diabolical artjjy a poor girl csidiii" in Lancaster: nn<l *h:i4.: tLnninr ' " I. "P ?| oiis indicted, noting froiu ihu-bcst irocuryblc, went to the old wtxilflin, <^dtit 1 _y aid their h/inds on hef, and &ro*uglit bur nto Landnstcrj to touch the nli>w8c?l? girl, nd Any over her, " (iod Mens yoa !" TMnt nth the proper ceremony, nnirtlie girl in;- A tantly recovered. .ludgo David Johnson nesidcil, ami 1 suppose, with j view to uok somewhat into tho grounds i>f defenceis a matter of curiosity, permitted: tho pill o bo sworn. She testified that feci faigued one evening at her labors, sh. -iy lownto rest; Barbara Powers, the-prosi cu>? ?.,.i .. i.? i ? i i a, vuiii^ in nuii cii i tijiuii nil ii nil wutHvca IIUIT villi great violence. After this, Barbara raised her up, convoited her into a horse* rode licr to Lancaster village, went through. he key-hole into several shops, brought oirt jotwlsof great value, loaded her with them, iml rode her into Chesterfield with nor )ooty. Barbara subsequently rode her to Ihcravr, and proeood.ing in like manner,. ibtaincd bogs of goods, and rode her back ^o her residence. With the severity of hcr ihmwt incessant hardships in the service of lie ftit?hj*)wr, health and strength greatly IcclinNr:' Here the Judge interposed, and ?ut oil' -.ill further testimony. This happened about the year 18151 or 1814. In the year 1702, witches abounded Tra Fairfield. .Many a poor girl was thoiight to bo sadly alllioted by these miscreant.-*,. 1 iixl not a few young persons of the othrir sex. 1 n fact, to so great a length dul tliev carrv their terrible enmities to n mi. meroiu list of individuals, that to rolicvo tho Mifforcrs, it was was deemed necessary to fjivo the witches a trial1, and if fowio) guilty of the charges alleged against then* to punish them with .signal severity. Ii? that year, a court compoeed of witch-doctors, wns hold at the house cf a Mr. Thornus Ilill, five miles below Wmnnboro. Four persons were tried, found guilty, and pufiished with stripes and bwn?in<? their feet at ? bnrk fire, ho that the solos caiue off. I oan barely remember to have 'seen one of tho sisterhood in the hands of the officer of this court, a poor old Uerman woman of 70 years of np;c, going to the placo of triitf; nnd afterwards to hnvo seen the sears of tho cow-akin on hor arms and shoulders* Tho sufferers brought suits in tho county court of Fairfield, ?nd th? defcnco wns fully gtmo inlo in each case. The plaintiffs recovered nominal damage**. From that day to thid, wo liavo not had occasion to compluin of tho doalings of witoh or wizzard among Rny of our pcoplo. I am in possession of tho bulk of the evidence delivered on trial of these poor people, and if you^dB it, Pilll llt'tflil it. Wltll n rronJ rlool -- ?? fjVUU WVII now. Judge Johnson will uo (iRIHHP^ member the ense of Jlnrbara Yours, &o., P. ICinY^yjHBfefiN. Mason jo.?The committ|^^Hfi?h by tho 0 rand Lodge andGrand lias boon in session nearly HivMNafisBw, finished their Inborn yestenfl^B^^^^V, !iml rcturnod to their respect Thc following gentlemen constitutetho ooinmittoo : A. G. Maekny, M. J)., and |f. W. Shrodor, Esq., Charleston ; (Jen. V. I). V. Jamison, Orangeburg; Thomas P. 1 Slider, Newberry ; Hev^W. Johnson, Abbeville; B. K. Campbell, Kso., fjaurons ; uid A. lUipney, Esq., Edgefield. Tho ob^ ' +j' /