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a. WINNSBOO. Tnesdiy Mong, October i, 184. gg T. P. SLIDER, Esq., is the sole agonu, for tiis paper in Charleston S.C. 01 -Mr. JAB. H..SMIT, formerly of this place, but. Dow residing in Charlotte, N. C. is our authorized agent for the N'Ewe.*. Mr. SMITH can be found it the 7mee office. * ote oitisen ofxfieli. The ordo of cotton in 'ur Distriet this year will probably fall a little short of one.,third of a full- crop as es timated in 1860. That year the cot ton crop could not have fallen short of 20,000 ilos. Those twenty thousand bales brought ilto the District aboit $800,006. Estimating the crop this year, W60; at less than one-third, say 6,000 balee, and the average price at 25 cents a I,ound, and that would give to the Distriot $600,000 of currency. But the cotton-is bringing, and will continue to bring more than 25 cents, hence the amount of momoy in ex change fc.r the cotton crop willnot fall very far short of what jt was in 1860. Since writing the atove, we have - beon furnished Iky request (not having the statistic in our possession) with the actual amount of cotton made in .the District,.according to the census of '860. That amount was 19,770 bales of 400 pounds eaeb. The cotn crop of 1860, according to the same evidence, amounted to 522, 200 bushels. It will fall, no doubt, far short of that this year. Ilut if our people will be economnical, and g ignore luxuries, the cotton crop, with' what corn is made will keep us from suffering. As for bacon theretis no doubt that it *ill fall short of the quantity made iu 1860. That year the number of hogs was 23,460, Worth $998,000, a little more than one hog for every man, wo man and child in the District, as the population then was 22,111. - But the war taught us how much we could do wit.iout, and how little will supply our necessities. If the- lesson taught.by the' war does not entirely escape us, we see no reason for great despoudency so far as the comforts of life are concerned. It rests a great deal now with our merchants and cotton buyers whether the money for the cotton of the Dis trict shall be turned loose upon our community, or seek an outlet else where. It Is quite certain that no production of the District will put money in circulation except cotton, for there is hardly anything else from the produedra of the District that will bring money into circulation amongst us. Let these.thon give the farmers and planters inducements to come to Winnsboro to sell and buy,. Ootton and Merahandise.. It is a question whether our cotton merchants.can give the same price for cotton as is paid in Columbia, and whether our mero.hants can soil grocer ti.es as cheap as the Columbia me'r chants can, We would ethank some1 one posted. en these point. to give us * the information, and enable us to an swer these questions. If this market can compete with the Columbia market, we have no fear as to a driving trade here this Fall. Producers are push ing cotton to Columbia now because. more is paid for it there than hero, and beeanse groceries are chenper. Sugar,'for instance, a fair,brown sugar, is bought there, so we are ijafornmed, at eighteen cents by the barrel. Our merchants surely appreciato the mportan'ce of keeping their articles -efore the people by advertising them. . e are anxious our town should~ real I the profits arising from the cotton er of the District this Pall. There isuse appealing to the District ~rI or patriotism of the people. Sto .the pockets. 