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pifgiEj ij| jpiMESL "TO *'.N*K OWN BKLF RK TRITK, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE * NIC! Ill' TIIK DA V, TIIOU CANST NOT THKN RK FALSK TO ANY MAN." HY ROIPT. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 13, ISCO. VOL. XII. NO. II (*=?'S*fl rr? r*i <=;? rv w ie>>e.ni' vw U l?>iy IF'UlM.Tir&V, The World Harvest. , j They are sowing their seed in tlic daylight fair; SThey uro sowing thwir sued in the noonday's glare; .Tliev arc sowing their soeil in the soft twilight, They arc sowing I heir seed in the solemn night? What shall the harvest be I Tlioy ftic sowing their ?oed of pleasant thought. In tlio spring's green light "they have blithely wrought ; Tlioy have brought their fancies from wood and dell Where the mosses creep and I lie (lower buds swell, uare snail Hie harvest be ! They are cowing the seed of word and deed. Which the cold know not, nor the careless heed, Of (lie gentle ward and the kindest deed I'll at htire blest the henrt in its sorest need; Sweet shall the harvest be ? And Ho:no are sowing the seeds of pain, Ol' Ute remorse and in maddened brain ; And the stars shall full and the sun shall wane, J'Ico they root tlic weeds from their soil again ; Dark will the harvest be ! And some are standing with idle hand. Yet they scatter seed on tlioir native land ; And some are cowing the seeds of care, Whjeh their soil has borne and still must bear; Had will the harvest bo I I'l.A.. - " - . nujr : *)wiiiIMP soon Ol noble (ICl'll, With a sleoplo?? wuioli nn<l .\n earnest heed; AVitli a consoles* Hand o'er tlie earth they sow. An I ilio tlehU arc whitening where'er tlicy go ; U ii-h will lliu havvcat lie ! 8own in tlu-kncsfl, or sown in light. 80911 in weakness, or sown in might, SoWtvin inecknodi or sown in wrath. In the broad work-iiehl. or the shadowy path, Hul'o will tlie harvest l?o ! ' - 1 " _ JPO UYtGAL. Entry of Qciribildi into Naplei?Exciting; 8 denes Tito liberator of Tt.alv ontor>.l " > tho morning of tho. 7 th ult. Tho National Guards of the city wore stationed nt tho nitr.uioc of the town to welcome him, and all tho Hags of the old (r jvornmcnt were torn down. A letter to the London Timr* gives a description of his receplion : At last twelve o'clock strikes and a bell founds, and frn:n a distance n signal is made that (ravihaldi is approaching. " Vina Oaribddi!" rises from a thousand ^ >*ccs, and the train Kti?p5?; a few red jackets got out, and they are seized, hugged and kissed wit!) that most unmerciful violence that character:? iii!. > v?. i(i-i itiiiiiiu amor. 1 noi'o wis oii-j pour elderly iiciti, who, by virtue of his white bearO, was taken for ttniihuldi, und was slobbered that I thought he must have sunk under the operation, but the great man hud gone round by another door, and so there was a rush in all'direction* to intercept him. We drove round hy a sidu street to the front of the ('arinine, and thus by a knowing dodge we came in front of the Dio.fcntor. Photo is no mistaking that face; there is the trr.inddiir and the imnciinoaa .if h.i?i.? /?*.? ( . " i r- " ",,vw,g ? iiolilumtn expressed, nnd docs not say one while plotting another; it is marked by a loyalty which ill Vain might bo sought, for in that of many so called groat olios of tho earth. T was mud. struck with his ca!;n self-possession, nnd the extreme sweetness of his H.nlh'H 1 Ie was not in the carriage, of the French Minister, though 1 believed it had been pi iced at his disposal, but in one hired for the occasion. Followed and accompanied by three linos of carriages, lie went r.lcng the' MiirinolU. through the Aasso For to, surrounded by thousands, and deafened Ity their greeting:), up the Lego Castello, and so on l>y San Carlo and the Palace of the King, which royalty only left a few hours before, and entered the Palace of rccuption of foreign Prince*. The crowd waved backwards and forwards, and looked up to the windows, and Khoutcd for the nppcaranco of (iarihaidi. First eainrt nnn r?>?l ? ?1 vw.-v, viivji* II 11(11 nri . iimi ?t last th* hero. What a cry of " VIra " there roso from tho vust mass holdw! When l:i4t that balcony was occupied by n distinguished person igc it was by tho <?mtitl Duke ot' Tuscany, but iu answer to no oalls, f,,r thftro were only ? few of those idlers wlu? always hang about tho palaces of Princes.? It wan impossible to make himself hoard amid the noiso and confusion, and so (Jaribaldi leant over the iron railing and gazed intently on tho crowd. A wave of tho hand ..l i _.l-i ? lib mm H*Km lor 8IICI1C0, but III Vllin. ' %!