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Jtep & facts. The best kind of rum for festivals ,is deco-rum ! It is said that a Yankee baby will crawl out of his cradle, take a survey of it, invent an improvement, and apply for a patent before he is six months old. A wag in Xew York, seeing a man driving a tack into a card, through the letter T of the word "Boston," printed on it, seized the latter and exclaimed : "Why, what are you about ? Don't you know that laying tax on tea in Boston once raised a thundering muss there ?" The Saratoga season being about over, the Daily Saratogian has been discontinued. The arrivals at the princpal hotels during the season have been : Congress Hall 3,814; United States 3,668 ; Union Hall 3,735; Marvin House 1,565. The total number is set down at 25,000. Capital punishment, which was abol- j ished in Prussia in 1848, has been recently re-established. The mode of execution is to be the axe, within prison walls, and in presence of a certain number of magistrates and officials expressly appointed for the purpose. There are three hundred and fifty publishers in the United States, two thousand booksellers, fifteen thousand printers, and three thousand five hundred book-binders. The number of new books issued in 1853, is said to have exceeded one thousand. Only one book out every two hundred gets to a second edition. . Colonel Jim Lane, the wife deserting, Free-State hero, was makiog a speech in " Iowa a few days since and denounced the Kansas Legislature as bogus. "Colonel," said a man in the crowd, "let me ask you a question.'* "Go on," said Lane. "Well, ; Colonel, if that Legislature as bogus, what1 made you apply to it for a divorce from your ; n?A J 1 I Wlic : f UUIUOOUU auu "J/UU vuv^ niv | lant Colonel set down ! It is related of Thomas F. Marshall, J that a Judge having once fined him thirty dollars for contempt of court, he rose and , ^ asked the judge to loan h im the money, as ' he hadn't it, and there was 110 friend pros- | ent to whom he could so well apply as to his Honor. This was a stumper. The judge ! looked at Tom and then at the clerk, and 1 finally said: "Clerk, remit Mr. Marshall's fine; the State is better able to lose thirty dollars than! am." The Boston Atlas of Saturday says : i "Affairs have assumed such an appearand in Massachusetts, that unless we have at once a union of all Fremont men, it is very possible that the State may give her electoral vote for James Buchanan." * * * We say plainly, that up to this time there has been .no union of the Fremont forces in Massachussetts; that there has be5n only folly, I wrangling and dissension; that we have lost all power of exercising auy influence upon j our sister States." One Mr. Merian, known as the Brook - " lyn Heights weather-clerk, says the present year has been remarkable for long continuance of intense cold in winter, and for the long continuauce of great heat in summer. I Meteorites have been more numerous than usual this year in many parts of the globe, ; but earth-quakes have been fur less uumer- j1 ous than for many years past. There is noth- |, ? ou our record, for sixty-eight consecutive [, years, either in heat or cold, as the inten- , * sity or loug duration which equals that of . the year 1856. ! j Here is what the London Chronicle, ' ' one of Queen Victoria's organs, has to say i' in reference to our Presidential struggle :? i "We should be sorry to see Mr. lluchanan j' elected, because he is iu favor of preserving 1 the obnoxious institutions as they exist, and ' the unity of the States. There is no safety 1 for Europeau Monarchical Government if 1 the progressive spirit of the Democracy of : the United States is allowed to succeed.? ' Elect Fremont, aud the first blow to the separation of the United .States is effected !" A very interesting correspondence has passed, so it is said, between several members of the British Parliament and 31 r. Dallas. A letter of congratulation, bearing the signatures of some fifty or more members of Parliament, on the satisfactory settlement j1 of the enlistment difficulties between Eng- j land and the United States, was most uuex- j pectedly received by Mr. Dallas, some short time before the sailing of .lie Baltic. He however, mentions the circumstances in a postscript to a private letter, and rejoices at the probable immediate settlement of all understandings between the two countries. ' W. T. Porter, Esq., whose name' needs no addition or explanation, will issue, j during the first week of September, a week- j: ly sporting and literary newspaper, to be | called "Porter's Spirit of the Times." It : will be of the same size and character as the Spirit of the Times, which has flourished . aud become famous under Porter, the found- j er and editor, aud he has assurances that it ! will be contributed to by that brilliaut circle I - 1 ^ i 01 COrrespoilUCIilS nuu wiiiisi:* wuu nut c CU long given to the Spirit its distinguished j position among the literary journals of the United States. St. Peter's Church, at Kome, covers t 7 i about six acres of ground, and the cost of construction was estimated at the close of the seventeenth century at some fifty millions of dollars. Tt is undoubtedly the most magnificent Christian temple ever erected, and probably no building of ancient or modern times ever equalled it in magnitude aud internal symmetry and beauty. According to Roman Catholic historians, as early as the year 90, of the Christian era, St. Anicetus, bishop of Rome, who had received ordination froui St. Peter himself, erected an oratory on the site of the present structure, to mark the place where the apostle was interred after his crucifixion, aud where many of the Christians had suffered martyrdom. "We have intelligence from Nicaragua to the 9th instant. The revolutionary movement against Gen. "Walker appears to be gaiuing ground. A large force troiu t'ua? 1 -1J! Mnonrii.if] T.onn !lml temaia auu oan Cititauvi vi,\,vi|mv? "w..j ?..v and with the return of the dry season some hard knocks may be looked for. It is reported that Walker's troops were deserting rapidly. The San Francisco papers, however, mention that three hundred men were to leave that city on the steamer of the 20th inst. to reinforce the Xicaraguau army. Col. Salazar and several natives had been convicted of treason and shot. The British Consul at Leon, who was implicated in the treasonable desigus of Salazar and his colleagues, had been dismissed. Accounts from Costa Rica state that auother attempted insurrection had beeu suppressed. " : jje?0tibilk(^rarcr SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER. YORK VILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4,1856. AT HOME. Having brought to an end our two months' devious wanderings, we take pleasure in reporting */? i ? -A A ?_ . -..,i ' ourseu ai iiomc aim m our posi ugum ; ami, mm very many thanks to kiml and indulgent patrons, j and especially, to our energetic, efficient and ever t watchful colaborers, we send a heart3* greeting to i any and all with whom it may chance to find a 1 welcome. Our play-day has throughout been ouc 1 of unalloyed enjoyment, fraught with all of pleas-1 ure and of profit that we could have anticipated ' or desired. And we betake ourself again to our | , task, refreshed and invigorated in body, mind and j spirit?with new feelings, new motives and new | purposes, more liberal perhaps towards the world ] abroad, but yet more closely interwoven with the j golden-hued woof that twines around us all in our j little world at home. j At the outset, our readers doubtless expect us j to render some sort of an apology for neglecting ] to note down, as is our wont and was our design, , a full account of our journeyings. Those who | , have gone over the route will not, we arc sure, de- j mand such an explanation; and all who have not j , yet enjoyed the pleasure cannot entirely appre- j ( elate the thousand obstacles that at every point ' nlace themselves in the way of such a task. Besides j 1 the "wear and tear'' of travelling and sight-seeing, (more severe by the way, than that of the plow- , handle,) which effectually put writing beyond our , capacity, we very soon found it impossible to see ( nil that was worthy to be seen, to enjoy all that j*. was enjoyable, and, in fine, to keep even pace , , with the rapid pourings-out of the meagre con- j , tents of our treasury, and at the same time to j , perforin the labors of a correspondent. A novice ' ( in everything, wholly taken up, bewildered, per- I , plexed, absorbed and then charmed with every- I ( thing, we did not find an hour to call our own, I ] and were prepared for nothing but the full enjoy- [ j mcnt of the rapidly-changing scenes, the ever cc- ! curring incidents, and the thousand facts and fan- j j cies which crowded upon and engaged every facul- I , ty and every energy. But the result has been tbc , ingathering of ranch that many yet be told, and, ' \ in neglecting our duty we have but provided our- j , selves with a heavv fund wherewithal to make j i I 1 good our promise