'Tell the far d planters'of Fairield that it - , is more to their. intorest to come to Winnsboro to-sell and buy than to go to Columbia. Don't do it by pathetic appeals to patriotism, but do it by figures and facts. Tell our' cotton plainters exadly through the UERALDand-. NE"s, what they can buy : gar, coffee, bacon, bag ging tad rope jkt. Don't be afraid of a rise or fail in market. Give the date And tell then what thby can that .day 1:uy those articles for. Away wvith timidity and punctilious cantion, and let us have the streets of our old burnt town alive with wagons and honest yeomanry. An At. TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTA-ULIS14IMENT OF A PENITENTIAnY. L Be it, enactet by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Genural Assembly, and by the auhori. ty of the same, That for the purpose of coinmencing the establishment of a peni. tentiary in t0is State, the sum of twen ty thonsand dollars be,and is hereby ap. propriated, to be paid out of any money in. the Treasury, and drawn and expend od by certain Commissioners hereinafter namen d. 11. That ik Commission, consisting of three persons, to be styled Coanmissio:i braof the P itentiary, shall be appoint ed by his Kcellency the Governor, whose duty it shall be to select and pro cure a pr)per' site, at some 'point, if practicable, where water power may be made available for manufacturing parpo. ses, within 1.110 enclisure, on which to erect suitable penetentiary buildings, with sufficient space to enlarge and in prove the same from time to time, as may be iecessary. ill. That it shall be the duty of said Commissioners tQ erect as soon as prac ticable, a siable temporary enclosure and tempora . cells,for the safe keeprng of not less than one hundred convicts; and, upon completion o said enclosure and cells, or any part of them, to receive and detain under regulation to be here. after prescribed by the Governor, such convicts as may be committed to them by sentence of any of the Judges of this State. IV. That upon notice that an enclos nro and cells are prepared for the recep tion of convicts, it shijll he the duty of His Excellency the Governor to appoint a keeper, assistant keeper, and such oth. er officers, guards and overseers as shall, from time to to time, be necessary, to subsist, govern guard and direct the la bor of said convicts, and to make all such regulations as shall be requisite for their,afe-keeping and subsistence, and for directing their labor, either within or without the enclosur,e, to getting out tiatorial and constructing. as for as is practicable, the necesary permanent buildings and enclosures, and to such other available branches of industry as will best contribute to to the support of the institution. V. That it shall be the duty of the said Cominissioners, unler advice and with the assistance of His Excellency the Governor, to procurq plans, specifi cations and estimates for such permauent, enclosure and rildngs as shall be deeni ed necessary for early use, and report the same, together with a full aceount of their tra'uactions under the authority hcreby conferred upon th.-m, to the Gen eral Assembly, at its ensuliigr egular session. In. the Senate Honise the twenity-first day of Septembher, 1'n the ye;.i' of our Lord on" thionind eight huin dred and sixty six. * W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker Hos. Representat,ives. Approved: Jaha L. Oa. The experiments now in progress at For tress Monroe uinder the direction of a Board of Engineer oflicers, seem to in. dicate that the presernt mannier of build. img stoiie and brick fortifications is but a waste of time and material. Under the blows of the projectiles froin 'the sn*iothi hore and rifled Rodman guns, the iron-clad granite target already shows immense breeches in it, and around it brnoken blocks of stone and wrecked iron dowels and toggels. Fissures and crev ices, with the projecting mortar, appear, in every ,lrtetion above t.he iron arma-; ture, whil' he strong wall bulges outin a manner almost impssle to credit. Acoording to tile Unite4 States consus qf. 1805, there were 12,590, 829 youths beg. tween the ages of 6 and .21. Of sobolarq between thelle ages In attendance upo,r evangelloal Sabbath Bohpols, .t 1a esiaated, that thuere aro 4,500,000, heaving or 8,000. 