( fi! Zitti!" roao from nil nido?, mid thoro w is ft porfeot silence. " Neapolitans," snid ? voicfc na clear n? u bell, and with nn nnnnciotiotr ho distinct that nothing could fuil to reach tho nnr? 14 Thin is a solemn, holy and memorable dn*. Thin d iy, from being subjects under the yolco of tyranny, you have beconic a free pocplo. I thank you in tho name of the wholo of Italy. You have preformed ft great work, not only for Itoly, but for oil humanity, w!i?so rights you huve vindicated.? 4 17w iTali fov liberty,' so much doarer than other nations. 1 Ijong livo Italy!' J' Th<? ory wim taken up by the thousands *i??;ml*lcd, nnd " Vivn Italia V might have been heard from one end of the city to the other. There vfljre curious spcutneles to bo witnessed in tho crowd?thcro wero members of n legion of Amazon* to the number of 200, who, dressed ia tho (jttribnldtan unifonft, had vowed to plaoo themselves in front of the National Guard and of Garibaldi, in oaso the military hrfd Interfered. There we?re priests with triA!nr?l nho??1<len? and baiinora in thoir hnnrdj, nnd bore-heuded, monk* wjtb musket* on their boulder*. Tlioro were men mid woinon with unsheathed sword* nnd daggers mid ?wordjitlijkH in their hand*, which they hrundwhod in d)I the drunkenness of,enithu&la?rn. Thcro were hundred* of Lsfcgur-oni, ariuod with nikea, wbioh hnd been provided for the doK'uoe of tho barricades had tho Bourbons fi:c p^plo to ?ucb oxtronics. 8uob were some of the scenes to bo witnessed. Tlioro is a torohlitflit procession in eh&rgoa nnd on foot in tbo Toledo nnd other part* of tbc olty. Crowd* ru*b ?Jong with torches ' . >. j or banners in one band and knives or swords , in the other, like so n>nny mad Haeohanaj liana, only they were not drunk, except with j joy and newly found liberty, and tliey stop and hug or kiss, and then rush on till they I meet with other crowds. The Capture of General Walker. The New Orleans papers bring us full ac ui'uuio vi me surrender ot the Fillibusters. 'i'lic Delta says: Aftc\; evacuating the fort, under tho threats of the British commander, Walker retreated with his men down the coast to n place about twenty miles from Truxillo, called Roman, where lie was attacked by a party of llondurans, led by a French desperado, who had been released from prison at the Beliz, where lie wag under a sentcuce of death, with a promise uf j?ardon on condition that he captuied Walker. The Hondurans, under the lead of this ruffian, made a vigorous assault on Walker's cauip, but wore met with crreat steadiness and coolness, nnd repulsed with the loss of half their tuen. During the fight the French brigand who led the pnrty made n desperate effort to capture the General, nnd succeeded in wounding him, but was finally killed by the General himself. Retreating in good order further down the coast, Walker reached n place called Cotton Wood, or Limns, where lie was again attached, and apon repulsed his assaillants. Continuing 1 ? ins retreat, hp reachcd the river called Tinto, or Black River, where lie encamped. The natives still pursued and threatened liiin, hut Walker kept thcni at a distance, until information having been sent to Commander Salmon, of the Briti a ship Icarus, who was off the coast, accompanied by a schooner having on board a force of llouduran soldiery?and the British Commander sent up a strong force, composed of sailors and marines of the Icarus and of the llonduran soldiery, who, I surrounded Walker's camp, compelled his : surrender. lie surrendered to the British | Commander, who asked him and Colonel ! Budlcr of whnt enuntrv or ( . . ./ ? J claimed protection. Walker's answer ways, ! "That of Nicaragua." lie was then asked ; if lie desired to place himself under the protection of the British flag. He replied, | " No: that he had no claims on that Goveru| ment." "Then," it is said the British officer replied, ' as you have no Government, I will insure you one," and ordered that he be delivered over to the llonduran officer, who had him and (jolopel Ruuler ironed. I The wholo party was then taken back to > Truxillo, and the men were placed under j British protection, and Walker and. Rudlcr j were imprisoned (jn irons) in tlio fort.? ''"hen Walker whs surrendered to C'aj?t. Salmon, ho made the following proi.T* : | " I hereby protect, before tlio civilized ' world, that when I surrendered to the captain of her Majesty's steamer Iearns, that