for the future. j , We left Washington on Monday before last? I , having speut three weeks in endeavoring to thread I } the.intricacies of the political labyrinth in which i , men and measures are there involved. The kind- ! r ness of our friends made every means of informa- ( tion available, and during our sojourn we wore j j permitted .often to catch glimpses of hidden things s which by the casual wanderer arc never heard or j c dreamed of. In a word, we saw "Philip drunk ! j and Philip soberand as there is "truth in wine." 1 r t you may be sure we caused the former named in- j ? dividual to teach us many a valued lesson. These j we hope hereafter to make profitable to our read- | c ers ; at present, wo can perhaps write a more in- ! c teresting paragraph by turning exclusively fo the I ? events now transpiring in Congress. ! , The reader will remember that, by the factious j ( and revolutionary proceedings of the nbolitiou ' ( majority, the House failed to pa-s the appropria- j t tion Bill providing for the maintenance of the Ar- j t my, and thus devolved upon the Executive the ! ? duty either of disbanding this important arm of i the public service, or, by calling an extra session, ! i forcing the majority to terms. As the rcsponsi-! c bility rested clearly with those who had imposed , f the duty, and ns the course of the Republican par- j \ ty was well calculated to alarm the conservative masses of the North and awaken them to the dan- j *crs threatened by the success of their schemes, c. it was the earnest desire of the Democratic mem- )| tiers, especially those from the South, that the j t President should adopt the former alternative.? ' ( [Jut actuated by an honest desire to consult the v well-beiug of the whole country, and with great j firmness and decision of character, the President 0 letermincd nt once to throw aside the charms of, ^ party, and adopt the policy marked out by every v consideration of patriotism and humanity. Loud p md strong were the maledictions heaped upon him f on every side. lJut in obedience to his prochuua- | ( tion the Congress met in extra session; and the i J event has abundantly vindicated the propriety and wisdom of his course. That the Republican party should even have ; threatened at any time to take upon themselves j c the fearful responsibility of clogging the wheels j of government, might well be deemed a matter of j surprise; and, regarding it as a mere factious | j proceeding for political ends, we were confident <; that at the eleventh hour the opposition would be j withdrawn. To do otherwise would have been r clearly to throw out of employ a large number of t Northern workmen, whose wages contributed sole- , i i ly to enrich the pockets of the Northern people: ' ( and to expose to all the horrors of savage warfare ; ,, a wide-extended front icn populated almost entire- j . ly by Northern emigration. Delay, however, : placed it in the power of a few of the more tnr- ; , buleut spirits to control the course of legislation : ; and, although it was evidently the design of the ' Abolition majority to recede, they had moused a . power which it was then impossible to control.? 1 t These circumstances induced us to believe that ! i the extra session would be of short duration?one ! or two days being amply sufficient for every honorable and honest purpose. j But in this, too, we had counted without our host. The first vote taken in the House disclosed the fact that theRopublicnnskad determined toadhero to the Kansas proviso and then, defeat the Bill. Two weeks have now elapsed since the scs- , sion convened, and every vote taken has been an- ( nounced with a similar result. When or where j 1 the struggle is to end, cannot even be conjectured, i i The outbreaks in Kansas, simultaneous with the 1 triumph of revolution in Congress, parts of the j same scheme, induced us to hope for nothing from ! l the Republican leaders. Tiie Senate, steadily ! i and firmly withstanding every effort towards con- , j cession or compromise, bids us to trust its faith- j ful championship of our caus?. The contest may ( be ended to-morrow. The new compensation b 11, \ providing a fixed salary for the members, deprhes 1 them of their accustomed per-diem allowances.? j It may be then, that the pockets of Northern mein- , hers, proverbially more potent than theirconscien- , ces, will finally assert the supremacy, and win for i us the victory. And the absence of two or three ; such pockets would be sufficient. Barring this t slender consideration, however, we