000 not in ndneat-all. Some t64,77 are employed lio teachIng ; a totti of oMoers and teoh.ee of 800,000, A *riter in the August number of the Land we love, in an article on the char acter of- Lieutenant General . B. Forress, giveb tihe following estitte of him: i.iis,.haragter as-a whole was a union of tbatrof Ilniies and Suebet. With the impetuosity of the first he united the c11tions calculation of the- second. He woll wOighed the probabilitied and count ed co of every pLa. When %he time for action came he was as terrible as a thunderbolt. With the qualities of the marshalls in the respects named,.he uni ted to the fixedndss of pur pose, the te nacity 6f Massena.' His doggedness of resolution was proverbial. It was iko the,grasp of deAth. An undertaking was never abandoned unless forced by orders-a battle never over until won. The doubts, even the panic of others, hid no effect to.tame his obstinacy of purpoze; but'faling back upon his own iron self-relince, he was every inch a man in the darkest, hour of the storm. I w.as then, in.the midnight darkness of trial, that his genius, like stars in the night, shone most, brightly. He was accustomed to look upon nothing as impossible. Bad roads and the waste of waters could be overcome by "It shall be so I" Small numbers, with rapid niarches and concentrated ef forts, could destroy indolent superiority. lie was pasisonately fund of artillery, and would stand behind a workir.g bat.. tery, enjoying i- exercise with all the glee of a delhghted child. Not unfre quently has he been kno.wn to direct a section Qr a battery in person. superin tending the -ninutest detatils. Personal daring in a leader, the army never doubt ing the furtune and game of its posses. for, he felt, was the strong-it point he had to gain. ' With it lie appeared to wear a magic girdle. Not liko Atrides "Beyond the mi sasile javelins' sounding fright. Safe let us stand; and from the tumult fir Inspire the ranks, and rule the. distant war." Hence, in this respect, he is withont a peer-in the annals of the revolu<ion. Leading a charge in person was his .a vorito pastime. The glory of single combat he too oftn courted--oftenor than wisdom justified-riding like a yoting Bedoiin, an excellent pistol shot and skillful sworlsman, wit It a' frame of greal nuscuilar*Pewor, he has, with Lis own right hand won. more success than any other ofileer of the war. Judge Advocate Holt-His Defense Judge Advoate General Holt iss stung with the lash of the press, conse. quent upoti the exposure of his infamous transactions with Conover and hii. tribp that he hag comno out- in an -elaborate de.fense, Nvhich appears as editorial in Forney's "two papers, - both daily." Uis whole vindication against the charge of subornation.of perjury, with a view to the sacrifice of an imprisoned man. consist in an nssault on the veracity of the witnesses whom he himqelf introdu ced to prove Mr. Davis' guilt F Accord ing to the' rules of court, a party is not allowed to discredit his own ,witneses yet in order to esoape the most coniviTIc. ing 'proofs of his atrocious guilt, Mr. Ilt is compelled to turn against his confed orates ini crime, arid claim that they are tnworthy of hielief I TIhat sueli ia thiei? character, is udoubtedly triue, for they h ave conifessed it' themselvyes. They have conifessod that when they swore as Mr. H-olt wanted them to swear, they swor'- to unimmitiated lies and were well p)aid for it.- Bumt oven a perjarer may tell thre truth and while those wretchem c mnnom le heard again*jMr. Davis,itheir, testimony is completent against Mr. Iolt The whole theory of '-'Sites' $viderice' implies that a criminal may~testdp against his accomplice. Mr. Hlol to cnnot, there fore, shake off his accessories in this manner, Their testimony againbt bini will noed somnething mnuch better: thari his denial to refute it-for his own char. actor is under as blacle a cloud as titeigs, Men will judge of their statemrent by tlie moral probabilities of -its ttuth ; and these are so'strong and Irreistale, that the name of IIolt wilt henceforth rarr< among worn out and. liagrace~d th ings.. A contemporary