Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, August 13, 1859, Image 3
K ROWER COUllRH.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, r. '.itor.
TKIMIS.?,<|1.oil per iiiiiiiirn. in mlvnnee. If i
p.'iViiHMit ho ?l?*l;!_> <*?I until nflcr tin* expiration of |
*lio your. $2.UU For .?ix month:*, 7-? cent.*, in
8*1 VHilve.
.Wlveitiioinenl" in<?erle<l ni the iixmii rate*. j
riCKKXS C. II., S. C.:
Saturday Morning, Attgnst 13, 1859.
A few Words by the Way.
To our brethren of I lie press, who have so :
kindly mill coinplitnentiwily vrelcotnod our prosperou*
entrance upon the eleventh volume of
this journal, we lender our heiirty thanks. with
the nssurnnee that they occupy a high place in
our regard and esteem.
To those friends who have, within the last ,
month, added largely to our subscription listf
and to others who have long, generously, ami
warmly supported us. wenre truly thankful. In
fact, a steady Increase in the patronage of the 1
paper has continued since our connection with
it. >v?tl? a largo subscription list. ?'?c columns 1
of tho PorRiBR !irc tendered to advci tiscrs, with |
many advantages.
Forrtur enemies. (and we regret to have it to
8iiy th.it we hlive "logging ftt our heels a few of j
the whltc-lirered trilte.) we linve :in nlmndam j
supply of tniugle<l pitv and contempt.
ValttaWo Lands for Sale.
The announcement of Rev. \V. (!. Mrt.i.iNNtx i
that there is a probability of his emigrating to j
tho west, will lie received by his friends ami 1
tho public with reluctance nml ?ini'mn > <?. < ?> 1
Useful, hii<1 fearless in ilie discharge of his duty,
h-c can he illy spared from our midst. We
join heartily in the general remonstrance against i
his removal. See his advertisement.
The Commissioner in K?piity offers for sale,
in October, the valuable lands described in the
ple.vlings in the case of Sutiikri.anuh v Kkith,
et. al. The public arc invited to a", inspection i
of the .premises. Attention is ask i ("tlicoth1?
v? -V it inviiio ?t? 'nil tuiui . .
A Pleasant Trip
A short' visit to tho Tunnel, a ' intermediate
points, has been attended ? i'h pleasing
incidents. On tl?o " Hill," t1 Committee
of Seven are industriously o 4.iged in
preparing for the mass mooting and barbecue.
The members of tho Committee informed us
that they would be amply prepare I. with the
nnbstmitials of life, fur the large crowd expoeted
on tho occasion. Our friends there
are also preparing a pleasant surprise to tho
"young folks," in tho way of a dance in the
evening. Let this be borne in mind.
The point for the meeting and barbecue has
ueon lixcil, in a suitable prove, one-half mile i
from the summit of the ' Hill," to the north- 1
oust. Arrangements have boon made to pronerve
order during the day.
A few public spirited citizens hate determined
to spread a table, late in the afternoon
of that day, to which will be invited the guests
of tho occasion, with others.
We wore much pleased with t' -perfectorder
observed on tho " Hill," an. -urn that!
much credit is due a temperance * 'liiizntion
existing amongst the Irish for ?' inno.
Operations were being pushed : ad in the
Tunnel, and, during our stay, a sidcrable
opening was mndo between the tond and
Kuaft No. 4. We descended thi > * mft, which
is ziu icet deep, ?uil would advi-t: otliers to
do so when nn opportunity offer' .
To Mr. St. Joii.v, Mr. IIitcik "< and Mr.
Pitciifoko, we are underobliga'i fjr favors
extended and courtesies shown u'.
Returning, wo^pent a few m> - 'rnts at Col.
Grisiiam's hospitable cottnge-ho i > .?Walnut
ltidgo. lie is a gentleman of leisure and
tiue taste. Young Issektki., an amateur painter,
is engaged in painting the portrait of the
(,'olonel an<l his amiable lady, and a landscape
of this charming place. We were pleased
with Col. G.'s liberality, and the excellence
of the young painter's work.
Passing down, we were struck with the improvements
being made in the roads. We
were informed that tho new road, diverging
to the left opposite Col. Uhisii.sm's residence,
has been put in first rate order, and intersects
the main highway near Dr. .Johnson's
handsome place. It is nearer, and by going
over it you avoid some ujrly hills.
As usual, we found Walhalla improving,
and her citi/.cns industriously employed. Mr.
Biemank has added largely to his house, in
room and appearance.
A Dastardly Act*
We learn that a white man, named Boi.t,
attempted to obstruct the passage of the cars
on tho !ilue Ridge Railroad, three miles this
side of Anderson, on Monday morning last,
by building a rail feucc across the track.?
Fortunately, the cars wore not thrown from
the track, owing probably to the fact that
the obstruction was removed partly by the
1?ody of the hindmost car before the wheels j
reached it. No adequate punishment, we '
M -1 i - *i - 1
uciiuiu, to |>rv?;riuvu UJ IIIU law JOT BllCM OI- I
fenccs.
The Taonel Hill Barbsouo.