have no reason to expect that Congress will adjourn before the 4th day of March, Wc left Washington in company with our gallant Representative, Col. Brooks, who, urged by a commendable desire to relieve by his presence, the painful auxiety of his family had "paired oil" with a member of the opposite party. Our progress through Virginia was made by night, and suggested nothing worthy of mention. The jour- j ney through "the old North State," however was marked by so many pleasing and gratifying incidents, that not to allude to them would be unpardonable. We knew thut the chivalrous bearing of Col. Brooks had made his name familiar throughout the land, and that, wherever he might go, would make him the object of unusual remark. Knowing the temper of our own people, we au- i tieipated that his return to South Carolina would ' bo hailed with the most joyous demonstrations.? But we were unprepared, and so in his exemplary modesty was he, for the incidents which cnuie upon him as he passed hurriedly through North Carolina. At every way-station, where yet in North Caroolina crowds are accustomed to collect, as soon as the train would stop, old men and young made their way into the car, and without form or ceremony testified in the most unequivocal manner their regard for the champion of Southern Rights. Grey-haired men, trembling with age, would make their way to his seat and grasp him warmly by the hand, with a look of eye which told of genuine affection, and an earnestness of manner which spoke iu language bettcrtban words?"Well done, thou good nnd faithful servant." No one stood back ; all parties vied with each other in extending these warm-hearted and enthusiastic tokens of gratitude and admiration. At Raleigh where we remained Tuesday night, and at Charlotte, where the schedule required a delay of several hours, Col. Brooks was honored with the most enthusiastic receptions, all the more grateful because they came evidently from the impulse of the moment. The main street in Raleigh was handsomely illuminated; an immense multitude very soon gathered around the "Yarborough House," with "three times three" giving bim a glowing welcome, and calling for an account of his faithful stewardship. This was rendered eloquently and handsomely received. In Charlotte, where we arrived late in the afternoon, the enthusiasm occasioned by Col. Brooks' presence exceeded anything we have ever witnessed. As in Raleigh, the streets were quickly on fire; a fine band of music, in a handsome car, drew up in front of the "Mansion House, and with the spiritstiring notes of our national anthem ga'.othe first sounds of welcome, which were caught up by the crowd, numbering at least a thousand persons, who made the welkin ring in earnest with repeated outbursts of applause. After Col. Brooks had responded in terms befitting such a hearty demonstration, the multitude formed in procession, and sscorted him to the Depot, where they remained until the departure of the train, full half an hour, ending up again, again and again those joyous, loud-pealing acclamations which can only come from an earnest, a truthful and a patriotic people. These manifestations, w'th such unbounded endiusinm?by the masses of the people?and that, ;oo, spontaneously, are not to he ranked as the Ebullitions of an- idle, every-day unmeaning seniment. We record them rather with the view of presenting to our people the grateful and imporant truth, which cannot fail to impress itself up>n the mind of every reader. When the assault vas made upon Senator Sumner, there were some vho, viewing its effect upon the Northern mind, ogarded it as an unfortunate event. If it has mited the North against us, it has far counterbalanced the evil by uniting us for ourselves. We verily iclieve tliat should Col. Brooks visit any other Southern State, he would meet with the same xrdial and warm-hearted greeting?not simply iccause of the merit of his act, for under similar ircumstances, any true Southron would have lone likewise?but because he stands ont as the imbodiment, the gallant and chivalrous exponent if Southern sentiments and Southern rights. The instigation of ScsntEU, by uniting Southern leadirs nt Washington to a man, did that which has lot before in the history of our country been horoughly effected, but without which it is idle o talk of sustaining and vindicating Southern inerosts. And it lias further discovered the truth hat, not only at Washington, but at home, we ire now and can continue to be a united people. This is the inestimable boon