j officer expressly received my sword and pistol, as well as tlio arms of Col. lludlcr ; and the. surrender was expressly and in so many words to him, as the representative of her Britauic Majesty WlUIAM "WAI.KKK. Oil board tlio otfl iiii-ii' K l qua '? _ . ..V.? lUfll UO, *Jy IOUU, It is stated that tlio Kn^lish occupation of ' the Riy Islands is to continue fur nix months j longer, tho fravrison to be maintained at the expense of Honduras. Much dissatisfaction j is felt at the neglect of our Government to 1 send a national vessel occasionally to those waters, the l ist visit having been uiuuti by the Horn t, more than thirty years ago. CltRM.VrroN IN llrsIA.?A utrange affair is related in tho Itnssian journals at Moscow. ileoently the occupiers of a vast hoube sit tin; corncr of Great \Vest-street were awakened by the plowing and crackling of a fire, nn<l on gotting up, found that a large pile of fuel, consisting of logs of fir-trees, which had been collected in the court-yard, was in flames.? The conflagration was extinguished as soon ns possible. On examining the remains of the fire, the calcined bones of a female were found, and it turned out that a widow, Gained Theleska 'J' , about forty years of age, wlio bad lived in the bonne, had disappeared.? Nothing could bo beard of this woman, and us she had repeatedly declared that in these times the sacrifice of human victims was necessary to appease the wrath of God against | sinners, the conclusion was come to that she had lighted up the fire and placod herself in me v-msi or it to be consuim-d! In the Itussiun ompiro, the Moscow journals state, selfcremation, front motives of religious fanaticism, is not rare, [n tho provinoeof Olonctx, for example, in the course of last spring, not fewrtr ti?Hn fifteen persons, men and women, burned themselves to death, in tho bcliof that they wore performing an act pleasing to Cod. Study of tub Pack.?A story is told of the grout French satirist, which finely illustrates his knowledge of hantan nature. He wan traveling in Ceruiuuv, in entire ignorance of its lauguugo and currency. Having obtained some small chnngo for somo of his French coins, ho used to pay coachnien and others in tho foP >wing manner : Taking a handful of tho nuiuisniaticsl specimens from his pocket, ho counted them, one by one, into tho creditor's hands, keeping bis eyo fixed all tho time on tho receiver's face. As soon as he preccivod tho least twinkle of a smilb, ho took back the last coin deposited 1 i in me nana, ana returned it, with tho remainder, to his pbeket. * He aftorwards found that, in pursuing this method, he had not overpaid for anytning. A R'?m asce-rradinii young man wao one day j passing u muir-luiid farm, wliich was hplf oovcoverod with furie and hoath, and a fine back- j ground-of barret: roekrf and dnrh pine*, lie vaid to the farmer who wan grinding his way i through the t.-ugged earth, " A magnificent locality, sir I?one of Nature'? triumphal?*an <*mbtdiinent ?f poetry J " Oh, yes, said the farmor, wiping theInrgo drops of parsplratiou from hlh brow, " the poetry of the place is vary treel, but if ye had to plough tip the prose of tho ground, ya'cl whth the poatry far enangh." Latest Foreign News. Considerable uneasiness was felt in Paris owing to apprehensions of a collision between the French troops in ltoinc and (Jaribuldi's ; legions. The hope of more serious complications being avoided, was chiefly founded on the e.\| peetation that the Pope would shortlv leave, i Home. The Sacred College were exerting their influence to induce hinj to seek an nylum in Spain or Austria. If the l'ope departs, the French would follow his example, and the Sardinians would at once occupy Hume. It w;is reported that Gen. Guyon's forccs would be increased to 20,000 men. The London Times says that the 1'npal nr4 my no longer axists, for the 10,000 men hesieged in A n con a may already be reckoned HiiiiHig v/cin. v.iiiKimi s prisoners. The London Herald says the Papal army lias been defeated, but not dishonored. Latnorieiere was evidently out-numbered, and bis forces, ill organized and ill formed, were no match for a regular army, led by able commanders. The London Chronicle says the result of the recent battle is to transfer to the King of Sardinia the whole Roman territory, except Home, Orbitello and Civita Vccchia. The foreign journals notice prominently the struggle between the civil and military leaders of the Italian revolution, and the subject is adverted to in