The Columbia Guardian contains tlio following
paragraph, in connection with the
' * ass meeting at the Tunnel:
"Will tM Courier be kind enough to.givo
us some information which may bo dosiriibta
for those who intend going. Will there l>e
conveyances enough r?t Pendleton to convey
all the expected visitors; what day ought I
passengers to leavfe Colamhin ; will there he
any accommodation at the Tunnel for otaying
nil night, or if not, what ftrran?jements will
ik uiuuu iur r. .ngni t) lodging more J I Ills
information will bo very desirable to many
who wish to bo present on the interesting
occasiou."
In answor theroto wo have *-? *ay, that
vehicle* for.invited guests have been engaged
at Pendleton, and we doubt i hacks and
wagons will be in waiting there and at Anderson
for all who may comot pussongers
should leave Columbia on Wedr osday morning,
though it would be bettor to do so on
Tuesday; lodging for iv large nntnbor of per*
(tens can be obtained at tho Tunnel, in the
nciorlilinrlinnfl. itnd nt. WnlKnl'i. '< ?
???r ? * ? ?? ? vn<3 *nvinr
place bfliog. only six miles from the former.
Th? Tunnol is twenty-four miles from Pendleton,
t|?o road being very good.
Nkw Cotton.?'JJIirce bales of new cotton
arrived in Novr Orleans from Texas on the
J#tH ujt. ' '
The Btate Elections.
Within tho Inst few ilnys, elections have ta- :
Icon place in several ?f tlie Southern States.? ;
In ,\lahaina, Moouk, the regular democratic no- '
mince, lias been eleotod bv a majority varying j
from tlO.tiiM) to 2"?.000 over all opposition. Tin* j 1
seven ('ongrcssinen. with the Legislature, are of 1
ilie same shade of polities. I j
II wtitM. democrat, has u majority of about (
1 l.OOtl for tiovernor, in Tennessee. Tlie lA'gis- |
lature is democratic, with the congressional representation
yet to ho decided.
ivviiiui'Kv eiecis .u.Msons, ueinocrnt, Uovorn- ' *
or l>v ii majority of 10,000. Tlio Legislature, j '
ami nearly nil tlie congressmen, are of tha j J
same stripe. j '
North Carolina clected members to Congress
only. The opposition gains one or more mem- *
l>"rs. The result in the Mountain district, west <
of this, has not reached ns. i
Texas, as far as heard from, gives IlorsTox, ?
opposition, a small majority?unwelcome news, i
Rain, &c.
llain lias fallen in abumhuicc during the ' '
present week. It must he of considerable ad- .
vantage to upland corn, and somewhat inju- '
rioiis to bottoms, where they are wet or cx- I
posed to overflows. However, we do not !
wish to he understood as complaining, but >
merely stut? what we conceive to bo facts.
On this subject, the last Anderson (fuxette
says :
' Since our last i<sue much ruin liar descended
in this lection, in some cn"C3 slrsisv- j
aging the crops on low lands. On Saturday <
night then? was such a heavy fall of rain as !
to cause considerable rise in the streams. I
carrvinjr off bridges and fi'iu'cs. nml iviwliin? <
the crops severely."
The State CensusW.
(}. IIint. Ksq., tlie Deputy Secretary |
i of State, lias furnished the Columbia. O'uarili
iH with an abstract of the State census of
1S.">9. Returns from several of the districts
aro not in, but there is sufficient before us for
the purpose in view. There has been a gradual
increase in population in most of the districts.
i
Comparisons are not generally very com- i
pliincntary, nnd parallels often abound in '
facts and substantial argument that aro not
iciiMieu. ? e <10 not soon an advantage un?lor
either, but rather spre.nl sueli information
a** we have before the public, ami let it be
applied in the reader's own way. There are
only throe districts in the State ahead of
Pickens in pointof population, to wit: Charleston,
Spartanburg and Edgefield ; and the two
latter only by a few hundred each. The
white population f,f Spartanburg is 11 T.'J, 1
and that of Edgefield, 1-5,4^4 ; Pickens, 1
15.110.
It is apparent, therefore, that the people j
of this district hold their temporal destiny, I
in a great measure, in their own bands. Let !
the watchwords of her sons henceforth be,, j
then?ixpLsrKV, knkkgv. improvement!
Pendleton
It affords us much pleasure to chronicle }
1 tlio fagts contained in tlie article bolow, cop- j
ied from the Anderson Gazette :
"The Masons are about completing a
handsome building to be used as a Ilall, on
the eastern side of tlie square. and which
adds much to the appearance of that portion. 1
Mr. 15. P. Si.oan, Sr., is commencing the 1
I erection of another brick building on the
j southern side, intended for a drug store, we
j believe; and on the northwest corner Mr.
i J. 11. Skakkmx is rearing a brick store, lie- 1
| sides these, wo observed several other buildings
recently built, which mark the progress 1
made since the Railroad reached that point." '
The State Baptist Convention
Assombled in Suintcrou the 2(ith ult., and
was organized by electing Judge O'Neall
l>rc.si?loi?t; Rev. J. G. Landrum, of Spartan- (
: burg. Vice President; Ilcv. J. J. Hrantlv,
of Newborn-, Secretary, and J. C. Judsou, of 1
Greenville, Treasurer.