which Pbeston S. Jkooks has given us; and in comparison with it, oncontrated opposition, the violence, aud the inernal hatred which is now exhibited towards us iy the North, weigh not a feather. AH honor to the Old North State! Rising suicrior to the petty prejudices which too often hill the intercourse of neighboring peoples, she ins magnanimously and nobly extended to us and o ours a greeting which, when the occasion offers, he Palmetto State will as gratefully return. May re ever be, as we are. in thought, in feeling and n destiny, one people; and, in the language of uir distinguished Representative, may the hour [uickly come to obliterate the imaginary line rhich now divides us, and enable us to chant to:ether the soul-inspiring words of the venerated instnu: larolinn, Carolina, Heaven's blessings attend her, VUile we live, we will cherish, protect and defend her. THE DISCUSSION. In accordance with the appointment made on ?ales-day in August, a large number of citizens roni town and country assembled in the Court louse, Monday last, and gnvc an attentive hcarng to a discussion between the Candidates for tlio State Senate, Messrs. Withkrspoox and McCaw. is the topics introduced were derived solely from last ami settled issues and of a character design:.l to hear specially upon the pending contest, it ronld manifestly be out of place as well as unprovable for us to attempt to sketch an outline of the I'gumeut. From the unequivocal manifestations ippnrciit on every side, we take it that all preset were well pleased wjtli the performances of heir respective favorites, and thus went away sat<*.. I O _ -1 .1 .rllUU. OU wt\ AVc might here very properly bring our comment n a close. Uut we have a miml to add a word or wo in view of the opinion which we have of late icard expressed, deprecating these public discusdons as productive of unmixed evil to the comraulity. Such, we think, is not the effect, when hey are properly conducted. In a country like turs, to the end that the masses of the people may exercise the elective franchise intelligently and or the general good, it is important that they bo veil and thoroughly informed upon political quesions of the day; and to :he end that they may ightly value and employ the inestimable privieges peculiar to a representative government, it s necessary that the opinions and the mental calijre of those who seek position be known and appreciated. In what manner, better than by pubic discussions before the people, can these paranout ends be accomplished ? The people need ind require to be taught, ami it is impossible to ifford a better incentive than that arising from the excitement of our election canvass, to induce them :o learn. Their will, too, is and should be the aw ; hut how can this be, when they are utterly gnorant of the opinions, the designs and the merit ,f those who seek to make the law? Talk of a RejirrxruUitir.', whose political creed is unknown ;o the people, and who, in his term, is as ignorant is a child unborn of the opinions and the will of lie people! Such an one may represent his own, md, because their interests arc common, may tappen to carry out the views of his constituents; jilt in 110 sense is lie me iruuiim represeniuuve. It lias been too long the case, that aspirants to political distinction amongst us have achieved suciess solely by reason of personal considerations. Too long have personal popularity, the blandishncnts of manner, family intlueuces, and the arpiinent of the purse, ruled the day. And much ,oo long have our people, iu South Carolina espe:ially, neglected to consider those higher and beter influences, which result from an appreciation >f the political professions of their candidates, ind the talent with which they are able to mainain tliciu. Let us have frequent public discusiions, conducted fairly, caudidly and with a view o the public good. Let men who aspire to be the sponents of the popular will, prove their right o the position. Thus alone will public men find their proper place; thus only can small men be made to descend to their level, and men of merit to receive their reward; and by this process sole- . ly can the political arena be cleared of those wishywashy, milk-and-water characters who far too often stumble their way headlong into the councilhalls of the State. It is scarcely necessary for us to add that we mean no allusions to any of the gentlemen who | arc now before the poeple of our Distinct. Our I remarks are intended to apply entirely to the system of electioneering which, from time