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Current of Events. They tell of a lady speculator in Now York who made $p00 In gold and from that netted $5,000, and finally by successful "bear" operations Increased the sum to $100,000. She has a passion for diamonds and invests her winnings in them. She is flow watching tle market ready to sail in again when she thinks the time comes. The Washington Union announces that all the Democratic papers and twenty-two out of forty-six Republican papers ini Cali fornia, support the President's policy. The Commissionors from liritish North America, appointed with a view to inquir ing into the best means of opening comner cial intercourse between the West. Indies and the British Provinces in North Ameri en, have returned, and report very favor able progress in that direction. The Chamber of Commerce have tele graphed the California delegation in Con gross their resoltitions requesting the pas sage of a law making it felony to transport nitro-glyceribe within the United States on American vessels. Col. Babcock, of General Grant's istalf, has started overland for California, via Denver and Salt Lake cities, on an inspec tion tour that will occupy several months. OeniSherman will visit, for a similar pur pose, the posts on the upper 'Missouri, cross over by vay of the Black Hills to Denver, and return by the Smoky Hill route. Gen. Sackett will inspect the posts ou tle ex freme northwestern frontier to the British possessions. 'The London Times has a statement that in one year fro:n this time tie annual cost of the public debt of Great Britain vill be lightened by more than a half- a million sterling. This is in consequence of tle ap proaching termination of the annuity of ?585,740 contracted in 1823 to be paid to thoBankof Edgland'for forty-fotryears, thle last lalf..yearly portion of which will fnii due in April, 1867. Time expiring' of this annuity, commonly known ate the -Dead Weight," will not in any way atrect tihe ac counts of the bank, the requisite teserves laavibg alwave been made to reinstate the principal amount. A telegram from St. Petersburg, dated April 14th, announces that an attempt, to assassinate the Emperor of Russia ias made at 4 P. M. yesterday. The uipe ror Alexandria was entering his carriage to take his usual drive, whena an unknown in dividual fired a pistol at him. Tiae b.all providentially missed its aim. Tiae police are investigating the matter. The man who attempted the Emperor's life is a Russian landowner of small maneans. who considered himself itjured by tihe emancipation of the serfs. Ie discharged the pistol within a few feet of the Emperor, and tle shot would have probably taken effect had not a peas;atl turned aside the assassin's arm. This pea sante had been ennobled. It is said that the Emperor, with perfect presence of mind, himself, seized tiae oulprit, asking hin uttiet ly : "What have I ever dono to you that you should seek my life?" The garrison of Washington was by or ders abolished on the 28th uIt. All of the remaining forts have been dismantlel. It. F. Remington, of Springtiehl, mas.:a ohusett , has obtained a patent, for the last novelty-a paper shirt-to be got tap for lthe modest sum of twenty-five cents, and to be sweat proof. The New York Oonnaercial',s Washingtonk correspondent says it is runmor-ed that tlhe President. advocates. thae calling of a nat iota al Constitutional Convention to settle thec issutes now penading. In thae Senate, on the 30tha ult., 3Mr. Howe from thme Library Commnittee, reported a joint resolution for the purchase of thme li brary of He'ot. James L. P'etigrua, for the Law Library of Congrenss. A violent. tornado swept over- a portion of Rockingham County, Na., on Monday last. Fences. Fences, barns, sheds anad or. ohards were torn do-wa and scattered like straw. Dwellings 'were turned round and oapsized. In the town of aEtna, some hmalf a dozen buIldings were unroofed. A company has been organIzed in thec city of Now York, with a capital of S2,500,000, in shares of $,26 each, with a view of lend.. ing naoney for the working of cotton plan tations, seooredl by mortgages, atad by pledges of oneshalf of tha'ca-op- in additiona. Thte htail storm which passed over ld-ti morem on ruesday night, was one of the most remarkable meteorological phenomena of the kind ever witnessed. In for-ce and fury and the siz,o and hardness of the hailstonaes, i was unparalleled, We think it, a nmooer ate computation to-say thait 20,000 panats f glass were shattered b,ytfie stowm A negotiation of consIderable nm.gnit.ua-le has justbeen concluded with the. Mexican Minister here, which involves the cessation to certain leading American capitalists o nearly the entire penuinsula of Lower Cali, fornia. The failure of the ea'erat's National day. has caused conslderable oxoitenent. Soveral of our citizens are heavy dosers The Government Is also a loser to thoajnodnt of $600,000. WINNSBORO. Thtradayfltornung,'llay 10, 1866. (RP" T. P. SLIDER, Esq., is the solo ngent, for this paper in Charleston S. C. Stonewall Jackson. To day is the anniversary of the death of General TnoNfAS J. JACKSON. Gen. JACKSON was born January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia. IIis father died when he was