Itov. J..C. Fuiima.v preached tlio iutroducI
torv sermon.
'i'lie interests of Fur man University were
I under consideration, and a more munificent
\ endowment was determined upon.
ljev. H. Norton was ordained far the ministry.
i'lie Southern Baptist Publication Society
held a meeting, at which much of interest
transpired.
The Grain TradeSince
peace has been declared in Europe,
grain of every kind lias declined in price. A |
Chicago paper says:
" On the 12th of April last, standard snrintr
I wheat sold lit *.H) cents in Bturo.- Shortly I '
after this date tlic Kuropean war broke out, ; 1
ftiwl breadstuff* all overlho world, advaucod, i
so that in the 1st of May the above grndo ]
fold i?t $1 to $1.05, dftily advancing till tho ,
10th, when it reached $1.30. Since that date
it* course has been steadily and alarmingly j
i downward. On the 1st of June, it was $1.15:
on the 1st of July, 02 cents; and Monday it
closeil dull at 50 cents, a dcelinc of 74 cents | '
per bushel in 02 days." <
In Charleston corn is commanding $1 per
bushel, ami flour $5.50 to $f> per barrel ; 1
wheat, $1.12 to $1.25 per bushel.
Exchanges.
The Yorkvii.i.k Knqciher.?We have be- 1
foro liftil occasion to refer to the excellence of J 1
tlit.s journal. It is large, and its typograph- ! 1
ieal execution tlio very bent. The editorial : '
chair is filled to reasonable perfection l>y j (
Sam'f.. W. Mki.to.v, Esq. Tlio number be- J '
fore us contains tbe first chapter of a long .
original story, highly commended by tho ju- (
dicious taste of the Ivfitor. Original sketches, (
lotters, etc., appoar in each issuo. It is su- (
perior in every respect to the Northern literary
papers, and wo bospoak for it an en- ,
larg*d patronage. Mr. I<. M. Orist, a worthy i
nn?l meritorious typo, is tho proprietor.-? t
l'rlco. $'2, a year. Yorkville, S. C.
Farmer and Pi,.?The August nnm- |
berofthis standard monthly has boon rc- .
ceived. We recommend it highly to the pat- <
ronngo of our farming friends. Address, K. <
M. Stokes, Colombia, S. C.: $1 a year.
i'r.si ruction o* Sheep ?ir Doos.^-Th<i As- 1
?os8orj of Ohio, from partial returns stale
that during tho year 18?i8, 70.">4 sheep were
killed, ami 7800 wounded, all of the value of 1
I $25,342, by dogs in th^t State. I
General IntelligenceHaywood,
Jackson ami Franklin c :
X. ami Llulntn, Ga., have appointed Hvgo
Iclugation? to the mass meeting nt tin- Vun.
not next week. We learn also that <rom oth- 1
ur quarters the attendance will ho largo. Ap- (
penrnnees indieato that it will he the largest
\ssemblagc ever witnessed in the (tp-^ounti'j.
Cume one ! come all!
Notices, for acts of incorporation ami to
>pen new r?nd*. ,tc.. should be handed in i
it onco, as the time for their legal insertion !
i.xpires on the fourth Monday in August, !
nstant.
His Honor, Judge Wiiitxer, ln\s just
dosed a two weeks extra term of the Court
>f Common Pleas for Clreonvillo, leaving 1
iiucit business undisposed of. The " law's
lolay " is gutting to lie n serious matter, ami
invests that a remedy of some kind is needed.
Operations, under Lieut. Ivks. lias commenced
on the Washington Monument. The
whole cost of the work is put down at sl.l'.VJ,X)0.
An appeal in its behalf is mado to everybody
Air aid !
.Tml^e O'Xkai.i. has in press "The Uench
ami liar of South Carolina." embracing bio- |
rrrnnliii'iil nboff?lmo *\f ??11 flw? I . j? 1 1
T "! ..v.x..v'? v mu V il.UltUMWIfl illlU
Judges of tlio State, with all the official attorneys
and such other lawyers as have
achieved an eminence in the profession'.
A Kentucky blaek.republican, Cassi l\s. M.
Ci.av. addressed a larger audience at Covington
recently than the justness of his cause
warranted, lie denounced both the Democratic
and Know Nothing parties, closing
with an appeal to the non-slaveholders of
Kentucky to make preparations to share next j
fall in the national (Presidential) triumph
of the Republicans. There were uo attempts i
*\ I ill ,1....!..? *1._ I
,.V UIIMI V OKI I I I I 111- |I|IVC(!II.
Another eft'ort is being mud? to raife
means to lay a new telegraphic cable across
the Atlantic ocean, connecting again the two
continent*. Mr. I'lKi.nasscrtsthatsix months'
time will witness its completion. Wo ' , n
90.
During the hot term past, the nuinl >f
deaths in Cincinnati was 20S per week.' j;
twice the annual number for the stimch ? !i j
i)f time nt an}- other period. i
The compilation of our laws goes br:: ?dy j
un at last. E. Ksq., has just
completed the election laws, and is now \ us- !
ilv engaged in the statute law.