says that letter.addrss. ed to the seditor, If t.hey econtah '"ousa words," "will be returned unopeaid." The above baa a deeided -smack pf TIpp.e r.ary. How could the editoir knoV-the let ters contAined "ous words" lfje ireturned theta unopened?i Hew eentd flsbe "re turnied," If they were not exained tose who wrote them?i A lady in tataotes I ., the.ntly, ino,paring he-r 8nday, dansp, put some beans In the pot'tobaku In a hurry to get to- church. abed 1adrer tantly put her hysio book int~ $ pot, and wrapped a pleceMbt llktt .b hQ pocket bendkrhgfq end qzt ~t to church with her. -- - oe .Troi Washington. WASHINGTON, September 28.-The Union cha4gd84x-Secretary Ifarlun with,fraud in the sale of eight hund red thousand acres of .reserved' land in Kansasbelonging-to the Cherokeo In dians N.hich were sold to the Counne. tiqut Migration Company for.onolollar per aero, payable in niue yia's instal meiats. The Chei .ees were paid half a million in gold - their lands thir ty-one years ago. The Union says theyre worth three or four millions. General Dix is here to.day-he has received a-commissiou as naval officer for New York; it is said he will hold it~for a short timte and resign and then accept the position as minister to France. From Mexico. San Francisco news f.-om Matzlan, Mexico, to the effeg that the Impe rialist and -inm-of-w r hod left Euy. mos to the Liberals. A fight had oc curred near Mat.lan, the French lost three hundred Pud the Liberals' lost two huured killed and wounded. The garris.on of *the lInperialiits at Uerez wes cut to pieces on the 4t1 inst. by the Martains, no quarter be ing shown. General Lanbergaa, Aus. trian commander, was killed in an en gagemenit at Gaudalope. Matzlan would probably be evacuated by tc French in October. Sonoba was iii undisturbed Possession of the Liberals, The Markets. NEW YoRK, September 29.-C0ttot unsettled, no sales; Flour firim Wheat 2a3c. better; Pork firmer at $38.06, Lard heavy; Gold 14G1. European Newa -Per Cable. NEW YoR<, Septe.mber 29.--Th< following dispatch was received by th( cable, after which the cable was agair out of order: D\ANCIESTER, September 24.-A great meeting to reform is to be held here to-da.*. Bright will be amon the speakors.. FLORENCE, September 24.-A bain of rebels-who have becil meeting neat Palermo. for. the past few. days wer< routed by tne military. LONDON, September 21.-Mone3 market easier Uoshaol 89; 5-25's 711 . LIvERPOOL, September 24.-Cottor Saturday declined ; Middling uplh-ndi opeied at- 12J.. Breadstuffs withotit change. Corn advanced Mixed Western 285. From New York. " NEW YORK, September 29.-LThc Herald says that General Santa Annl has inoved lis'headwur6s on Stat.m Island, and has opei kigular busi. ness bureau for the tWaction of mat. tel-s looking to:thb delivery of. Nexi co from the French authority. le ih to be coltautly occupied with varion people on th subjdet, and has enlisted the sympathio$ of the Feniani brother hood. Tho leaders aie. urging thZ Ti-ish to that behalf. It is further reported that Santa Anna will soon return to St. Thomas. A suit now pending in the Chance ry Court in England, has gone' to an enormous length. The bill extends over some hundredi of foilios; tie interrogatories reach about the 1 ,600th folio, and as to the answer, it contains 2(600 folios. It is hinted in St. Louis, that a movemnent among the Fonians is on the ta'pis, as there have been nany seret -mecting and collections of arms in the city for several days. The plans are well kept, liowever, and nothing has leak.d out. Tirt CAsa or iMn. D&vs.