immemorial, has characterized our political canvasses : and would suit other latitudes and other times as well as our own. JLITTLE PEOPLE, ATTEND ! Mr. Whitney, the newly elected Professor of Music in the College, proposes to instruct, gratuitously, a Juvenile class in vocal music, and has requested us to give notice to Parents and Guardians that a meeting of the little misses and boys of the town will be held for the purpose of forming the class, on Saturday morning next, at the Collego Hall. After the formation of the class, Mr. Wiiitxey designs to devote to it the morning of every Saturday, until he shall have brought our "rising generation" into perfect unison. We hope that a word from us is not necessary to induce those who are interested to avail themselves of this opportunity. Mr. Whitney's position in the College is a sufficient guarantee of his qualities as a teacher, and his very generous nroposal of such a service gratuitously should, of itself, be enough to secure the prompt attendance of every little boy and girl in the town. To sing well certainly gives evidence of a most pleasing and beautiful accomplishment; and to learn to sing well is to resort to by no means the least valuable process among those employed for the moral, mental and physical development of our youth. Send your little ones up to the College, Saturday morning, at 9 o'cloclc. OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS. Our readers are requested to refer for valuable information to the new advertisements on the third page of this issue. Mr. C. J. Kee offers for sale a fine plantation on Catawba river, with new steam saw-mill and grain mills; Mrs. Floyd, her place about three miles from Yorkville, which he! v.- J. hlUl'S UUIIJJ5 ujl?;uiicjii/ juuu is wi-jr vmuuuic uu ??vcount of its vicinity; and the Commissioner in Equity, several large tracts in various sections of the District. S. J. Kuykendal, Administrator, proposes to sell the personal property of the estate of F. L. Hoffman, in this place, on Friday the-12th inst. Messrs. Johnson & Bowen announce a dissolution of copartnership, and indicate in decidedly plain terms their determination to settle up the affairs of the firm. Those indebted will do well to mark it down for reference. Mr. Johnson will j ' continue to carry on the business at the old stand: ! and as he is in every respect a deserving and com- j pctent workman, we hope he will be generously : patronized. Mr. Scnonn announces that he lias all the ap- | paratus required to take Ambrotype pictures in I the best style, and invites his friends to visit his j Gallery, one door West of the Presbyterinn Church, j The Ambrotype takeu on plain glass, is much j superior to the Daguerreotype picture, and we j ' are sure that those who desire to "secure the j I shadow ere the substance fades," will be glad to j learn that Mr. Scnonn has supplied himself with J the necessary apparatus for producing them.? i ! Some of the finest pictures we Ijave ever seen came | | from Mr. Scnonn's Gallery. Go and see him. j THE WEATHER AXD THE CROPS. i j Sunday night last, a very heavy rain, accom: pauied by a severe North-Raster, fell in mauv portions of our District, doing much damage to the ! corn crops, especially^ those on bottom lands. We J have not learned the extent of the injury, lmt judging from the severity of the stortn it must | have been very considerable. In conversation | with our friends from the country, last Monday, I we regretted to learn that the late drouth has rei duced the prospects for a cotton crop down to a toi-v low pbh The inmression seemed to be eon oral that not more than one half an average crop would be made. MERE MENTION. The Charleston papers contain the Card of Gov. : Aiken, announcing his intention not to be a canj didatc for rc-election to Congress. Gen. Jame3 | Gadsden, F. D. Richardson and William Whalcy. ' Esqrs., have already been nominated for the suej cession Col. C. W. Dudley has been put in ! nomination for Congress, in the first District, a! gainst Gen. McQueen. The other members, Messrs. Boyce, Keitt, Brooks and Orr, arc thus far without opposition The Sum f: WatchI man has been informed of a great revival of religion at Bethesda Church, a small Methodist Church near Kingstree, Williamsburg District, which resulted in the addition of 01 members.? The meeting, conducted by Rev. Messrs. Towns| end and Dubose, was brought to a close for want : j of material to work upon. The entire congrcga| tion had been worked up ! We have received ; from the Telcscojte