1'rcsulont IM tii ax an, in a letter fluted i
July '{Oth. positively denies that he is again
11 candidate fo" tho Presidency, llis deter*
initiation not to be a candidate is final and ;
Lijneliisivo.
Western advices state that a battle occurred
on the .'!0th ult. between the Omaha !
and "Sioux Indian*. Soventrcn were killed |
ind the same number wounded.
The Military.
Ili.s Kxcellency, tSov. (Iist and military '
family, a?e reviewing the Regiments below i
us. Ab>ut these matters, the Edgefield
rrrtisrr says :
' Our District litis been honored fo* ? to
days past by the presence of Ii'ih Kxee.
liov. (Iist, who is here in the disclr ; >f
his duties as Commander-in-Chief of i Itary
of South Carolina. The (lover is
looking admirably well, and elicits tin . 1its
of tlie citizen-soldiery at all point.' b ut
week he reviewed the 10th andTtli ' ginientsof
Infantry, and to-day review - lie
E)th. We are glad to hear him express !,ltnself
so highly pleased with the reditu t.> of
Kdgelichl; and we can undertake to unsure
liiin that the feeling is reciprocated.
" Ili* Excellency is attended on the rev iews
bv Aililitnnt. tlnnni'nl lluw..... i "
#( .. > |, iiiiw vtji*. j
l?Is-T. Wai.kf.ii iwltl Df.arinc.
"Upon tlio whole tlie reviews have pa.?sed
off pleasantly ami well ; the (Jovernor has
given uh some capital States Rights speeches :
ami his visit has hoen a relief to the tedium
of the sultrv season. Ilonlth ami pleasure
atteml him in his np-onuntry tour."
The State Bible ConventionThe
annual assembling of this ho l v took
place At Yorkville, S."C., 0!i the fifth of August,
instant. I Ion. J. A. Ixui.as was e'e: 'ed
President ; Rev's. C. 1*. (S\it?nev, J. '1*.
Wioiitman, ami C??l. J. Foster Marsiiai.i.,
Vice Presidents; and Messrs. J. I. Honskh
und A. A. f!ii.iikut, Secretaries. Twenty-six
Societies were represented L?v a lnr?n iiunilw?r
jf dolomites.
The Committee Appointed to rocoivo con- j
bri 1 >iilions to the live thousand dollar fund, j
reported that about four tlmusand five bun- i
lrcd dollars had heen roccivod, leaving a (
balance of about five hundred dollars to l?e !
raised.
The annual sermon was delivered by He v.
ft. A. Hum.
A resolution that "all the secular business
>f the Bible Society, ouglit to be trnnsnctcd
in week-days," was laid on the table.
After the transaction of much other bu?iiioss,
the Convention adjourned.
The Military Commission.
The scsconil meeting of the Committee, appointed
by Governor '.list, In accordance with
i resolution of the late Legislature, empowered
to look into the present military system of the
State and to report to the next Legislature,
will be held at Greenville on Thursday, August
>1 It. At this meeting the different plan;) subnitted
for consideration at the previous ineetng
will come tip for action. In consideration
>f the commencement exercises nt the Furman
University occurring on the nnmo dny, the
jt>mmitteo will probably sit at Crosar'a Hood.
The Commission consists of Brigadier Gon -r
it Joliimon Haqood, Ihrnwcll; Col. WT.iiaiu
Wallace, Columbia; Col. Thomas J. Ol<iv?r,
Orangeburg^ MaJ. Edward McCrudy, Cyilvivs*on
; MaJ. Kdward B. Bryan, 8t John'* ollo:on;
Copt. C. II. Slmoiiton, Charleston. \'?pti!
I. Jonathan I^iieas, Charleston ; Capl. Ali?n J,
Irecn. Columbia; Capl. J. B. Kerghaw, < iui??,
Jen; Capt. II. I.oc Thurston, Greenville; A,
M. Aianifrnult, Ksq., Georgetown | f?. M. Hutch,
Xsq., (-liarleaton ; W. F. Nance, K?q,, Ntmlierfy'
.
Quef.r Fir v.?Thoro is a firm doing fouslH08B
in Sfc. J/mis undor tlio name of " I,ivc.
poor A I'ioricb,
1 Pennings and Clippings.
Cotton" Market.?wnn
Charleston, on the 8th instant, at 1*4 t" 12J
cents per pound.
Kk.voi.vi.vu U'ri.ks?Ton thousand revolving
rlfltii. are now manufacturing at Col.
Colt's armory. in Connecticut. for the Hritish
(?ovcrnfnont". These are sufficient to aria six'
regiment!*.
Warm Work.?A desperate light cnnio off
several weeks since in Oregon.- between a noted
trnpper named AroeftU, and an Indian
' brave." Tlwy fought with knives, nnd
they were liotli terribly out up. Thetrtpper
at last grappled with and threw his nntago.
nii*t, and then cut bin throat from ear to car.
Attempted Sirt'.idr.?A frail girl named
Kli/.a Mngee, attempted, unsuccessfully, to
commit suicide in Baltimore, Welncsday.
C<iu8c, loving", "not wisely, but two well."