-The Charb.ston Cousrier, of Friday, says: "Fr>m a private 'letter which we have received fro'sf the estimable wifof the dis.inguished prisoner at Fort.ress Monr-o., we learn Withl nexpressible re gret thtt his' heath continues to d -chnem, and that the liediuniary arcumsta ees of his famly are be*coming embarrassing. Nothing is known to Mrs. Davis of the probabil future of idr huband, and we conmfess b' see little eotiremenit tp hope for hie ear3y' 'lesE: It is nlow rendered quite ptobable.. that his trial for treasda will'inerdre' take place,- and therd is la little:.'danger to fear from the' asa ination' ekar6es after the.Con - over ekp< res.4Ieh have been reentmly mades ' en4hile, AlIe prisoner ia dy ing from' 0uftnetaunt, and his fanilty vre brought 4 'th#.'rgs 61' atarvation. whlW th~ ~oven*tnt decliy,ee to me St,Ore hini th.1beny atvd '-ftee to y Tur UnIFORM. FOR TilE GENERAL. AN LIEUTENA TG N EllAL.-By War Departmeit Order;No. 73, the uni fori of the General and . Lieutenttt General of the United States Army isi prescribed as follows: For the Gencral-The' same as, a, Major-deneraliedeept that on.thenv there shall be two row. of twelve but tons each on the br aqt, placed by fours, and on the .h ulder-straps and epaulelts four silver stars. For the Lieuteiant-General-The same as for a - blajor-General, except that oi the shulder-straps and epau lets there shall be three silvlr stars. Owing to scarcity, cansod by the, depredations of the Alabanmlf and Flbrida, the whaling business has ta ken quite a start, and numberless ves sels in Yankee ports are fitting out to engage in thte business. Mount Aolly, N. Y., was visited by a tornado last Friday. Trees, corn, and fences weroprostrated, and a latly was fatally injured by the wrecking of a house 1 which she lived. A volcanie lsannd, ninety feet high ind 1,700 feet in circutflorence, was trown up in the Gulf near the Florida coast, on the 2d inst, L4OST,. BLANK REEl'T HOOK for m0king sotp. propoeed by N. It. E \layer. Sup. pused to have dropped somewhere between Dr. Aiken's Drug Store and Maj. Faucett's pat at iont. -1' found pleaso leave at this office. oct I-xltI GliMhT ATTARTION1 FALL AND WITER DRY G011S 1 W fE-are now receivinr im(n opening our FALb tind WINTER STOCK, which Emnbracing a large lot of French Merinoes is lafge and attrActive and D -lains of every variety an4 style: nlzo A lirge lot of Prints of the best brands aid stylt; also Bleoched and Brown Home spun ot* every variety, nlso.a large lot of Opera Flannels of all colors, also Red and While -lannels at all priceR ; a fine lot of French I Broad Cloth. French Cassirieres, Rattinets. Tweeds And Wool-Jeans of e-ery color. and price ; also a large lot of Ready ,I ndo MctIinx of every style and pattern, ale a large lot of Meni' and Boys' Felt Hits at all prices, also a larite lot of Ladies', Mens'. oys', Mi-ses' andCildqlrcn4 Shoes, als Hosiery.,Gloveq. Perfumery, &c,, also a large lot. Ladies-and Misses as. All or which we-offer at reasonable price#. Wo return onr thanks to our friends for their liperal patronage heretofore. JACOB WOLFE. ct 2-1m BAGGING, JIM, and TWINE. G UNNY and DUndee B,irginq. For sale by BACOT. VIVER1S & CO., oct.2-1f, No. 2, Hotel R.r#ge. NAIAS! NAILS! NAIIS1 6. 8. 10: 20 and 40 Penny, Pots, Skit 4 lets, Fry Pans. - BA0O.T, RIVERS & Co.. -Oot 2-tf No. 2, Hotel Range. Cofee, Green and Black TeA. 1IRUSH l), Clarified and Brown Sugars, C Soda, St'gar. Wine and Butter Crack. --- litBACOT, RIVERS & CO., oct 2-tf No. 2, Hotel Rarrge. CHlOICE MOLASSES e DGolden Syrup.RIES&O, oct 2-If No. 2. Hotel Range. Fine Bacon Sides .aiul Hlams. B ALTIMOIIE FLGURI, CHEWINO and Smuoking Tobaoo BACOT, 11VE RS & CO., oc't2-tf No. Hotel Range. THE LADIES' FAJ17 OIN Wednesday, Ootober 17t 1,' will oj. U thu'PAIR io he gIven by ie l~ad, fbt the repaPr of the Presbytrian 'Chi ~l. On Tbibeday, the 18th,'doots open frO~ 12 o'clock to.8 o'clok, P., M., for the ~* commnodation c.tf 3eople from the coupnt~, and again In the avening. Oct 2-t'2'si POOKST AND TABLE AUGER8, CH1ISSEL8,',W - *IRON,,8STEEL end NR1LS4. BELLOWS, ANVILS, VICES, FIWlBR & WRA NCE, sept 27- w . . : Co mbia, 8. O, AT DALY'4 JEIWELK STORE. FOLT'i celebrated Pollog PIstol, font and Iv,or balapoe bandle table and de'eby& ated Spdduts andtForks. American Was Olhes. Plain gold Rina3a8 Krets 4 one ftesteof. .ewelry. 9rarripent, of CbIldtrn's,Ear.. -b$'~ 2me *0'