several of the London papers. The London Herald says the fate of Italy is involved in tho struggle between Cavour and (iaribaldi. Tho Loudon Times observes that '"both men mean the same thing, and arc endeavor iu? u< uuium niu same oojcct, Dut uavour recognizes difficulties which have to be avoided, while (laribaldi believes he can ride down all obstacles, sword in hand (Jaribaldi's impulsive system is admirable against his own countrymen, but favour's will be indispensable to Italy as an antagonist for France and Austria." Affaius in lloMfi.?The London Herald's j Paris correspondent is informed that a manifesto by the Pope, announcing his deteruiina- J tion to withdraw from Jlonie, is nlreadv nre- ! | pared. The London Times quotes from a Turin k'ttcr of the 8th, that Garibaldi persists in attacking Home while the French and the Pope ' are there. The government of Victor Kmanuol will repulse the attack in concert with itallies, no matter what may L - the consequeu- I ees. The same letter also says that co'.npleto an- , archy reigns in Sicily, and administrative dis- | order at Naples. Tub Uatti.kBktwkkx Lamorioikue and Cialdini.? Tlic battle of the IHtli, between Lamoricicre nnd Cialdini, lasted six hours.? After tho battle, the greatest portion of the Pontifical army capitulated. The foreign troops will not return to their respective countries. The following official despatch had reached Turin : Iks I, September 18.?Lmnoriciere, with 1 1 ,000 men, attacked to day the position lately taken by Cialdini at Castle Fidaldo. The fight was abort hut desperate, with the following results : Tho junction of Lutuoricicre's corps with the remainder of his troops at An cona ia preventedj six hundred prisoners have been made; six pieces of artillery and a flag were taken ; only the wounded, among whom was (juiiuta! J'ienodeni, fell into the hands of C'ialdini. The loss of the enemy is considerable. A column of six thousand men made a sortie from Aneona and took part in the fight, but was compelled Jo retire, and is being pur 1 L_ il - M V ' "" sucu uy inu oaruiman troops. I lie Neapolitan fleet opened lire against Anconn. Lamoricicre, with a few horsemen, succeeded in reaching Aucona. Outside of Aneona there is not a single Pontiiieial battalion. Tho London Times' city article, dated on the cveuing of the 20th, says : On tho news of the defeat of Lamoriciere, tho English funds ope.led this morning at a further fractional improvement, which was upheld thro'out the di'y, notwithstanding the near approach of tho end of the quarter. No gold I i ? ? .1 ' ? won uougniuy mc mm; to-(lay. After the official publications of Ciuldini's victory Turin was e? ft h\ The illuminations were general. The six hundred prisoners of war taken nt Spoleto aro Irishmen. The Sardinian Government wished the British Minister to take charge of and Bend thorn home, but ho declined, saying he could not regard their, as British subjects. No foreign Minister, except the French, had beon ordrfVed to quit Turin. Important* Dkmands of Garihaldi.? Advices from Turin assort that a letter had j been addressed by Garibaldi to Victor Emanuel, demanding the immediate dismissal of; n i ?i ? * * - * vvitvour :inu i'nriui. lie also demanded thirty thousand Sard id inn soldiers to garrison Naples. Oaribnldi'sfetter is couched in respectful but energetic terms. The nbovo conditions aro specified by Garibaldi as a sine qua non of gopd understanding between him and l'iodmont. Tho King iniiucdiatcly despatched a notfi to Qaribnldi, but the contents are not known. Tho Ministry will communicate to the Sardinian Parliament tho demands nf Garibaldi, and request ita approval of their conduct. Should thiu approval ho withheld, tlio Cabinet will resign. If Garibaldi's request is granted, tho Kiyg will pluco himself at tho head of his army amd march for Naples. Much agitation prevailed at Turin. Sovcnty-four Austrian vessels of war, mounting nine hundred gunt?, arc oidercd to rendezvous off the island of Lizzn, in tho Adrtatio., Tiro Austrian protest against tho invasion /if iliA Itnman JAU Ita/H 1 >? ?!? v; ??? I'w.