Ooi\ij to Arkansas.?The Ilclana (Ark.)
Democrat say* that the free ne?ros of Arkansas,
who are rcquircil by law to leave the
State before 1XG0, seem generally to have
sciocici rvunsnx as ttieir tut tiro homo, ami
intend removing tlr?ro at an early ?l:?y.
Oiu Point, Va.. Aug. 4.? Nino guns of
the rifled ordnance, on trial at Fortress M ?nroc.
have been put to very morions te*t, and
found much superior to tho' smooth liure.?
The patentees. Messrs. Sigiourncy am! lawyer,
were present.
Tiknko to Stow:.?The Oxford (Mrss.)
M>rcnnj !-ays : The body of a young man,
| named Searcy, who was buried four vnu-s
u<r<> mi Hurricane Creek, Tishomingo county,
! Miss., \Tiif examined tlie other day rtn<l found
j t<> l?e partially petrified. The hands, atm*,
' legs and thighs liml turned to solid st?m?>.
Axutiikii Ixst.m.ment.?The Federal Union
nf the 2nd inst., nays $10/100 have been paid
into the State Treasury ns nett earnings of
the Western and Atlantic Uailroad for the
month of ?Inly.
Hoot's.?A New York corresponded ; ys
that ten million* nf hooped skirts an :? <nfuctured
in that city per year, House- . rc
make inure than tlnec thousand per <!: ami
still ennnut fill their orders, lu tlie na :?? of
lost i>in?. where can such a worlJ of sintinc?s
gn!
Gkkat axi? Smai.i. Vikites,?l>o ' lie
troubled been use you have not j?rcnt i->.?os.
(Joil made a million of spears of grass vhcre
lie inado hut one free. The earth is fringed
and carpeted, not with forests, but with grasses.
Only have enough of little virtues and
common fidelities and you need not mourn
because you are neither a heretic nor a saint.
i> ? -
iir.Diuii|?, .\ilgnsi l.? i nc. l'rOSHleilt, ftC*
cosnpanied by Mrs. Sccrotnry Thompson,
.Miss Laae. Judge llowlar, Augustus Seholl,
aild Mr. Thomson, with Judge Dougherty
and Major Wutjon. of liodfurd, left thin
morning for Cumberland.
1H:,\i>,?Horace Mann, an eminent man" \
devoted to tho advancement of ducat: . and j
I'roHidont of Antioohj College, <lic>t the
-ii<l iiiftant.
'I'll aii.i.ino.?At the battle of Mag . , an
ensign of the Austro-Italian regimei 'gis- i
inund, attempted to desert to ihc one villi I
the Hag of the regiment, hut the com >-tier \
of one of the battalions galloped in i.iin, I
cut him down, ami returned in triuinpit with !
the precious bit of silk. J
OisruKSsifcr. Acciukxt.?Win. I?. IVi.-ohtld, .
of Hinds co., Miss., was returning fr-un tlie
houso of a uoigbbor, on tlie 17th ult., with !
. i
his wifo and child in u luio-.rv. ivlion n *
- ? -n.v ? ?? v.^v? i
fell on them, uuusing instant ilealU to the
tltroo persons.
TJovs takk VTaiinixis.?Itoyn shnuM look
before thev leap, when diving. A l?'>v in
TJrooklvn, X. Y., nnmotl Brown, ma>le a ilive
on KriJay, r.ml htiricil his hwnl so ilconly in
mini that lie was unable to extricate himself,
ami eoiipcijueut^' ilioil from nufl'icatioii.
Piui.mtei.i'iiia, August 1.?The morning
papers contain the announcement id' the
death of tho Into Hon. Kichard Hush, and
accompany the announcement with eulogies
on tholifoaud public servieoj of tho deceased.
Cuitious Scan da l?.?Tho Ke.v. -Mr. ftartlett.
of Brooklyn, N. V., appeared in his pulpit, a
.Sunday or two since, in a white coat, white
pants, and white vest. A number of his
white-chokered hearers made a great fu*s
about it, calling it '* scandal."
A Snco Intouk.?Klias Howe, .Jr., who
has purchased l*. T. Itnrnum's famous place
iii liridgepmV, Conn.; is the inventor of tlie
sowing machine noodle, which, w uc informed,
yields the patentee the snug inoome
of one thousand dollars per day,
'A*iik Present.?Look upon every day as
the whole of life, not merely ns a section, and
enjoy the present, without wishing, through
haste, to spring to another suction now lying
before thee.
Str.vnuf. mode or Spicihe.?A German girl"
m liotr.ilo, named Monroe, swallowed twentytwo
needles on Tuesday, anil ha? digested
tho whole number under modieal euro. .Slio
intAndnil to kill liAnnlf. ! "> ?!' ' 1
KifMPiNO.?T'uetfc liAC boon ?>o onsio of yellow
fever at New Orlonns this year, n* yct?TiUSt
year, nt tliia time, it was ling
lowly to assume nn epidemical elm < {.;< .
Labor Iliitei,.?The mQst olocrtut of
rooms in tho world is at tho Hotel V. i"Villo,
in Paris, They form a circuit of ab u half,
ft mi!<S R?"l require for their coiiiplot unii*
nation 9,7 V J tapers ami 2.3H7 gas-hnmer*.
