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Straps & Jfacts.
Ex-Congressman "tall John" "Wentworth,
of 111., has come out for Fremont
for President, and speaker Bauks for vice.
The Indians in Oregon were more
troublesome. Thirty whites had been killed
along Rogue River. The hostile Indian
force was estimated at 2,000. Troops were
preparing to march against then.
Tact, energy and shrewdness, are not
so essential for the successful pursuance of
business, as strict attention and promptness.
A loose swaggering business man never attains
much of a position in prosperity.
Of eighty clergyman who died in the
year 1855, one-half had passed threescore
HUU ICUj luua UUUUIIUUI^ tuc gcuv,&(uij icceived
opinion of statisticians that theologians
are the longest lived of any members of
the human family.
The trial of the prophetess, Rhobe
Workeman and her disciples, Samuel Sly
and Thankful S. Hersey, for the murder of
Justus W. Mathews, is now in progress in
New Haven, Connecticut, and excites much
interest.
"Washington, April 18.?Letters
have been received here from California,
stating that the Democratic delegates to
4\e Cincinnati Convention, in addition to
supporting Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency,
have been instucted to urge the nomination
of Senator Gwin for the vice Presidency.
At the battle of Leipsic, which lasted
three days Napoleon lost two marshals, twenty
generals, and about 60,000 men killed,
wounded and missing. The allies lost 1,760
officers, and about 40,000 men. At the
battle of Waterloo, the allies lost 16,636
men, and the French about 30,000. About
300,000 men were killed in the various battles
of the world in 1855.
We learn that there is to be a great
demonstration of the whole Masonic craft
of Western Kentucky and Tennessee, at the
laying of corner stone of Western Kentucky
Masonic College, at Lodgeton, Fulton county,
Kentucky, on the 24th of June. More
than forty Masonic bodies will be present, and
the arrangements for the festival have been
made nn the mnst extensive seale Dr Al.
bert G. Mackey, of Charleston, S. C., has
been invited to deliver the oration.
Very few, even mechanics, are aware
how much machinery there is in their own
bodies. Not only are there hinges and joints
in the bones, but there are valves in the
veins, a forcing pump in the heart, and
other curiosities. One of the muscles of the
eye forms a real pully. The bones which
support the body are made precisely in that
form which has been calculated by mathematicians
to be strongest for pillars and
supporting columns?that of hollow cylinders.
A writer thus alludes to Scott's
achievements in Mexico : "He scaled the
Cordilleras, bore the eagles of his country
in quick succession through the streets of
Jalapa, Perote and Puebla; with 8,500 men
swept resistless through the pass of Cerro
Gordo, defended by 12,500 Mexicans?with
the same number of men defeated 32,500 at
at Contrens and Churubusco?with 7,190
stormed Chepultepcc, defended by 20,000?
with 0,000 took the city of Mexico, occupied
by an army of 35,000."
The dry season is a subject of univeron
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cai vuiupuiub uuivug buw luiui^io iu f
ia. Les9 rain has fallen in the vicinity of
of Fredericksburg, in the last three months,
says the Ilerald, than during the same season
for years past. The Herald, speaking
of the effect of snow upon the wheat, says,
that experience has shown that the usual
advantages derived therefrom are not apparent
at present in the wheat fields. This,
however, is to be attributed to the fact that,
previous to the gale of snow, the fields were
covered with a thick coating of ice, through
which the air could not penetrate.
The Rockport Register gives the particulars
of a singular case of resuscitation
after suppossed death in that city: A child
had, to all appearances, died, and was laid
out in its little winding sheet upon a board
in an upper room, while the other preparations
were going forward for the funeral.
The sexton was notified and the grave dug.
Some time after the father went into the
room where the child was, and was astonished
at its calling him by name, and complaining
that it did not lie good. Of course the
little sufferer was supplied with a better bed
at once. It had evidently fallen in a trance,
from which it was awakened by a hard bed
and cold air.
The New York Evening Post states
that many thousand dollars have been staked
in that city, in bets on the amount of the
Cotton crop. Most of them are that the crop
will reach three million five hundred thousand
bales. It mentions one bet of five huudred
dollars between an operator from Mobile
and a Broker in Wall street, and says that
the dealers in that city are generally disposed
to bet on three millions and a half. There
are also numerous bets as to prices?those
who risk their money on an amount over
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tnree minion are uunureu uiuusana, oeing
also willing generally to bet on a decline in
present prices. Many parties were buying
speculatively for an advance.
On Saturday last, the farm of Mr.
Benjamin Mitchell, about four miles north
of this place, was ravaged by fire, destroying
all his fencing, together with his dwelling
house, furniture, clothing, and all which
lie possessed. Mr. M. and his wife saved
but the suit of clothes which they had on at
the time of the accident. "We are pleased
to state that the citizens of our town promptly
stepped forth, aud with liberal hands
contributed to the necessities of the distressed
family. Thus another warning is given
to our farmers to prepare for a similar fate,
unless at the proper season of the year they
prepare for it and burn their woods. These
accidents are occurring every year, and we
can but believe that it is for want of this necessary
precaution. The season at which
fire generally occurs is the month of March
when there is always a strong beeze blowing,
and if the devouring element can find food
for consumption, it will of necessity become
unmanageable.?True Carolinian.
By long odds, the man who, at this
lime, exerts the most potent influence in European
affairs, is Louis Napoleon, the Emperor
of the French. He was born on the 20th of
April, 1808, and is now within a few days
of being forty-eight years of age. He is the
sou of Louis Bonaparte, brother of the first
Napoleon, and King of Holland. His mother
wae Hortense Beauharnois, daughter of
the Empress Josephine, by her first mar- !
riage. In noticing this fact, a recent writer '
remarks that there is one circumstance con- j
nected with the fate of this family, which j
historians have not yet observed, but which j
is well worth mention. Napoleon the Greate, \
set aside his own best friend and counseller, j
Josephine, to abtain an heir to the throne of
France. He married a Princess of Austria,
and by her he had a son. That birth was
the culminating point of his power and dignity.
From thence he did nothing but descend.
He died an exile?his son also.?