*vn ?"U IVUWIIUU 1 4%ft 40.?" Austria wilt not interfere at present, uiiIohr Vonetia is attacked, but holds herself froo to choose her own time of attacking the revolution. I Su.MMAUY PUMSUMKXT IN SvilIA.?Military operations in Syria would commence after the hot weather. Aohinct Pacha, Osman Doy, and MuMaplia Hey, who betrayed the Christians at llaskya, anil Osmcn 1?oy, who commanded the troops during the massacres, were shot at Damascus on the 8th. Fhanck.?The Paris correspondent of the London Post telegraphs that the statement of nn attempt on the life of the Emperor Napo; id totally unfounded. A^umor was current iis Paris flint Pmmt Persiany will shortly follow M. Thouvcncl in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Paris Constitutionncl gives a catcojrori- \ cal denial to the report that tho islands of Sardinia and Elba are to be ceded to France sis indemnity for the annexation of Naples ami Sicily to Piedmont. Recipes. Malonv/s Mixtukk for tuv*. Couo.n cut Ccn.T).?Take one teacup of Ibixseed, soak it ; all night. In the morning put in a kettle two j quartu of water, a handful, split tip, of liquorice root, oue rpinrtcr of a pound of raisins, broke in half. Let them boil till the s/rcngth i.s thoroughly extracted, then add! the flaxseed, which has hcou previously soaked. Let nil boil about half an hour more, watching and stirring, that the mixture may not burn. Then strain, and add lemon juice and sugar to taste. Take any quantity, cold, through the day, and half tumblerful, warm, at night. The above is a most excellent re1 cipe. I LiM.Mr.nt FunSin.unj? and Bih isks.? , A raw egg, well beaten, half a pint of vinegar, an ounce of spirits of turpentine, a quarter of an ounce of spirits of wine, and a quarter of an ounce of spirits of camphor: these iu uc imxuu io}rciner, urst oissolviii? 111 (5 camphor in tho spirits of wine, then put the mixture in a bottle and shake for ten minute?, alter which it is to be corked down | tightly to exclude the air. In half an hour it is fit for use. cirilk roil Canckk.?Take a quantity of red oak hark, burn to ashes ; to this add water ; hoil Jo the consistency of molasses. Apply it freely to the part affected ; leave it on for an hour, afterwards cover the plasters with tar; remove in u few days; and it' protuberance appear in tin; woum\ apply the plaster and tar .. w ?..i i > ' miiuiiiuivij- aim' M'oy an u;s:\ppcar; utter wliicli apply anv healing salve. lVntih Suitk Throat.?Ft lias been as certained by experiment that good youst, taken internally, is a sovereign remedy for putrid soro throat. It gives almost instant relief. Cum fop. Wauts axdOohns.?The bark of a willow tree, burnt to ashes, mixed with strofi? vinegar, and applied to the parts, will romovo all corns or cxcreseenccs on any part of the body. Vice Ukoknts fou South Cauoi.ina.? Wc notice in our previous number the appointment of .Mrs. Mary Chcsuut as Vice Kegeut for South Carolina. Since then, some few facts in reference to this venerable and i.,i.. i - ? t i Kiujf mi vu uumu to our KDOW'Iedge, which will, wc doubt not, interest our readers. Mrs. Chcsnut was the daughter of Col. John Cox, of the Quarter .Maxtiir's Department in the llevolutionary Army, and of Miss Hoes, (we arc not positive that we spell it correctly,) of New Vorlt. ' For some years previous in tlic IJevolut!'""), ^'ol. Cox was a merchant residing in Philadelphia About the time of the war, ho removed to a beautiful country seat on tho Delaware, near Trenton, called JBIoomsburv : but his health fnil. ing, in 1700 ho returned to Philadelphia, where lie died in 1003. lie was always esteemed as a patriot and a man of integrity and courage, he was a friend of General Washington's, and in habit of frequent social intercourse with him. Although for sixty-three years a resident of South Carolina, Mrs. Chesnut's early life was passed at her father's oouiuiy scat of Blooinsbury; and it was while residing thorc, that the incident occurred to which we have before referred, of j her being c-t those who welcomed General Washington at Trenton bridge. Col. Cox's removal to Philadelphia took place during tho session of the first Congress? and Mrs. Chcsnnt, then Miss Cox, was in the habit of attending Mrs. Washington's drawing room receptions, and always on those occasions having a few words with General Washington minseit. Mie speaks of having met him, for the last time, at a complimentary ball given him on his birth-day it 1700. It is a singular ami touching coincidence, which has thus made this venerable lady the connecting link between the past and the present, and placed her as one of that baud of patriotic women who arc endeavoring to perpetuate the memory of their country's father in tho. h^nrla nf the Aracriean people, and one presiding over j a Strte which in remarkable for the heroism j of it? revolutionary women, who curried their j patriotism ho far, tlrat when the British held j possession of Charleston they clad themselves in mpurnioog.?Mount Vernon RccOrd. A flBlRirp's officer was sent to execute a writ against a Quaker. On arriving at tho house ho .