7(XH) visitors can bo accommodated at .rnoo,
without discomfort, in thcf>o capaotOiM n>oni?.
Haisjvo VE^sr.r.s at ScBASTorur,.?The
American company which wcro onguged by
tho Kmporor of Russia to raino tho sunken.
fleets of Sobantopol have been quite successful
in raising 11 stoamcrs and other vcevoli,
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| Kiixeh uv a AVov\n.?A notorious ruilian, |
' known in tlio Southwestern Arkannav ns'Jnuk |
y.ulo. was recently kilhxl by n \fuinnn whoso
husband lift had shot. The willow challenged
hiin to fight u duel, nntl as the ruffian declined.
she attacked him with n revolver ami j
loil^ed three halls in his body, one of which
i
, payqij through his heart.
Hit Wkatii kr in (?kok';!\.?Two negroes,
one belonging to Jacob I'hinixv, Ksij., the
Other to Mrs. llebpeea Ihitin. of (bduthorne
o i
! eounty, were killed 1?v nun-stroke, week before
last This is a most unusual occurrence.
! Oof.l.KuKi?Tho Cifielnnntt (htttUr protests
against the multiplication of Collego*.
ami is of tho opinion that " American C??%
: leges need not be increascil in number, hut .
I tliev should lie incre:isO<l in the munitions of ,
education, in teachers, indiscipline, in leai*n- j
\ iiiJ?. in libraries, and in all the modern arts ;
[ of developing ami impressing tlie laws and !
principles of peicnee." S i we think.
Livr.i.v l'i.\cr..?A Western Virginia ed. ,
j itor lives in a lively place. Here is his week- !
I lv summary : Town dull?nobody runaway I
? ^ee-'O have left the street?" nary " dog j
fiyi"'- '
A V'lun's Wiiiuwkh.?Tho dentil of tlie
young and beautiful tjaeen of IWtugal leaves
' King l'edro a % cry yonng widower. The do
. ceased Qucon was only 22 years of ago, and !
tin-day of her death wan her birtholay. The j
I event wn< sudden, and the rejoicings intend- i
i cd lor one- celebration became mourning i
1 '
preparations for anothor.
A\ 1 rr.m cm tub I.\dik>.?Tito newest
thing in Pari*, just now, i-< said to he a lion ^
liet made of tine black hair, embroidered with
buttercup* in silken straw. The ribbon used
j for the trimming has a black ground, and 1
the flowerw at the side are entirely black with (
' iot ccntrus. Tllft i?f tlila
I ; , ' i
is considered as very original, ami it lias tlie j
advantage of defying dnst.
j Loss or Cotton.?Tlio loss i>f cotton liy 1
I lire, eliloflv at sea. during the past year, .
i amounted to $ W,it7<V?'.
III. XCKIIKItniK J.ANI) {I L'CK I.KIIKIt Itt KS. ? 11 Oil" .
(trod4 of bushels of these fruits tiro now sent !
daily from New Jsrsey to New York city, j
i Ulackbervies bring from $1! to $."> pur bushel,
and huckleberries $'2.2") to l.oU.
IJi.At'K To.voi'K.?The Mobile A>lrt'rt!.*rr
lo ivns that the black tongue has made its
! appearance mil ?ug tlic in tlie upper
| partof that oounty. One planter, living near
i Citronolle. lias sevenil oxen lai<l up with it,
! while the inhabitants go no rally huvo boon
o unpolled 11? ilUpdiso with tho use of milk,
1','uin the *a:no cause. ?
j SrtMr-IIiir>K Tcnnki.? Hakukite!?The
i great mass meeting ut the stuiiip-hous# tun- (
; ll"l comic* till' Oil tho lDlll of August, J.Ot i
| the delegates appointed from Mae.ni. Jnokson 1
an<1 Haywood ho there, Friend's of flic IJluc
I Itidge Kond, turn out, autl nicef your geuerI
ous l'a I motto friend* on the V.kh. ami lift
[good cheer ami harmony characterize the.,
occasion. There will bo sonic tine speaking
? l'orr\ a h1 Muminiuguf, ami a host of otli- |
ol's S tl It CWoliltu's ablest. MlilU>?l>inn will .
lit' tli c ; illul liiji Kxoolleney Gov. C?i>t will
add t > llio interest l>v his presenee. Now is |
the tiiuc lor uuion ami cofieort of notion.? ;
Lot it lint he said that North Carolinians aro
faint-hearted or disintei-eSted in ho nohlc a I
cause. Lot South Carolina resolve to pro.*iOeu'e
this, her host ami surest Impe of ooiineetjnii
with the West. Wo ,havo entire eoiiti- |
tlem o in the company ami officers who eontrol
this work ; it is destined to lie pn?he<l forward
to completion ; ami wo eonlhlently expect to '
he ahl in n few years to take liiifsngeon the '
ears from this place to Ktioxviile or Charles- ;
ton. |*?t none. then, who ehcrish a genuine .
friend-hiii fop 111o Itlnn l{'nt<rr. -...v.....:..