Who succeeded to his name, his fame, his
power ? The child of llortense, who was
the child of Josephine. In the person of
the Emperor of the French, we find not the
offspring of Napoleon the Great, but the
offspring of his discarded wife. What an illustration
of the truth of the adage, "That
it is man who proposes, but God who dis
poses !"
EDITED BY
BAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER.
YORK VILLEj S. C.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1866.
QUARTERLY MEETING.
We are requested to give notice that the Second
Quarterly Meeting at the Yorkville Station will
commence this, Thursday, evening. Rev. Mr.
Kelly, the Presiding Elder, Rev. Messrs. North of
the Circuit, and Jones, of Spartanburg, and perhaps
others, are expected to be in attendance.
OUR PUBLIC ROADS.
The Commissioners of Roads have determined
to erect mile-posts along the several public highways
in our District, and, to this end, advertise
for bids?the work to be done in granite or slate.
The bids must be submitted prior to first Monday
in May, when a meeting of the Board will be held
in the Court-House, and contracts given to the
lowest bidder.
THE LADIES FAVORITE.
Again in advance of its cotemporaries, we have
on our table the May number of Godey's Lady's
Book, which is fully equal to tne preceding issues
?affording that rare combination of the beautiful
and the useful which has won for it such an enable
place in the affections of the fair. We really
sympathize with the lady?especially with those
of our own gentle readers, who tamely consent to
be without the Book. Send us $2, along with
your subscription to the Enquirer, and we shall
take pleasure in ordering it for you.
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
The April number of this favorite Southern
Monthly, a decided improvement both in typographical
appearance and in the sterling quality
of the contents, vindicates well the promise made
to us upon the commencement of the new scries.
It really seems to have taken upon itself a new life,
and, though past the age of majority, has all the
freshness of early years upon it. Tho list comprises
the following articles:?
The University?its Character and Wants; The
Gypsies?(Poetry)?byM. LI. W. H. ;TwoFarsons
and ne'er a Church; Ivaloo?(Poetry;) Siamese
Court Festivals; Duty?Poetry?by Amie; William
Gilmore Sinirns; Tne Misanthrope?(Poetry)?A
Candidate in a Quandary; Without Thee?(Poetry)?by
Caroline Howard; Portrait of Sir Walter
Scott?by George W. Curtis, of Putnam's Magazine
; The Minstrel's Curse?A Ballad?from the
German; Of Foolometers and Hints towards their
construction; Retrospections; Some thoughts on
Social Philosophy ; Editor'3 Table; NoticesofNew
Books.
The McsSinger is published in Richmond, Va.,
by Macfarlnne, Fergusson & Co. Price S3.
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED
PRESBYTERY.
We learn that the First Presbytery of the Associate
Reformed Synod of the South, met at Pisgah
Church, Gaston County, North Carolina, on
Monday last. Tho last Moderator being absent,
tho Presbytery was opened with a sermon by Rev.
Dr. Boyce, of Fairfield, and was organized by the
election of Rev. R. A. Ross, Moderator. The
several Reports from congregrations were of the
usual character?exhibiting a fair increase or
membership, and a condition of general peace and
harmony.
Rev. Mr. Anderson and Joseph Adams, Esq., of
the Committee appointed by the Bethel Presbytery,
made the tender of a share in the proprietorship
and direction of the Yorkville Female College,
which was cordially accepted ; and, inaccor.
dance with the terms of the proposition, the following
persons were elected Trustees on the part
of the first Presbytery, to wit: Rev. S. C. Millen,
Col. Wm. C. Beattv, Dr. A. I. Barron, James
McElwee, Sen., F. H. Simril, and Edward Moore,
Esq. A Committee, consisting of Rev. Mrs. E.
E. Boyce, J. C. Cassels, and L. McDonald, was
appointed to attend a conference with a similar
committee of Bethel Presbytery, touching the
general economy and management of the College?
their joint report to be submitted at the next Fall
meetings.
Messrs. J. C. Bovn and Robert Lathan, candidates
for the Ministry, were in attendance, and
exhibited their proficiency in the Theological studies
assigned to them.
Other business came before the Presbytery, not,
however, of general public interest. The meeting
adjourned Tuesday afternoon, to meet at Union
Church, Chester district, on Monday after the
first Sabbath in September, next.
OUR COLLEGE.
We are gratified to learn, through a correspondent
of the Greenville Patriot, that the affairs ef
the College are in a condition much more hopeful
than the most sanguine friend of the Institution
could have anticipated. We look to the action of
the Board at the approaching meeting, for a permanent
adjustment of the many points which have
been made matters of discontent; and, as the sky
is always the purer for the storm, the College may
then go on harmoniously in its career of honor
and usefulness. Says the Patriot:?
We received a letter, last week, from a friend
in Columbia, who says: "I would merely add that |
the College seems to be as quiet, studious and
well disposed, as could be desired. This is say
ing a good deal, but certainly such is tho external
appearance of things. The new Professors, Dr.
LeConte and Mr. Rivers, are winning golden opinions
from all. The interest felt in their departments
is very gratifying to the friends of the College.
The number of students now in attendance
is about one hundred nnd fifteen." We sincerely
hope and believe that this College will now go on
prosperously and harmoniously. The Faculty
will be on tho alert, and the young men on their
good behaviour.
PEACE PROCLAIMED J
The steamer Baltic, with Liverpool dates to the
2d April, brought the intelligence?whether gratifying
or not, readers must determine for themselves?that
at 12J o'clock on Sunday, the 30th
March, tho treaty of peace was signed, and formally
proclaimed. The terms of the treaty have
not yet been made known ; but is has been surmised
that tho following points furnished the heads
for the wonderful document, to wit:?
"Russia, consents to the neutralization of the
Black Sea. Second?Scbastopol i9 not again to
come a war depot. Third?Nicola-' )ff to be redu
ceil to a commercial port. Fourth?Russia abandons
the Protectorate of the Principalities.?
Fifth?Russia renounces certain territories in Bessarabia,
which leaves the navigation of the Danube
free. Sixth?A commission to be appointed
to trace new frontiers in this district. Seventh?
Russian soldiers' passing the Pruth to be regarded
as casus belli by the constructing powers."
"The English Parliament," snys the despatch,
" reassembled on the 31st. Lord Palmerston, in
answer to a question as to the conditions of the
treaty, replied that they would not be made public
till ratifications were exchanged, at the same
time expressing the opinion that the terms would
be satisfactory to England and to Europe.