but three years old, leaving his family penniless- The little boy TrostAs lived with an inule until he was seventeen years old. In the meantime lie labored on the farms in the sumimer, and went to school three mont,s in the winter, where he gained the rudiments of a plain English education. His habits of life at this early age, are described as grave and seriogs-his dischargo of every duty conscientious and complete. At the nge of sixteen, he was elected con stabie of the county of Lewis (where his uncle who raised lived,) and the duties of that office he discharged with intelligence and credit. When seventeen he set out on foot for Washiington, to secentie an appoint ment, as cadet, at \Vest Point. Some political friends ailed him, and lie en tered lipol his studies there in 1842. [i July, 1846, at the age of twenty.twvo, lie graduiated with distinction, was brevetted second hieutenait,and immedi at ely ordered to report for duty in Mexi. co, under Gen. TAYLOR. He was sub. sequemly transferred to Gen. SCOTT'S command. In August, 1847, he was inde first lieutenant in MAGIRUDER'S battery, aid was brevetted captain for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles o! Contreras and Churubusco. In Mardi, 1819, lie wias brevetted iajor for the same gallantry in tho sil) sequent battle ofChiepultepec' In Feb. rniary (29th,) 1852, he resigned his com mlisiion in the U. S. Army on account of hlis health, wheni he obtained a pro. fessorship ini the Virginia Military In stitute where ho remained itil the Greal. Revolution. le married Miss JiNKIN, daughter of the Rev. Dr. JuN. KiN, president of the Washington Col. lege. This lady and her children died. and lie was afterwards married to Miss Monisox, of North Carolina,-his only living child, a daughter, born shortly be. fore his death, beinig the sole issue of this marriage. Gen. JACKso;- was the- first colonel coniiissioned by the State of Virginia, itLer her secession. May 3d, 1861, h1e took the cominmand at Harper's Ferry. Maiy 23d, same year, lie was relieved by Glen. Jos. 10. JoizNsoN, and assigned to the conmmind of the iinfantry in the Shienanidoah Valley. On the 2nd of July,. Col. JA UKsON met, and defeated the enemy at, Falling W\aters, and tis success gained him the appointment ol Blrigadier.Generah. On the memorable 21st Jiily, 1861, in to first battle ol Mfanasaas, the fortunes of the day seem. od waning, and Gen. BEE rode up te General JACKSON and eXClaimedi in bit, ter despair, "Gen erail, they are beating us back I' "Sir, we will give them the bayonet!' replied JACKSON. Gen. BmE diashied b)ack to thme rem nants of hiis command, and fronting tc JACK80N, calledl out to his men, "Thtere is JACKSON standing like e st.onewall I Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Folfow mae !' From that day to thme 28th April, 1 803, "STroNnwALr." JACKSON'S career, was bitt one blaze of brilliat snecesses. T[hiat career has eclipsed the brightest page of history of anty other hero. It wits at Ohancellorsville that' Gen. JACKSON received his fatal wounds. On the 28th April, after the conflict was over, when JACKSON himself ha& saidj, "The danger is over, the enem.Ils routed," Anel he had given order. to A. i n Hill "to press on," thak lhe turned from the front, and, with his staff, rode back, in a trot, toward his own men. It waa late at night-9 or 10 o'clock. His own-mno thought the Gen. and staff were onpmies, and bred upon them. Two of his staff were shot down, and the General himself pierced by three balls. He foll from his horse, and was caught by Capt. WoRstY, to whoin lie said, "All my wounds are by my own mell.1 Thik fatal and "untoward event" drew forth a fire from the enemy who made a sudden advance and actually charged over JAcKsoN's hody. But they were repulsed, and the General was rescued. While born upon the lit. ter one of the bearers was shot down, and this gave the General a severe rall adding to the injury of his wounded arm. He was left in that condition for five minutes until the fire elackened, when lie was taken off iii an ambulance. As he was carried ol' the field, frequent inquiries were made by the soldiers, "W ho have you there ?" The General told the Doctor "Do not tell the troops I am wound. ed." A mortal prostration succeeded his Wounds and injuries, though lie con versed freely. Mrs. JACKSON was at his bedside. and when she told him lie was about to die, his reply was, "Very good, very good, it is all right." Ie sent messages to his friends, the generals and others, and feebly*express. ed his desire to be burri ed in, Lexington, in the Valley of Vir. ginia." le then began to wander in mind and to give orders to the commissary of his corps, tho surgeons and the com mnanders. His last words were "A. P. Him,, prepare for action." An d at fifteen minutes past three in the evening, a beautiful Sabbath even ing, May 10th, 1863, the pure soul of our beloved JAcKso- took its flight to rfeaven. Thui passed away the great light from the Southorn constellation, atid from .he shock of its departure the Sautih never recovered. By friend and roe the memory of that great and be. loved chieftain is reserved. In a letter from Major.General FRANK P. Bi.An, jr., of the Federal army, to the recent mass meeting of the