office a neatly printed Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Erskine College, | for 1S5G. The number of students is stated at i 117, among whom are T. D. Whitesides, T. M. j McElwee, B. C. Presslcy, and Robert M. Wallace, of this District. It gives us pleasure to learn ' that this Institution is prospering finely A I difficulty recently occurred at Linden, Arkansas, | 1 growing out of a political dispute between a num- | ber of gentlemen of that place, and resulted in the j ! death of si.v of the party! It is stated that I Lord llowdcu has received the appointment of ' , .Minister to U1U uuiwu oium, ill Jiiuiiki Ui .m. i : Crampton. Ilia Lordship is said to be a fast I friend to this country, and will do much to close ! I up the breach between the two countries, now | i nearly healed The American State Council ! convened in Syracuse, New York, last week, and j performed the usual farce of splitting their forces j ?one half going to Fremont, and the other lazily j | leaning to Fillmore. So it goes It is funny | j that the Republican Candidates foi; Governor and j , Lieut. Governor of Illinois have turned out to be I both constitutionally incapacitated for theiroflices ' ' ?the former on account of his proposing to fight j with Col. Jeff. Davis, and the other because of , ! the recent date of his naturalization papers. A | queer state of things, truly The Petersburg | Democrat thinks that the President will be forced ' to call upon each Southern State for Militia to j put down the invaders of Kansas. We hope so. j The Vigilance Committee in California continue to carry on their nefarious and unlawful operations. hanging every one with whom they come in contact, or ngainst whom they have been able to trump up clinrges. This Committee is comrmsed entirely of Northern Abolitionists, anil it is clearly their aim to preserve the organization so | as to affect the result of the Presidential election ! in California. It is time such outrages should be i ended The Board of Health, of the city of Charleston, reported, three deaths from yellow fever on Monday last. The crops in Great Britain and Ireland are reported favorably; on the Continent, decidedly otherwise. The political news by-the last arrival is unimportant. Affairs imSpain, quiet The American Association for the advancement of Science held the annual meeting in Albany, New York, last week, and was attended by the most distinguished savans of this country and Canada. ' Their proceedings were of course interesting and | valuable. Professors McCay and LeConte, of our State College, were in attendance?the former 1 contributing a paper or the Laws of Mortality. The Marion Star has the following: We learn from reliable source that there resides in Johnsonville, Williamsburg district, a lady by the j name of Singleton, who is 136 years of age. She I is a native of Georgetown district, was a grown j young lady at the time of Braddock's defeat, and I can recount many incidents of the revolutionary war. She has been perfectly blind for thirty years, but can walk about the house and yard with no other assistance than a walking stick. NEW COTTON. Eight bales of new cotton were offered at Rock Ilill, on Saturday last, and bought by Mr. II. F. uroacn, ai 11 cents, xuis is a preuy iuir onutying for our latitude, and we are sorry that our friend Buoacii did not report to us the name of the seller, as well as of the buyer. Where did the cotton come from? RARE SPORT. I About the rarest sport at this season, espocial' cially to one just "at home," is to set one's self down to the discussion of a ' mesa" of the ripest, reddest, juiciest tributes of a well-ordered peach orchard. Just such sport we had the other day, for which we are indebted to the kindness of our friend Mr. R. L. Tomli.vso.v. One of these specimens called for half a pound; and four together weighed a pound and three quarters. As Juvenal would say "think of it!" Whilst talking of peaches, let us commend our friends in the country upon the marked attention which has of late years been given to tho culture of fruit. The mania is growing more violent every year, and so it should. No labor contributes more generously to the real pleasures of living, and if properly pursued none would pny a more handsome dividend. Several years ago, Mr. William Gheuo, of Graniteville, one of the most energetic, enterprising and practical men in the State, planted a thirty acre pine-land barren; and I during the present year he sold in New York the j product of his orchard and