Lord Palmerston said that the objects of the
war Lad been fully accomplished. The integrity
and independence of the British Empire had been
secured, and a treaty honorable to all parties effected.
The news of peace was duly honored in
England by official demonstrations, but the people
received it with no enthusiasm."
LAYING OP THE CORNER STONE.
In accordance with the programme published
in our last issue, the Corner-Stoue of the Barracks
of the King's Mountain Military School was laid,
on Tuesday last, with appropriate ceremonies by
the Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. M. A large
number of ladies and gentlemen, of town and
country, were in attendance, and the exercises
throughout were conducted in a manner entirely
befitting the occasion. It was a proud day for us
all-marking the permanent establishment, in Yorkville,
of an Institution which is surely destined to
be one of honor and great usefulness of the State;
a lasting monument of the enterprising and patriotic
spirit of the founders; and the pride and
boast of the community to whom it has been especially
allotted to cherish and foster it.
At ten o'clock, tho members of Philanthropic
Lodge, No. 78, were formed in front of their Hall,
under the immediate superintendence of Assistant
Marshal, A. F. McConnf.ll, and proceeded to the
public square, where they were joined by the
Cadets of the Military School; the citizens generally
; the Workmen of the Building; the Intenaant
and Council of the Town; Commissioned officers
of the 34th and 46th Regiments; the clergy; the
Professors of Literary Institutions; the Chaplain,
Professor, and one of the Principals; and the Orator
and one of the Principals. The procession,
formed, in the order thus mentioned, under the
command of Col. W. B. Wilson, Col. W. H. McCorkle,
and Sam'l W. Melton, and escorted with
excellent music by the Columbia Brass Band, was
marched to the site of the new building, in the suburbs
town, on the King's Mountain Road, where a
goodly company of ladies and gentlemen had previously
assembled, numbering in all at least twelve
hundred persons.
After an appropriate prayer by the Chaplain,
Rev. Mr. Gibson, the Oration appointed for the
occasion was pronounced by Gen. Daniel Wallace.
Inasmuch as we shall be permitted to copy
the address entire, it would perhaps be improper
for us now to do more than referto it in general
terms. It was one of the speaker's best efforts;
in admirable keeping with the ceremonies
of the day, and received by the large and intelligent
auditory with evident indications of general
and hearty commendation. In sketching the history
of the State Military Academies, of which
this Institution is the first-born ; in awarding a
worthy compliment to the talented and energetic
Principals; in his elaborate vindication of the rigid
system of discipline and other features which
impart a distinctive character to the Military
School; and, especially, in a truthful elucidation
of the proper aims of education, moral, mental
and physical, the speaker was successful to a degree
which met the anticipations of his warmest
admirers. We shall publish it in our next issue;
and we think our readers, upon perusal will agree
with us in commending it as an eminently sensible,
well-timed, and very appropriate effort.
At the conclusion of the address, the interesting
ceremonies prescribed for such occasions were
conducted in due and Masonic form, under a special
dispensation, by the Worshipful Master of
the Lodge, having previously deposited the box
containing a copy of the Holy Bible, The Almanac
for 185G, copies of the newspapers of the
town, coins current in the United States; the
Register of the Military School, and the following
Record:
The Military School was established, at Yorkville,
South Carolina, in January, A. D., 1855,
under the present Principals, Captain M. Jenkins
ana Lieutenant a. vuwahu.
On tliis the twenty-second day of April, A. D.,
185G, this Institution, whose Corner-Stone is
about to be laid, under the control of the Principals,
assisted by ProfesssorC. A. Seabrook, numbers
eighty Students.
This Building designed by John A. Kat, Architect,
is under process of construction by Richard
Hare, Mason, and 0. P. Cranford, Carpenter.
On this, the twenty-second day of April,
A. D., 185G, the Procession having been marshalled
and marched to the site of the Building,
by Col. W. B. Wilson, Col. W. II. McCorkle,
and Samuel W. Melton, Esq., the Cornerstone
will be laid with due Masonic Ceremonies
by the Philanthropic Lodge, No. 78, of Yorkville,
of which the following are the names of the present
officers, viz: Richard Hare, Worshipful
.Vaster; James L. Clark, Senior Warden ; Peyton
B.Darwin, Junior Warden; Lewis M. Grist,
Secretary, Daniel O'Leary, Treasurer; Milf.s
Johnson, Senior Deacon; J. Edward Jefferys,
Junior Deacon; S. J. Kcykendal and A. Cody,
Stewards ; James S. Lewis, Tyler.
Hon. Dan'l Wallace is the Orator, and Rev'd
James D. Gibson, Chaplain of the occasion.
May God bless and prosper the Institution.
When the ceremonies were ended, one of the
most pleasing among the incidents of the day occurred,
to the agreeable surprise of many and to
the gratification of all. A beautiful banner, prepared
for the young ladies of the Female College,
was presented in their name by Col. Wilson in a
brief address, which was responded to neatly and
happily, on the part of the Cadets, by Capt. Jenkins.
The banner, got up in handsome style,
is adorned on one side by a view of the mountain,
with the mottoes?"Kino's Mountain: Our Country?her
riyhts and her honor;" aud on the other,
the arms of the StAte, with the motto?"South
Carolina?her Past and her Future." It is a peculiarly
graceful and beautiful tribute, which does
iufinite credit to the good hearts of the fair donors,
and will be faithfully cherished by the gallant
young band to whom it has been given in charge.
After the benediction, the Masonic Fraternity
were escorted to their Hall by the Cadets; and thus
were closed the exercises of an occasion worthy to
be remembered along with the most valued incidents
of our town-history.
Now that the Institution ha9 reached, beyond
the term of an experiment, the position of a permanent
establishment, we would not omit to give
expression to the sympathy which our people entertain
in its behalf, and to bespeak for it that
enlarged measure of patronage and confidence to
which it has proved itself so eminently entitled.
We speak knowingly when we place the King's
Mountain Military School in comparison with any
other subordinate Institution in the country. The
admirable system of discipline which the Principals
have adopted and to which they adbero with
an unbeuding firmness; the rare and excellent
combination of physical with mental training, so
entirely requisite to the full development of every
faculty; and, above all, the high and honorable
tone of character which they studionsly and successfully
endeavor to impart to their pupils?all
unite to mark out their Institution as one deserving
the largest measure of encouragement which
a high-toned and intelligent people can afford.?