- ?w the Quaker's wife, who, in reply to the inquiry whether her hnxhnnri wns at home, an nwered in the affirmative, fit tho same timo requesting him to ho Rented, and her hnsband would speedily soo him. Tho officer waited patiently tor some time, hut tho fair Quakeress coming into tho room, he reminded hor of her promise, that ho should bco hor husband. " Nay. friend, I promised that ho should seo thee. lie has Been thoo. He did not liko thy looks, therefore ho avoided thoe, and han left the house by another path." Tnfc most fascinating women are those that can most enrich the everyday moments of existence. In a particular Anil attaching sense, thoy aro all those that can purtr.ko our pleasures and i our pains in tho liveliest and most devoted manI nor. Bniuty ii little without this. With itsho j is, indeed, triumphant. A Picture of Columbia. In the Knickerbocker Magazine, for Oc- , tobcr we find tlie following pleasant sketch | of our beautiful State Capital: " The business of Columbia, aside from its | retail trade, amounts to mere nothing. Co| lunibia never will bo anything but a retail place. Charleston is accessible to all the I principal points in the State. Charleston is the only comincrcinl city in South Carolina? the only place that can command the trado oi any extent ot country outside of its own I vicinity. Columbia is, and always will bo, ' the political centre of the State. Hut the ! pride of Columbia is in its institutions of learning, and in its splendid gardens. "The great attraction of Columbia is its numerous and magnificent gardens. It has long borne the name of the 'Flower Garden a t. - OI ? il 1 . * - m inu nuuui : nnu tins name it is, without ! doubt, justly entitled to. The city is built ! 011 the ' sprcad-cnglo' principle?the eovcridl-t.hc-ground-you-cnn-gct principle : every residence surrounded with a garden?a block, or half block, fenced in with a brick wall, or walled in with a board fence, about eight feet high : the ground of which iaclosuro is kept in a high state of cultivation, planted with choice flu Wei's and shrubbery, and nil exquisitely arranged. They arc truly delightful I places, regular harcir.s, or would be, if in Turkey. " At the North, a garden is a place for raising potatoes, cabbage, onions, and other useful vegetables; but here it is a different sort of a thing altogether. It is an inclosure, as 1 have told you, varying in extent according to the size of the man's pile; but generally about a block or half-block, with a marble house made out of wood, standing near the middle, for the man to live in ; a glass house, near one corner, for such delicate plants ns arc not parti d to winter, to live in ; a great | variety or liowers, and curious smelling weeds, and strange bushesj and what ground is vacant, laid off into fancy patlis and walks, with the grass hoed out, which would be such nice places for school-girls to hip-it-t-hop. "Then there arc thick bunches of grapevines running over racks laden with hanging clusters of grapes, such as the spies got in < Janaan, and iig-trces more than thirty-five feet high, though history suys they only grew twenty, loaded with ripened ligs, and plums, and apricots, and pears, and peaches, and oranges,and nectarines,ami potnegranats, temptingly waiting for school boys to come around. Then again, there is cedar of Lebanon, and macnolia. and olive mul hmml nnrl and faurestenius, and butloo, and abutclrn, and Cbtrapia, and coton castor, and oleander, and palmetto, locked in each other's embrace, and gayly holding blossoms in their hands, while, aloof from all, stands lone Acacia, weeping, and creeping up among them is the cactus, and the jasmine, and the passioir vino, and the honeysuckle, and bignonia, and tli6 lata nin, and the mystcria, and the plumbago, and the ipon.asa, and the asclepias, unfolding their rich-tinted and sweet-scented buds to entice, while they stealthily entwine their long ten * ? 