Johnson party .in St. Louis, that officer and gentlenian says : " Would they (England and France) fail to honwr anl cherish, Us part f their own, glory the memory of thIt illus. trious throag of he dead led by SToNE. WAL. JACKSON ? The following is the suggestion of the Richmoni Examiner as to the manner in which thi4 day be observed-: lhe 10th of May is the anmverrv of the death of "Stonewall" Jackson, and we propose that no b)usiness be transacted on that day, that all stores he closed, that all papers intermit pub. lication, and that our churches he open. ed for iiemorial services for the deadl of the whole Coiifedeorate army. In all the churches let collections be made for the preservation of the neglected graves of our soldiers, and let all unite in the testimonial with devout and liberal hands. The flemalid for a (ollal Party, The Rlichmond limes calls for the formation of a new party in politics to be called the "T.nion conservative par. ty.'' There is really no occasion for any party in the South, although there is nothing amiss in the discussion of the elements best to form such. Tihe time will conme wvhen the demand for party will arise, and for that reason public opinion in the South, instead of being indifferent or reckless and divided should rally around one common banner for the advocacy and def'ence of political rights. There will' be hot contest for the maintenance of those right, not of armp however, but of words. And it therefore become usn d( the South to pre-determine what shall be the concert ed course ofthie South The name of 'the party naturally grow.out of the circumstances origioat. ing it. We have been compelled to swear allegiance to the Constitution and the Union thereundet ; that is, to smn tain the Constitution as interpreted by the consolidationist, in contradistinction to that interpretation adopted heretofore by the secessionist. And it will be the interest of the South to claim a strict adherence to the provisions of tho Con stitution by all parties. In other words, it will be her interest to conserve the principles of the Constitution, not as stereotyped and unchangeable princi. pies, but as living and acting principles. That is, to demand that whatever changes are made in thto administration of Government, and which are necessary to keep pace with the age, shall be made according to the methods provided in the Constitution ; fot in no other way can we be said to be supporting the Constitution and the Union there under. We woulld therefore prefer the name "Conservative Union party" to that of the "Union conservative party." Tihe difference between these is not simp ly that of tweedle-dm and tweedle-de. Extract of a Letter from Mexico. At our own request we- have been furnished with the following extract of a letter received by a gentleman. of this place from a distinguishcd gentleman in the city of rexico: CITY (;' MExico, } March) 28th 1866. f DKY.%n - From your letter and other sources, I see that considerable excitement exists in the Sonth about. emigration to Mexico. It is a magnifi cent country, and of immiiense resources, but I oannot adviso you to-come here, at least for the present. There are many people in the South who would do well to como here as fiarmers, could the-y get laud. But tilnfortunatelV the management of the colonization business in this country has been very much botched and is likely to become a total failure. There are thousands of Southerners who may hereafter do well by coming here, but I'do not think you or your children are among the nmnher, for this is a very peculiar contry. I do r.ot. call myself a resident here' The saino varied experience in dillbrent countries, and much study of history, which ena bled ue, as you well remember fron our conversations, to jutdge caluly of the f(1. ture during our late war, leads in to be entirely confident, that should tny life be spared, I will one daLy, perhaps not a distant one, return i.o my iome, in equality and perhaps in trintmph. I ad vis.- you to remain in the country and nurse your remaining mea-s. Wrilg up your children to indistry and economy, and above all don't allow any temporary expediency, or undue depression to lead you to devote any of them to a profes. sion (as the law) wihich is useless to them out of their own country, or to any occupation which may prove an imliedi ment in their rise in social position. Make them Merchants, or if thVy have no. c!.atical talent, place item in the higher lines, su1h as those of engineers, archi. tects, builders, &c. Cut loose entirely from niggordom, slavery and every thig cotnnecte-d wvith them, int all your busi ness relations. Seek white labor. Eivery att,empt to organaize free tnegro labor for the beniefit of thte whlites ill surely fail. "Plant erocr-acy" is as dead as Julius Cosar ; "thte fool~killer" slew it. The negro with us, as every where elso will become a small farmeri, small mechatnic, or tradler, or a co-laborer in the fields of the poior wvhites, and in the course of time entirely disappear. By keeping this itt view, acceptitng the sit uation, economising, ad tnot "despismng the day of small thtings" or spending mtotey before it is earned, you can again revive the fortunes of your family. Yours, &c. The Oath of Postmasters, By reference to Governtor Onn's let ter to thto Columbia Pho~nixv, it will be seen that the post onfice here, as else. where, will be closed unless there be a regnlarly commissioned postmaster. Is there a man, -woman, lad 'r lassie in FLlairfield District, who can take thaiti oath conscientiously ? We don't be llove there is even a respectable colo man could take it, so, What shall we do ? C e not s.i up the whole Dlistrict to 'bish -a postai system of our own, ,shall we urge the~ Departmenut to se its a yan. kee, H"ttentot, Radioa .nybody, to take the oath and cobt "the offie? What shall we do ?