May God speed them in their noble work?a labor
which, we earnestly trust, will ever prove to be as
pleasant and profitable as it is useful and houora
ble ; ant] may the columns of the edifice, whose
foundations have just been laid, arise and be adorned
with a stately beauty and grandeur of proportion,
in keeping with the moral excellence of
the aims which prompted its erection!
The workmen, we learn, have cont-acted to
complete the building by the first day of September,
next, when it is expected that the exercises
of the second session will be resumed.
MEREOIENTION.
William P. McCully has been appointed Route
Agcut, on the Charlotte Railroad, in the place of
Col. John S. Sitgreaves, resigued Advices
from Kansas state that a Committee of the Free
"State Legislature was in session at Topeka, pre
paring a code of laws to Submit to tne legislature
in July. The revolution in Mexico has ended
by the complete triumph of the government party
under President Comonfort, who had obtained
a decided victory over the insurgents at Puebla,
aud had seized thirty or forty millions of Church
property to pay the expenses of the revolution.?
The clergy were accused of having taken part in
the insurrection. This, says an exchange, is the
first blow struck directly at the church property,
aud as such, is one of the most important acts ever
recorded in the history of Mexico. The
New York Herald gives the statistics of emigration
to Kansas, for 185G, by which it appears that
the South hns sent 1,900, and the North 1,350.?
On onr side, Missouri leads off with 1,100; and
South Caroliuu, next, has sent 230. Thus it appears,
says the Herald, that the South is ahead
and that Missouri still furnishes the bulk of her
recruits. With the opeuiug of the spring, throughout
the North, however, the reinforcements from
Massachusetts and other New England States, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, &c., will be largely
augmented, judging from the collections and contributions
of the Kansas liberators iu New York,
Albany, Rochester, Boston, New Haven, Columbus,
Chicago, and other places. Our recapitulation
shows that the men of the South are in earnest
; but they must not be deceived from appear
ances, nor trust the brunt of the battle to Missouri.
It is only the advanced guard from Massachusetts
that has gone out. The main army is still
behind. Let the South then advance their rein
forcements. Here is a sentiment as beautiful
as it is just: "He who forgets the fountain from
which he drank, and the tree under whose shade
he gamboled in the days of his youth, is a stranger
to the sweetest impressions of the human
heart. The Convention to appoint the Elector
of the American Party, for the Mecklenburg
District, will meet in Charlotte, Wednesday the
14th of May The American candidate for
Governor of North Carolina will commence the
canvass, the first of May, in the Mountain District.
' So says the Concord Gazette. Advicos
came to us last week, telling of the defeat of Col.
Schlessinger by five hundred Costa Ricans under
Mora, and of the plan of the Costa Rican party to
invade Nicaragua; but letters from Mr. Wheeler,
it is stated, assert that Schleesinger's retreat wa3
"not a defeat, but a stroke of policy superinduced
by thesuperiotyof numbers on the other side."
At all events, we must have the best evidence before
we can believe the great filibuster to be whipped.
Mr. Dallas writes that he has been treated
with marked courtesy in England. We have
been requested to call the attention of our Commissioners
to the condition of the road leading
from Yorkville to Lincolnton. At the point two
miles from town, it is almost impassable.
Governor Adams has declined to commute the sentence
of James McCombs, who has been condemned
to be hung in Columbia, Friday next. At
the late election in Rhode Island, the Democrats
gained five thousand; in New Hampshire, eight
thousand, and in Connecticut, ten thousand, over
the vote of last year. Those are indeed glorious
results, and*promise a gTeat victory to the Democracy,
next Fall. Tuesday last was assigned
in the Senate for the consideration of Judge
Douglass* Kansas State bill. Col. Fremont
has addressed a letter to Mr. Robinson, the bogus
Governor of Kansas, smypathizing with the Republican?,
and bidding for the Presidential nomination.
Oh ! A company of fourteen young
men started, last week, from Abbeville, for Kan.
sas The United States Senate has passed the
bill to remove tie smaller Spanish coins from circulation.
Good! The Charleston Standard,
alluding to the discoveries of Mr. Lieber, in our
district, says: "It is well known that the State
abounds in granite of the best kind?as the periphyritic
granite at Columbia. Porcelain earth is
firand in Pickens, in Abbeville, and Greenville.?
Pyritifcrous slate is found in sufficient quantities
at the Cowpens, to encourage an attempt to manufacture
copperas out of it; and many other mineral
products exist in the State, which enterprise
could bring out to profitable results. The addition
of copper to the minerals already known to
exist in the State, is truly a most important occurrence.
A new field of industry and profit will
be laid open, and business in many branches will
receive a quickening impulse. The cost of explorative
operations would not be large, and it is to
be hoped that some steps may soon be taken in
that direction."
THE MAGISTRACY.
The presentment of the Grand Jury of Chester
District in relation to our Magistracy system, published
recently in our paper, has attracted attention
in several quarters, and called forth opinions
both for and against the proposed reform. We
give a specimen of both sides.
The Edgefield Informer says: If we may be
permitted, here in Edgefield, to speak our honest
convictions, we most cordially approve this presentment,
except that our notions, as to the extent
of Magistrate's jurisdiction, would fix it at
Fifty Dollars, instead of Eighty-Five Dollars and
seventy-one cents. This would give more importance,
dignity, and character to the office, and
while it would be sought after by reliable and intelligent
men, it would greatly facilitate business
in the higher Court, by relieving the Dockets of
the thousand and one petty Sum Pro's. We are
unqualifiedly in favor of giving the election of
Magistrates to the people?letting eachEeat elect
its own Magistrate.
The Newberry Mirror says : The Grand Jury
of Chester District, in their presentment at the
late court for that district, recommend that the
jurisdiction of Magistrates be increased to the
extent of the summary process jurisdiction of the
court, and that the Magistrates be elected by the
people. Such a procedure would free the court
of many small cases, which consume time, but
perhaps the good of the people at large would not
be enhanced. Officers of justice should never be
dependent upon the people, hence their appointment
should remain with the Legislature.