1 1 %* - uru-iingcrs arouna me arms iind bodies of the (lowering trees, binding them into arbors that exclude the rays of the sun and the gaze of the world; where a poetic young man and n romantic young woman nugbt repose on a green mossy bank, beneath the luxuriance of foliage, inhaling the perfume-sickened air that swoons around them, and forgetting the world I and themselves, fancy that they were in the Garden of Eden, eating apples. " The Gardenia is the most fragrant flower known. Last week one of these lovely flowers was given me by a little girl in the sli'cci, whom I never saw before, and probably never shall again j I put it in a glass of water, and it now fills my room with exquisite perfume. It is astonishing the amount of perfume one of these little flowers can contain. The flower, when full blown, is larger than the rose, is perfectly white, nnd grows on a bush, with a uiiiiv j;ni:n icui ) llie ICHI, 1)0111 01 tUO llOWCr and the hush, is thick and tough, and does not easily wilt; they arc poisonous, if eaten. The most common way of propagating this plant is by cutting n twig, with a flower in it, | and putting the end of the twig in n bottle of ! water : in a week's tyno it will begin to send j out roots, then it may be set in the ground, | mid will continue to grow. There is a richness | about the gardenia that would make it a favor, itc if it were not a flowering shrub. Here, j in the gardens, tho bush grows about six to seven "feet high, and from fivo to eight feet across; but in the low-lands, along the coast, it may bo met with, in a round, oval hill, thirty feet across, and in it? flowering magnificence, every twig bearing a blossom in tho course of the season. It blooms from April ! to September, and is an evergreon. | "This shrub is a native ot South Carolina, uiiu, uwuruiug 10 us cany nisiory, it was discovered by a man by the name of Garden, and hence its name. It prows spontaneously along the coast, and on the capos of South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and on some of the islands. " But the pomegranate is tho most beautiful I of nil the flowering tuees, witn its long slender j boughs aud crimson blossoms, like a flock of ! brilliant red-birds, nestling in the green, and ! gently swaying in the breczfl. There are four j species of the pomegranate, the single and ! double-red. the vnriermtoft ?nil Mm " In a tropicnl climate, the flowers hnvo a ! more delicatc tint, and a richer perfume than | tliey do in a Northern climntc. A rose bv i any other nnme niny smell ns sweet, hut it will not be as sweet at the North an at the South. The rosea arc now blooming a second timaj and such rosos as they have here I never saw North. There is more attention givon to the culture of flowers in the Southorn States than in tho Northern States?perhaps not more attention given, but tho same Attention produces nioro and finer flowers. Tho gardens are private property, but they are open to visitors at all hours of the tlnv, and open to students at all hour's of the night. " Thit*H a oity set upon a hill. A city upon a hili, though hid?hid by its wealth uf foliage ; yet a oity that may not be forgotten. | Tt wtll linger in tlic memory, lasting as the ' principles of its people, bright as the eyes of its fair daughters, graceful as the waving boughs of its blossoming trees, delicate os the shading of its tinted roses, and fragrant as the (lowers whose perfumed breath loads the passing breeze. Fair Columbia!?Floral Queen of the South !?1 lift my hat to thee. ?T. II. XL" Freaks or a Maniac.?About a year siuce. a gentleman in Wisconsin bccaino insane, and was sent to the liiinatic Asylum in '.bat State, llo was a physician of Kupeiiot1 cultivation, and of remarkably prepossessing appearar.ee, about thirty years old. Some six weeks ago he craped anil went to Chicago. There lie encountered a friend who loaned him quite a sum of money, having no suspicion of his insanity, lie supplied himself with new and elegant clothing and started fo. J<aporte, Indiana, where he remained long enough to win the uflection8 of .. mm wuamiv wiuow, ami \vns married to her. During the brief courtship, lie exhibited no indications of lunacy, but shortly after his mariuge lie commenccd acting in a manner which startled and shocked his wifo and her friends. Among other fancies ho believed ho -.van a sheep, and insisted upon crawling on his hands and feet, bleating in the most absurd manner, llo v.