-' thatever i~ It must. hb qnick. Our Exchanges. The Augusta Constiutionalist is one of our exclianges-to whicl' we woutlt di. rect the attention of' alliwio desire a, most valuable paper. Besides its selec tions which are as varied and as choice as can be found in tho columns of an* shet, its editorialashow a superior abili. ty. There is sontething fascinating iu* their style, and they always treat of worthy subjucts. The Weekly Rccord, published in. Charleston, is another deserving tho pa. tronage of all lovers of a valuable and' able paper. It is a quarto sheet, largo and well tilled, and ably conducted. Notables, Jenny Lind sang atCannes during Easter week, it being the first time she had ever appeared in Franco. Horace Greely, at the late Tribuns festival on the twenty-fifth anniversay of the es tablishment or that journal, said: "Ifenry .I. Raymond (present, proprietor of the New York Tnies) was one of my first employees; he was very useful to the paper Inl its icip iency; he was the only amia whomn I ever found it necessary to admonish that lie worked too hard. Dickens gets a fee equal to five dellars a niluute during each performance, for read ing. His resumption of the readings, has caused -groat expectations." Lie Is the best, of English amateur actors, but near him in this respect is George Henry Lewes, the distinguished editor of the Fortnightly R,eview. Mr. Thomas Cook, celebrated In Europe as a manager of mammouth pleasure exaur sions, announces that this year his facilities include the United States and Canada, so that Europeans may purchase at home tick ets at reduced prices for a journey to tle Mississippi, and tourists from the fair WYost many be carried to Home and Naples In the same manner. Orfila, tbo celebrated French chemist, be ing exaidined as "expert" on a capital trial, was asked by the President whether lie could tell what quantity of arsenic was requisite to kill a fly. The doctor -replied, -Certainly, M. I* President; but I gU8t know beforehand the ige of the fly, its sex, its temperament, its condition and habits of body, whether married or single, widow or maiden, widower or bachelor. When satis fled on the poiuts, I can answer your ques. tion." Foreign papers furnish some particulars of tie late Mr. Gibson. lie bequeathed to the ltoyal Academy in England al, his works and models not sold at the time of his death, Ihe first case of Venus the Modicis, which wits sent to Conova to be executed in marble, and whiqh when executed was to re place the noble otatuo carried to Paris, and in uadiioiini, the stu otf 35,000 ona the fol lowing conditions: A space sufficient for their reception and easy accommodation is to be provided for his work which are to be opo to the use of the students of the Roy. al Academy, and are to be exposed to the public under such regulations as the Coun cil shall direct. Mons. Alex. Dumas gives this polrali of the Emperor of Austria: "Ho Is a man sene thirty-six or thirty-seven years old. Ile is tall, thin, but. evidently possesses great bodily vigor; his fixed eye, well. areh. ed eyebrow, straight nose, and well marked chin, gives him the appearance of oa man of determined will, to which his thick whiskers and long moustache contribute additioaal evidence. ills complexion is brown, but, this dark coating must have been spread on his face by the wind and sun. lie is. foad of field sports, and to pursue-them, he dis. regards the worst weather. le Is, with all this, hat.dsome, but with that maaoulina beauty in which strength is more promi. nent. The Empress of Austria. one of the hand' sonmost princesses of Europe, Is abot, to visit Eugenie, of France, and Isabella, of, Spain, on her way to Madeira, and probably with a view of diplomatising against Prtus sin. JUST RECEIVED. 1BBLS. M USOVA DO MOL ASSES: I) No. 1 Alackerel In barrels and kits, Carolina clean Rice, Herrings, Prime Lard,. Spice, Pecppor and Nut Megs. ALSO, Keep on hand, Hardware, Oils, Lamps. Weodon Ware, ko. DulBCSEi EGLESTON & CO., may 100-tf No. 8, Hotel an e. Rul~e to Plead. TI,e statd of Soutla Cae Sa.. F AI lI)'IE LD DI Ix 'Jue coxx Mrdmas. s. Atlohment.. Joh AS the ?)ainttff tiid on thao 7tIh day of May, A. D. 1866, nIe his aration against the Defendant, who (ao -aI said, is iast from and without tiho I its of the Stale, and has neither wifa nor attorney known within the same upon, whom a eopy of the said declaration might, be served. It is therefore ordered that the,said De fendant. No appar and plead to. the saidi Declaration oimor before the 8th day of May, A. D). 1847, otherwise Ainal *nd abstQlute judgment will then be given and awarded fore the Phlntjia against iIm.