LATEST INDIAN NEWS.
An extra from the office of the Tampa, Florida,
Peninsular, communicates the following intelligence
from the " seat of war" in Florida:?
On the afternoon of the Gth inst., the Indians
who attacked Dr. Braden's residence and plantation,
on the Manatee, seven in number, on the
evening of the .'51st March, were overtaken by a
party of Florida volunteers. They were encamped
on the South bank of the Big Charley Apopka
Creek, and appeared to be confident of safety.?
The party, it would appear from the report received
by Captain Hooker, which is short and imperfect,
crossed the Creek, and covered by a dense
hummock, which extended along the bank, they
approached so near the enemy as to overhear their
conversation, and killed two Indians on the spot.
The remainder retreated to the Creek; two were
shot while in the act of jumping into it, and fell
corpses, their bodies sinking immediately. The
rcmainiug three escaped, wounded badly. They
were pursued some distance by the blood which
plainly marked their retreat, but were finally lost
in a hammock. The surprise was complete, as
the enemy did not take time to fire a gun.
The two Indians who were shot down at the
first fire, were scalped. One scalp was sent to
Manatee with the party who conveyed the stolen
property to its owners, and the other was sent to
, Capt. Hooker, at this place. The latter has been
exhibited to all persons having the curiosity to
| examine it.
I On Saturday, the 29th ult., a party, consisting
of two non-commissioned officers and nine men in
I two boats, were sent by Captain Pratt, up the FaKa-IIatchee
to obtain water for the command.?
After an nbsencc of about three hours, rapid
musket firing was heard from the water party.?
Captain Elzey and Lieutenant Walbridge, with
twenty-five men, in the two remaining barges,
(the other two boats and skiffs being away) were
immediately despatched by Captain i'ratt, to the
relief of the water party.
About a dozen Indians had waylaid the party
at the Indian Field, and, as the advanced boat
was passing it, was fired upon, killing Corporal
O'Rourke and private Winterliug, and wounding
private Strecwski, all of company E.
The fire was immediately returned from both
boats, when the Indians hastily retreated. Private
Winterling was brought to the camp and interred.
Corporal 0'Rourkei fell from the boat
into the water, and has not yet recovered. Private
Streewski was wounded badly in the knee,
with & half ounce ball. The Indians fired one
volley and retreated without re-loading. Blood
was found on the grass, where they lay concealed.
The Iudians were pursued for several miles but
were not overtaken.
Correspondence of the Enquirer.
Charleston, Tuesday, April 22.
Me$srs.'kEditort:?Now, since peace has been announced
and all the outside matters arranged to
the satisfaction of all of Europe, and the rest of
mankind, your readers may be looking out for ex
traordinary demonstrations in the business world
?tliey may be expecting a sudden and enormous
rise in the cotton market?but thus far they have
not realized their extravagant hopes. As the
chances for peace [increased, the price of cotton
hns been steadily advancing, until it is now
almost as high as can be expected under any circumstances,
with a crop of three and^a half millions
going into the. manufacturers' hands.
Since my last report, three steamers have arrived?the
Cambria, the Baltic, and the Africa.?
The latter brings'fnews up to the |5th instant,
which shews a small [advance on cotton during
the week, and sales of GG,000 bales. The quotations
are about the same as those brought by the
last weeklv steamer; but during the week, an
advance of J to J is reported. The figures do not
corroborate the report, but there seemed to be a
good demand and heavy sales, which indicates
further improvement.
For some time to come, the prices here cannot
be much affected, for the reason that the advance
began on this side, and has continued to keep
paco with loreign advices, until now the article
will not bear shipping before further advances are
established in England. The decline in freights
is working well for cotton here?the prices now
being jjd. lower than at the 1st of March.
With peace and prosperity all over the world,
the consumption of cotton must be very great and
prices correspondingly good ; so that we may expect
the market to rule high for some time to
come.
Flour is declining here, and will soon be below
the price that will induce shipments from the interior.
The stock is not heavy; but the idea that
rates must decline upon the conclusion of peace,
depresses the market, and buyers only take for
present use.
Corn is about in the same condition. The article
here cannot command more than G5 cents,
including sacks.
I wns not able to commence my letter until just
before the closing of the mail. You will, therefore,
excuse a hasty scrawl. Yours. J.
COL,. BUFORD'S COMPANY.
The company of the gallant Col. Buford have
thus far made of it a grand triumphal march. In
Columbus, Montgomery, Mobile, and New Orleans,
their presence made a gala-day. With no other
weapon than their Bibles, and the proud consciousness
that "thrice armed is ho who hath bis quar*rel
just," tlrey will yet do a noble work for Kansas
and the South. God speed them ! and may other^,
cheered by such examples, follow in their
footsteps, quickly. The New Orleans Picayune
thus speaks of the company:?
Among the crowd of passengers on board the
Florida, arrived yesterday morning from Mobile,
were some two hundred and eighty emigrants on
their way to Kansas. Two-thirds of them, we
learn, are from Alabama; the rest are from Geor
gia and South Carolina; all are stalwart, fine looking
men, just the stuff to settle a new country.?
Col. Jeff. Buford, who leads the party, is a hightoned
courteous gentlemen, well known and universally
respected in Alabama, and we have no
doubt will prove himself a useful and prominent
citizen in the new Territory he has selected as
the home of himself and those who are following
his fortuues. We learn that the party leaves this
morning, and we regret they could not have remained
longer with us, so that our citizens could
all have seen them.
Scalping Dead Indians.?In the account of
the Indian difficulties in Florida, which we publish
to-day, says the Savannah Republican, there is
one fact mentioned, which, as public journalists,
we do not feel atliberty to let pass withouta word
of comment. It is stated that after the killing of
the Iudians by the Florida Volunteers, two of them
were scalped, and the trophies thus taken were
carried into the white settlements and "exhibited
to all persons having the curiosity to examine
them." Now this is absolutely shocking, and in
the name of Christianity and civilization, we protest
against so barbarous a procedure. The scalping
knife is the legitimate weapon of the savage
| ?the Untutored child of the forest, into whose
! mind has never been reflected the light of civiliza
I tion and humanity ; it has no place in the hands
j of the Christian warrior. Let the savage be as
| cruel and merciless as he may, it does not become
j us to retaliate by imitating his barbarities. We
had hoped that the page in our country's history
j which records the fact that an American soldier
I had mutilated the dead body of his fallen foe,
I would never be written. Such an occurrence is a
' disgrace to us as a people, and we trust we may
' never be called on to chronicle its repetition.