_ ! - - ?/(??? lUlllillll
inactive.? Franklin (.V. <) (iburrrr.
| Tkuuir.i.r. Accident ox tub Soctii C.vroi.i- ;
, X\ ItAII.HoAD ? FlVK lV-ltSON* KiI.I.KO.?\VO
lo:irn that, oi? Thursday ovening. u t**rriI l<*
explosion < ceurreil on nn engine on the South
i Carolina ll&ilrniwl. about fourtoen miles above
I Hranchvillo. The engine was running in
j the panic schedule wiili a freight train, but j
whs in advance of it. From what we can 1
j learn, the donductor on the freight train ami
j some others hud j*??t oil this engine ; so that
i at the time of the explosion there were five j
1 persons on it, all of whom were msimiilv :
! killed. The explosion ?vas a terrible one.
Mowing everything t<> pioce* and throwing
tho drivers to <1 to distance of ono hundred
; yards. Nut one of tho party survived even 1
long enough t?> lie nhle to give miy account of
the cttiHU of the explosion. In an instant, !
they \v9r0 every one hurled into eternity. [
Their bodies were hori'ihly wangled, fume of
them 'having their arms torn off. The engi- j
ncor. we arc inT>rmed. has been on the roa<l ;
for twenty years, and was always regarded i
as a very cautious runner. The following j
arc the names of the unfortunate meij; ?
I Thomas Kingdon, ongineer: Mr. C'hittV.
; freight conductor: Mr. Van J)clki,u. freight
conductor; Mr. Mitchell, ti reman ; Mr. Adams
flreinun.?Carol in in n. ti/A.
Ai.iianv, Augusts.?An accidontoccurred
on the Xui-thorn Knilroad last night, near
-Schagtieoke, to the down train, which wn?
duo lioro tlii? morning at 7.25, WI1011 |wihh'ihj;
tho bridge over T->inpnmiock, the earn .
wem precipitated into the crook, n distance
of _ ') foot, nml into oi^ltt feot water.
Thirteen poison* reported killed, but no
names) from the South reported.
The Hkvknokh of Naj'OF.kon ITI.?
An cditorhtl signed " C." in The. Jio?ton
Traveller, concludes:
. " Nftpoleon, by the actual n'ul of Clreat |
Britain, )i:ih balanced tbc Russian Kuceess
j of ModwV. by i!:e reduction of Scbastupol.
' lie has, with the passive countenance of
! Great Britain, balanced the Austrian ofcu1
nntimi nf u "
... . nun uj iiiv ? ii mttji ui noiiermo,
! The debt to Prussia remains to bo paid off;
but above all tbat to ( Jront Britain. Trafalgar
and Waterloo nVq nioinorto?of r?R? I
and Bhamo In the Jioarts of nil Fr?flehmcii, 1
and especially of atl UonapnrtoA, And, if I
in fliin monflA* - ?* * Ti *' 1
... ...... ..?t>wv, mi- uiii i>i viriMi nrwtiil l?
to oom.0, jdie will only hnvo hornclf to thank,
for tho prenont powerful and proud position
of Wns Napulean i? her work quite an
much ns that of his own genius. Certain
wo limy bo. that of thla groat drum a o' tho
H?conu ICtnpirc, tho fourth and fifth and
grcutcsi of it? acta arc yot to come," |4t |
? ' \ W:
%
iiVctioa of Judge* by the Peoplerl
ne mos| deplorable font tiro in fclie new
Constitution of Virginia, is tlio investiture
ot' ?' o |x;oplo with the power Jo cloctour
.In 1 \\ e con.xiderthin, formauy weighty
pm??i>iis, one of the worst ovils wfrieh tlio
ji:i< .icii for change and iiinovntion has yet
brought upon the State; and we would
willingly advocate {i Convention for the solo
ami specific purpose of restoring to tlio
Legislature tin* power of filling :i11 vacancies
on the bench. That body ought never
to have been divested ot' this important
power. Am long tin they held it, it was exercised
with an eye single to public good,
and we do hot recollect an instahce in
which the public interests were compromised
by an appointment under the old system.
W hy should tho people be troubled
with judicial elections, and how are they
profited by them '( They do not vote directly
lor I'resident, N ice President, and
Senators in (\mgress, and yet they ex perienc-*
not the slightest detriment from tlii.-j
source. If, then, tho present mode of*
electing the high officers jic<t named, bo
consistent with tho public welfare, why
should not the same mode of choosing Jud
iT'-s Ik* equally coiiMiftont with it '!
It is : it unwise and dangerous practice
in n government like ours, tin*t of multiply
iii}; :iml ramifying papular elections beyond
the conservative standard prescribed
liy tlie frami rs of our federal ami State politics.
Wliu believe that tlic national welfare
wmuIiI lie ijMproveil bv withdrawing
t!u- election , f iMWident and Vice President
from the Klectoral College and p!?einir
it innnediatclv in the bands of tbo
people? Or. th it the States would lie benefitted
liy shifting the pK'^thm of Senators
from the legislative tduunbers to tlio county
precincts ?