-ould then fancy himself a rattlesnake and nr.ko frantic attempts to bite tho members of his household. Tho unhappy lady, at length worn out with watching him and endeavoring to restore his reason, inado preparations to send him to the Asylum at Indianapolis, but bis insanity sharpened his wits and ho adroitly escaped. llo then went to Syracuse, w here be actually purchased a block of buildings. Tho papers were made out, and lie was to call the next day with the money, llo was t?? pay anoutragoous sum for the property, and the parties with whom he made the bargain chuckled vastly. But they saw no more ol him. The lunsitio started westward. At Buffalo lie bargained for an iinincnso amount of corn, to he delivered in New York, and then proceeded to Cleveland. There lie endeavored to negotiate for sonic real estate, but talked so absurdly that the parties with whom lie had interviews rofused to treat with him. McAnwhilo his friends, and particularly his wife in Wisconsin, (for he has a wile and two children in that State) were making every effort to ascertain his whereabouts. They traced him to Syracuse, and from there to Cleveland, but ho had already gone from there, and was finally captured at Adrian, Michigan. When not in the rabid fits, few would discover the unfortunate man's true condition, lie would make many absurd propositions, and offer exliorbitaut sums of money for property that bit his fancy, but ho would do so in so candid and captivating a manner, as to, in mo^t cares, di^iirm su*pit>ion. Thk First Hi.ood ov tiik Irrkfrssiblk Conflict.?We publish else whore some particulars of an affray at the Now York Hotel, on Tuesday night, and which has created considerable excitement among the floating population of the metropolis, especially the Southern gentlemen at present sojourning with us. It appears that some ill feeling exists between the officers of the Central Republican Club (who have their rooms opposite the New York llotel) and the proprietors of the famous caravansary, who have refused to permit a rope sustaining a Lincoln banner to be attached to their property. Nevertheless, the flag was raised and duly dedicated on Tuesday night, under the auspices of the Wide Awakes, who were received with hisses and other marks of disapprobation by the inhabitants of the hotel. Subsequently a charge was made upon the crowd by the Wide Awakes, and a small riot ensued, in which several inoffensive persons were beaten with lanterns and torches. When the police arrived, they arrested, not the Wide Awakes, who had committed the overt acts, but the gcmiiuiuvu who ::uu neaten. One person was taken into custody for avowing himself to be n Boll-Everett man. lie was locked up nil night, and in the morning brought before the incorruptible Alderman Brady, who mulcted the prisoner in five dollars tine.? The whole affair is a most disgraceful one, and will tend'to bring the Wide Awake organization into disrepute. No matter what might have been the provocation, these irresponsible persons had no possible right to commence an indiscriminate attack upon the people in front of the hotel. It is for the police, great numbers of whom are always in the part, of Broadway where the affair occurred, to preserve the peace. The Empire <n..u ' ' i ijiuu, in ns worst, nays, never was guilty of such an act of rowdyism as that which the Wide Awakes committed in front of the Now York Hotel on Tuesday evening. If this organization really interds to carry cut. by forco of arms, Senator Seward's idea of the " irrepressible conflict," we may as well know it at once. In such cases, to be forewarned is to bo forearmed.?.Y. 1'. Ifcrahl. Muskets Von tub South.?The Washington correspondent of the New York World, in his dispatch to that paper on Wednesday, saya that the Government has ordered 17,000 stands of arms to PJit Moultrie, South Caro- j linn, lie says that as there is not more than three hundred men needed to garrison the defences of South Carolina, the order is viewed with no little suspicion by the cool-headed at Wcshington and elsewhere. If the report be true, we suppose thov urn at a loss to know what use is to bo made of those puns, whether they nro to bo put into tho hands of the secessionists or uscn agaii.st 1 them should occasion roriuire. We presume thcy avc sent to the TTnitcd States Arsenal, and perhaps arc the quota that belongs to this State. Time will show?Guardian. A youno ensign of a regiment, residing in lodgings, the sitting-room of which was very small, wns viaitcd by one of bis fasftionablo fli<r?i<ls. who. Oil tnkini* !??? ? , . _ oaiu, " Wall, Oharlod, and bow much longer do you mean to Htop in thin nutshell ?" To whioh he wittily replied, " Until I become n kernel." I'okts mnko a book of nntu.o, wherein they read Ickrouh unknown to other minds, even afl astronomers make a book of tha hoavens, and read therein the inyvuuuutB of the planets.