THE EMPEROR IN NEW YORK.
For some time back numerous stories have been
, floating about the press, pretending to give details
! as to the life of Napoleon III. during his visit,
while yet a Prince, at New York. The Courier
da Etuts Enie has an article refuting these calumnies,
and in support of its statements, produces a
letter from M. L. W. Tinclli, a French political
exile, well known for his Republican opinions, who
wns honored by the personal friendship of the
Prince Louis Napoleon.
M. Tinelli, after noticing several of the stories
referred to, proceeds to give them the quietus by
the following authoritative declaration :
" From the day of his arrival until that of his
departure in the packet Independence, June 28,
1887, Louis Napoleon had his apartments in the
Washington Hotel, in liroadway, on the site now
occupied bv Stewart's magnificent store. There
lie received and admitted sometimes to his table?
bosides the Count Arose who remained one of his
most intimate confidants?a very limited number
of friends; among them were, Mr. M. Gonfalonicri,
Foresti, Maroncelli, Ifackett, Peugnet, Lncoste,
the Rev. Mr. Steward and a few others.?
He led a very retired and remarkably regular life,
accepting none of the invitations with which he
was unceasingly besieged. Hcraadeno exception,
but for the soirees of Mine. Maturin Livingston,
whose family he particularly esteemed, and those
of Mine, l'annon, who once a week gathered the
elite of the French society under her roof.
" Far from leading the life which has been attributed
to him, the Prince on the contrary constantly
busied himself with labors and serious
projects. A short time before his departure, he
asked me to draw up the plan of a great agricultural
establishment, for he intended to purchase
land, andinstal a small French colony. This design
remained unfulfilled only on account of his
sudden departure, which was caused by the unfavorable
advices he had received concerning his
mother's health.
'Here you have, sir, the simple truth in regard
! to the fliort sojourn of Louis Napoleon in New 1 t
Vork." ; a
i M. Tcnnelli referring to the story that a certain ) i
fourth rate lawyer had liberated Louis Napoleon t
from the Tombs, and had not received his coun- ; f
' sel fees until his illustrious client had reached the
summit of his power, remarks : ''There is only ; t
j one reply to make to this assertion, viz: that iu : i
1837 the Tombs did not exist." >
: I
WASHINGTON I.IGIIT INFANTRY.
"This military company," says tho Carolina |
Times, "in accordance with arrangements, left !
Charleston on Wednesday evening, on a tour to <
the Cowpens battle ground, under the command j <
of Cupt. Lewis M. Hatch. Of the merits of this I
company it is not necossary for us to speak.? j j
They arrived :u this city yesterday morning, and l
were received by the officers of the several com- (
" I
panies composing the Independent Battallion at
the depot, where they partook of refreshments pre- ]
pared for the occasion. <
The company numbered in the neighborhood of '
fifty men, and were accompanied by the Rev. Dr. t
Oilman, as Chaplain; the Hon. W. D. Porfer and I
H.ltrntvl MaPh..!.. Pen i
The Charleston Evening Xewz informs us that
the route of the Infantry will be via Laurens C.
House, thence on foot to Spartanburg, where they
will take the cars and return home by the way of
Columbia.
It is expected that the company will reach Columbia
this day week, by the Greenville train, and
remain over as the guests of the military of Columbia
until Saturday morning. We copy from
the Courier the following:?
They go on a holy and patriotic mission. It is
to honor and perpetuate the past?it is to erect on
the spot a monument to the memory and valor^of
those gallant men who achieved for us the liberty
we enjoy.
The following are the inscriptions on the several
sides of the Monument:?
"WASHINGTON."
"The Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, to
whose custody the widow of William Washington
entrusted his Banner, visited this battU
field April, I806, and again traced
over it the Flag borne by him on
that occasion.
"MORGAN." I "HOWARD."
"PICKENS.'.'
"Fort Moultrie, King's Mountain, Coupens, Eutaw
Syrings?our Heritage."
"To the. Victors of Cowpens: tee enjoy the results
of their struggles, let us emulate the virtues
which secured it."
This is a movement in the right direction.?
While in other sections, every trivial deed has
been expanded, and every spot marked; in this
State, where nearly every foot of soil was the
scene of rich and brilliant revolutionary incidents,
there is scarce a stone to tell the place where patriotic
deeds were performed, or where our patriotic
ancestors fell.
All honor to the movement. In the Light Infantry,
it is not only commendable, but especially 1
appropriate. The custodians of the Flag of the
l..ni>a IVm Wn uliinivtan wliaaa arlmortn fnMa TVn '
ted over the bloody, but successful Cowpeus, and
the hotly contested Eutaw, they have proved no
unworthy guardians, and haTe fully answered the
pledges given, when i( was confided to their care.
From Washington.
Washington, April 13.
The antagonism between the friends and supporters
of President Tierce and Mr. Buchanan,
becomes more and more manifest every day.
An address from a Virginia member of the House
to his constituents, in which a strong preference
for Mr. Pierce is expressed, is about to appear.
A pamphlet from Richmond has been circulated
here, in which the claims of Mr. Pierce for renomination
are urged. The following extract shows
the spirit in which the contest is conducted:
"Everybody recollects the part the Democracy
of Virginia played in the National Convention of
1852; with what undeviating devotion they adhered
to the fortunes of Buchanan, until ample
experiment demonstrated his cause to be desperate;
with what studious care they selected another
statesman worthy of their confidence and of the
highest honors of the nation; with what aburstof
enthusiasm the Convention greeted the venerable
Barbour when he pronounced the name of Franklin
Pierce; how that name was reverberated from
State to State until, by the unanimous acclaim of
the Convention, it became the watchword of the
Democracy in the campaign of 1852. It was a
scene of the deepest dramatic excitement to the
spectator, and is of more subdued, but not lees
genuine, interest to the reader, now that it is narrated
among the pregnant passages of history.
"Let us make the distinct issue before the country.