The administration of justice ""comes
home to the bosom ami business'" of every
citizen alike. There is, or should be. no
distinction of persons?no fear or favor?
nothing whatever to warp its decisions ill
a Court of Law. Intellectual capacity, integrity
and firmness of purpose?unswerving
fidelity to duty?these arc the* great
rcijn'* tey for the bench. An independent
ju 1 ry is one of the main bulwarks of
th 'die Biifetv and happiness. Kverv
iin cut, therefore, which serves or tends
id . -miiKcrine or weaKcn <no spirit t?x Hide;
leneein a judjjc, should be indi?rnavit'y
fhiwnml down by tpeople, si a
pro/: a lit only with mischief.
We assert, without the fear of contradiction,
tlmt an elective judiciary is not
and c.-MMMt be as independent as one that
is not elective, in tlu? sense in which wo
are now usinj* the term. In the former
case, tlie .Judpe is dependent for his oflin>
upon popular favor, and is compelled s?t
comparatively short invervals, here in Virginia,
to submit to the ordeal of tlie ballotbox.
where a thousand iuilueuccf* which
would be powerless in the Legislature may
operate to defeat him. Especially do these
remarks hohl jrood in times of warm p?rty
iVtoHtnnont like ttie present " Din^in^
the ermine of justice in the mire of politics,"
arc wnnls of tmlciun import. Thev
convey an iitea which in revolting to-the
in' 1~ >f every lover of jnstjcx! and they
> f\ (h'^mdntion of tlio bench-which
i-\ citizen shonhl strenuously endeavor
t i as well fur the Bake of his own
us public interests.
i,'-. :i t- - *
j evii, nowever, is up>u n*\ ami tlio
lj' ' thnt can be done is to c??uutorncfr ami
<]' -|ii it by ?>likiotlycons(Tvativc.oxovciso
of 1he franchise by every voter at a judicial
.'lection. If the cunifidatOH would nb.?t
.i i from canvassing their respeetivo distri,
's in stump fiwhimi?if the peoplo will
csi-licw all political party influences in jiivinj;
their suffrages?if they will look only
to the judicial character of the proceeding,
and to the litness of the candidate, if elected,
to discharge the peculiar functions
?1.~ Air. i.- ?i... ? *?
?.I HI. Iimrr niiivn lit' MTKf III lIMJir liaiMiM
?then anil so lunjr will the prOHCtit system
lie rendered comj?:ir;itiv?*!y innocuous.
[ l*elcr*bimj E.rprexf.
T! k Ktimeror Naj>ofcoi\, say* the J
to!i Transcript, has his own way of dealing
with dUTtuultios, whether social, municipal,
or international?as may ho neon hy Ii'h
treatment of the companies of his eaj itsil.
binding, four or live years ago, that
the I'ari.sians Complained of the character
.... i ..i' ?i ?
111*4 |ii it;u hi iiiu giis \y(.11o11 was 801'VCU t<>
thc:n, lie ciUHcd sonic gas-work* to be built
in the ground* of tlie palace tit St. Cloud,
niul fitted with the necessary apparatus lur
the manufacture of that important urticli .
Then, under his own snpcriiitcudcnco, n;?
sisted by several eminent clramists and seicntitic
men, li? caused cxperiuients in tlio
manufacture of pan from all tbo various
materials, from the cheapest to the dear,
est. to be made. When be bud tried I ho
<11Lihrla iiv *l?o U...1 ^
nf iiiim iiiiu ||uu.*
rod np tlio co*t to liin ?.iti?f;iction, lie iuv:*
tod tlio directors of the IN)riniitii <{iih coippanics
to visit St. ('loud and inspect tho nvHiilt.H
of bis experiment*. The effect in
J'iiris was most 8nt>Mfuo4ory. The pct'plo
hnvo now no cause to complain of tlieir gu?,
which oosts them but about one-liiiff. wlwit
it did when tlio Iinperiul Juck-of-nlt-trudvs
commenced snaking.
Tim Pon|W0ulfl (Florida) Observer. h;m
been nwiiiivd bv tb?\ llivilml ?!?? #?? Mnrsklki/'
Col. K. K. Ulnoklmr11, that a c:.r^<>
hundred Africans has hocn landed
Florida coast, nenr Smyrna. JltMgftow
onu it he oxuoctod that the party viuRttintf
tho law will he arrcntud, when tho ifniffed
^larhhal i? denied th.o power and
im: s' of doinir bo? If this, official -wan
v<s-.v,( with Hufflc)ent power and provided
w':?. ;.blo mean*, (an ho applied fur to tho
nr. ,-ir authorities;) he woufd, nerhnpa,
h i v been nblo to preyont such Violation of
i!.. 1 1...1 .. . Ii f ? lit- ?
viht i.i*t f IIM H> !* ? wi^ ?M0 IM'HICU power
oMii want of mount*, U I* o)ii)f>8l, iinjvowiblo.
It in further untlcratooij tlmt tho vowel
whicfy brought thwo AfHcnnn to.our coatrt,
as H'jon op the Innrllttjjt U'rtu aflected, wns sot,
,011 fifo?nJ iibftnddRcq to the elements.
Hk thnt cannot forgivo others breaks tho
bri<!gc oyer whivh he w?*t pas? hiiUBclf.
rtjfo
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