Let us proclaim our principles without
equivocation and with a shout of defiance. And
for leader let us select no timid time-scri'er, no
skulking coward, but let us take the veteran of
the war, all covered as he is with glorious wounds,
and bid him conduct us to defeat or to an honorable
triumph. He never swerved from hi;? support
of the South nor abated a jot or tittle of heart in
our service. And is this the man whom the South
will betray for some easy person who has been reposing
in inglorious neutrality, while Franklin
Pierce was enduring the sweat and agony of the
strife?"
Gov. Wise, who is popular in Virginia, and favorably
known, through his late canvas of the State,
to nearly all the demooratic politicians in it, is, on
the other hand, a strenuous advocate for the nomination
of Mr. Buchanan, as he was at the Baltimore
Convention.
It is conjectured by some ofthe South ;rn democratic
politicians, that the contest between Mr.
Buchanan and Mr. Pierce will lead to the nomination
of Judge Douglas. But others think that,
dropping these three candidates, the Conventior.
will take up a Southern man, and that Senator
Rusk, of Texas, is Drominentlv indicated as a fav
orite, both of the North and the South.
Gen. Webb, of the New York Courier & Enquirer,
has issued a pronunciamento in favor of the
nomination by the Republican Convention of Senator
Seward, and proposes the issue of "Kansas
and Anti-Kansas," as the sole issue of the contest.
The same issue is distinctly made by Mr. Seward
in his late speech. He presents in the issue the
immediate admission of Kansas "with its present
constitution,"?that is, with the constitution formed
last fall by an illegal convention, elected exclusively
by a party in rebellion against the territorial
laws. It is the weakest issue that the
Black Republicans could make.
The proposition of Mr. Seward has been already
much damaged by the proceedings and debates in
the Senate upon the spurious < memorial of the
self-styled Kansas Legislature, for the admission
of the Territory into the Union as a State, "with
its present constitution."
Judge Douglas remarked, upon this subject:
"I think it was wrong to receive this memorial
at all, much less to refer it or to print it. The
movement in Kansas does not make it a State,
either in the Union or out of the Union. It has
none of the attributes or qualities of a State. The
ntteinpt to make it a State is simply to put the
Federal Government at defiance?an act of revolution,
as the Senator from New York designated it
jestcrday. He said it was a revolution which
Congress could snnction; but I am not disposed
to sanction it, among other reasons because it is
an act of rebellion and revolution."
Judge Butler, in the course of his remarks in
the debate on the same subject, said:
"Now, sir, what do gentlemen say? That this
is an initiative proceeding to make a State governi
ment. Will the Senator from Maine tell me that
there is a parallel in the history of any well regulated
Government on earth?I will not say AngloSaxon,
English, or any thing of that kind?where
a government, deriving its existence, its organization,
its very life from a legitimate source, has
been superseded by another illegitimate one, where
the real government has recognized the other, and
has dispensed with the recognition of legitimate
authority and adopted a spurious government
Liin vwlinrp tin in **oVio11i/tn nrvnirief ? '> T?LaMa
juwiUU'g %M.y 1*1 awwaavu ujjuiiioi ti>. IS IUC1C lilJ}'
such case in history? Here the palpable fact
stands out before you?that th&Congress of the
United States have, by a solemn act, organized a
territorial government for Kansas; and the Con- ,
gress of the United States is now required to re- \
pudiate that government, and to recognize as a j
State the existence of another standing up in open
rebellion ngainst it. Those who refuse to recog- \
nizc it as a State, or as one that is ,in the cbry- \
salis condition approaching a State, are to be de- j
nounced as the defenders of a tyranny that would ,
deny the right of petition. j
"Sir, whatever may be my peculiarities, I have ]
no affinity for tyranny; I have less for that wild !
liberty which finds its vent, its escape, and its i
abominable orgies in anarchy. That which I dread 1
most is the unrestrained discretion of man?Jhna- 1
tical, wild, ungovernable man?that approaches
its object through the process of anarchy. These <
men, who have thrown aside a legitimate constitu- 1
tion, now, under the mask of the right of petition, '
attempt to approach this body, and we are to break !
j down all our rules to print their petition. There 1
is no process so horrible to me as that which claims 1
I to be above the Constitution, the laws and the 1
1 rules of my country. Sir, the "higher law" eye
em which gentlemen aspire to may well be asimilatcd
to the chrysalis, if the Senator choses to
isc the term; but it is a creeping, slimy chrysalis
hat findB its way into life only when it goes through
ilth and anarchy."
The memorial of the spurious legislature was
brown out of the Senate, with only three dissentng
voices, and this is an example of the treatment
vhich Mr. Seward's "issue" will receive at the
lands of Congress and the people.
Wasiiinutok, April 14.
The second debate on the Kansas memorial,
vhich occupied the Senate for five hours, was quite
;qual to the first debate of Monday last, in point
)f ability and interest.
The remarks of Mr. Butler and of Mr. Douglas
truck every one as exceedingly forcible and elolueut.
The latter Senator never before appeared
.0 greater advantage before the Senate. On the
)ther hand, Mr. Seward displayed his usual tactics.
The Kansas debate is mainly given up to Mr. 1
Douglas and Mr. Seward?"the lion and theuni:orn"
of the fight. Both are "fighting for the
:rown."
The House was to-day occupied upon miscellaneous
business, and particularly upon propositions
for paying for "dead hor*ei'?an occupation which
s sometimes that of individuals, but more grievjus
to them than the government with its ample
treasury.
The Deficiency bill was not taken up. The
House pretty nearly killed the Water Works last
evening. About 350,000 dollars have been expended
upon the Potomac acqueduct, and the estimate
lor the completion of the work is $2,800,000.?
The argument in favor of the continuance of the
work was wholly ontne side of the friends of the
work.
The motion will fail on account of the objection
:o the expense. It may fail at this session in the
[louse, though in the Senate there are but five
rotes against it. But, long after the members of /
the House shall be forgotten, the water will flow
rora the falls of the Potomac into the heart and J
.hrough all the avenues of the federal city. "
Senator Evans, of 8. C., was to bring up his bill
to-day, for the adjustment of Revolutionary claims.
Heretofore, such claims have been left to the chants
of legislation upon individual cases. Senator
Evans at once conceived the project of a general
aw on the subject, whereby justice might be done
to claimants, and the Government be secured from
mposition. Heretofore, as has been shown by
-eports ot Committees of Congress, spurious
;laims have been passed, and valid claims rejectid.
Judge Evans' bill was superseded by other busiiqss
for the day, but it will undoubtedly pass the
Senate. )
The Clay festival at the Slash Cottage in Hanjver,
Va., the spot where Henry Clay and Patrick
Henry were born, went off with much spirit and
cordiality. The chairman, Mr. Edwin Robinson,
the President of the Rail Road Company, first called
upon General Cushing, the Attorney General,
who responded in an appropriate manner. He
next called upon States, and there were many
present to respond for States. Jndge Butler, on
the part of South Carolina, mAde a most eloquent
response. It is to be remarked that almost all of
those who participated in the meeting were Democrats.
Democratic Conservatives?the great party
which, afterall, is to shape the destinies of this
country for years to come.?Charleston Courier.
Washington, April 17.
It is said that despatches from Col. Wheeler to
the government, mention that Col. Schlessingeris
retreat was not a defeat by the Costa Ricans, but
a stroke of successful policy, superinduced by the
largely overwhelming force of the enemy.
Mr. Dallas, in a-Ietter just received, says that
the subject of the differences between England and
the United States will be folly discussed in Parliament.
He is led to believe that the discussion
will not be devoid of acrimony towards this country,
but is prepared to bear it like a philosopher.
He mentions with particularity numerous acts of
marked courtesy extended to him, including those
of the members of the British Cabinet, and regards
these manifestations as expressive of a pacific
disposition towards this country.
The President sent a very voluminous report to
the House to-day, with reference to the Indian
difficulties in Washington and Oregon Territories.
They fully corroborate Gen. Wool's'statements.
Among the official documents received from Oregon,
is a letter from Joel Palmer, Superintendent
of Indian Affairs, who, confirming the statements
of Governor Curry, says, "the present difficulty
in Southern Oregon, is wholly attributable
to the acts of the whites," adding: "I cannot but
feel it is our duty to adopt such measures as will
tend to secure the lives of these Indians, and
maintain the guarantees secured by treaty stipulations.
The future will prove that this war nas
been forced upon these Indians against their will,
and that too by a set of reckless vagabonds for
pecuniary and political objects, sanctioned by a
numerous population who regard the Treasury of
the United States as a legitimate object of plunder.
The Indians in that districi have been driven
to desperation by acts of cruelty against their
people. Treaties have been violated, and acts of
barbarity committed by those claiming to be citizens,
that would disgrace the most barbarous nations
of the earth. If none but those who perpetrated
such acts were to be affected by this war,
we might look upon it with indifference ; but unhappily
this is not the case.
The President contemplates leaving Washington
to-morrow afternoon, in company with the Secretary
of the Navy, for Annapolis, to see the steamer
Merrimac, where he will be joined by many
members of Congress.
A despatch has been received by a gentleman of
this city, stating that North Carolinahas instructed
her delegates to the Cincinnati Convention to
vots for General Pierce for renomination, and for J
Mr. Dobbin for Vice President.
The House Committee on Territories will, in a
few days report a bill for the admission of Kansas
with her free State constitution.
nr.. anm?.. ?? ??i-: \ -* ??
1?>. uurnuvi, nvisujpperj 01 luassacnusetts,
made a motion that the Committee oh Commerce
be directed to inquire into the character of
the commerce kuown as the Coolie trade, by which
large numbers of the Chinese are transported
from their native country in American ships, on
alleged contracts for service in distant places.
New Vorlc Herald.
The North Carolina Democratic Convention*
Raleioh, April 16.
The Democratic State Convention assembled in
the Capitol building this day at 11 o'clock. It is
considered by many the largest political Convention
ever held in the State, between three and four
hundred delegates being in attendance.
J. 6. Shepherd, of Cumberland, was chosen to
preside over the deliberations of the Convention.
The President on taking the Chair, addressed
the Convention on the political topics of the day.
His remarks were well received.
Gov. Bragg was unanimously re-nominated for
the office of Governor, and a Committee appointed
to wait upon him and request bis acceptance.?
The Committee returned after a brief absence, accompanied
by Governor B., who entered the hall
amid great cheering and applause. In a speech
of considerable length, great ability and soul-stirring
eloquence, Gov. Bragg accepted the nomination.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted, approving
the administrations of President Pierce and
Governor Bragg, and declaring the Hon. Franklin
Pierce the first choice of the Democratic party of
North Carolina for the next Presidnncy.
Other resolutions, re-affirming the Democratic
policy, were adopted with great unanimity.
The Hon. IV. S. Ashe, of New Hanover; Hon.
Bedford Brown, of Caswell; R. R. Heath, esq.,
of Chowan; and W. W. Avery, esq., of Burke,
were elected delegates for the State at large to
the Cincinnati National Convention; and the Hon.
John Hill, of Stokes; Dr. Columbus Mills, of
Polk; Wm. Hill, esq., of Halifax; and E. G.
Hayward, esq., of Wake-, were selected as alternates.
Hon. Henry M. Shaw, of Currituck, and the
Hon. Samuel P. Hill, of Caswell, were appointed
Electors for the State at large.
The Presidency.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia North
Amerioan and United States Gazette says:
:# lift a
Uiuvv > <?vv?>? j/ivvy vunuug will me OUlside
pressure at Cincinnati will be directed to &
combination against all prominent candidates,
new movements are projected, in the hope of striking
the fortunate vein of favor in that body. The
ron]) demain by which Gen. Pierce was triumphantly
carried in 'G2, is remembered by those who
liope to profit by similar tactics now, but without
sufficient regard to the important fact that the
instrumentalities which then succeeded, though
perhaps shorn of a portion of their influence, have
more than compensated for that defection, in the
increased experience and practical wisdom derived
from three years of administration of the government.
The last name on the tapis, and suggested as a
compromise between conflicting interests, is William
Aiken, of South Carolina. The prestige
which he acquired in the canvass for the Speaker- \
ship, when he wa3 taken up against his own earnest
and repeated protestations, and when he polled
i vote surpassing that of every competitor but
the one elected, has naturally attracted attention
to him at a time vrben the party involvements ap