cleared, over and above expenses, more than four thousand dollars! Why cannot every farmer, convenient to market, do likewise? It is almost impossible to nrerrvn the markets of the North with good fruit?for the early maturity of our crops gives us the advantage of at least six weeks, and for such a time secures II UiUIIU|'tHjr. It is said thai, since Mr, CiREon's money has been counted out. those poor old pine-barrens in Edgefield and Barnwell cannot lie bought "for love nor money." Plant your orchards, and, our word for it, you will find it better work than raising cotton at ten cents a pound. CIVIL WAR IN KANSAS. The exciting news from Kansas, to which it would be idle not to attach a degree of credit, informs us that, after a suspension of hostilities and a reign of peace of two month's duration, the struggle between the pro-slavery and free-State parties has been renewed, and now rages with increased fury. To call t by its true name, it is civil war?a war betwet n the members <>f a common brotherhood, mar'red with all the horrors, the rapine, slaughter and outrage, which has ever attended the pouring-out of the blood of brothers. This unexpected renewal of the struggle is evidently of a piece with the revolutionary movements of the Blaok-Bepublican majority in Congress? a part of the same scheme, to obtain forcibly the nscendency in Kansas, and, in the end, the possession of the government. The reader will remember that when, two months ago. the free-State party in Kansas was routed, and the officers of the horfu.i State government arrested and indicted for treason, Laxe, the General of the forces, made his escape. Since that time, in conjunction witli the Aid Societies throughout the North, he has industriously collected together a band of desperadoes, from the purlieus of the Northern and Western cities; and at the coiice-ted moment, when it was expected that the failure of the Army bill would deprive the frieuds of law and order of all protection frotn the constituted authorities, this hireling horde has been precipitated upon the defenceless settlements, and has committed outrages which put to the blush the blackest deed yet perpetrated in that hapless Territory. Our friends in Kansas, trusting implicitly that the struggle had been ended and that peace had been permanently established, were scattered in small bands here and there, in the quiet pursuit of their emigrant-labors ; and thus far they have fallen an easy prey to the desperate band brought against them, compelled to abandon their settlements and fly for life. There is now no more pence. The majority in Congress liave triumphed, and the general government, deuied the resources, requisite for the maintenance of the army, is powerless for our defence. The people of Missouri?even those of the doubtful city of St. Louis?.are thoroughly aroused, and ere this have sent into the territory a force of five hundred to a thousand men. The war has began in earnest, and in nil human probability will not be ended until States, not individuals, have become the parties, and all peace and harmony amongst as forever destroyed. Many of our readers, hearing in mind the exaggerated reports of the forpier struggle, will be disposed to r.ttach but little importance to those which have just reached us ; and they will doubtless be strengthened in such an impression by the despatch of Gen. Smitii, denying in Into the truth of all those rumors. IVe prefer, on the other hand, to put faith in then). Identically the same statement has been received from each party, and corroborated by very many circumstances occurring both in and outside of the Territory. We subjoin the statement of Gen. Atchison, Stbjxhfeu.ow and others, and the latest despatches from the free-State party to the New York papers:? Wkstpobt, Aug. Hi.?On the 7th instant Brown, the notorious assassin and robber, with a party of about three hundred Abolitionists, attacked and drove into Missouri Cook and a colony of Georgians which had settled near Ossnwatomie. HI.: ,n ??,1 i.. nil JL ii id uuiujij ?uc u1iui1iicu, iiiui uiiiiiviivu nt -hi, men, women, children and slaves, about two hundred. Their houses were burnt, all their property (even to the clothes of the children) taken or destroyed. On the 12th instant 300 Abolitionists, under Brown, many of them Lane's men, attacked a house occupied by the pro-slavery men in Franklin. Our friends, numbering but 14, made a gallant fight until their house was set on lire. The Abolitionists took the cannon which had been left at that place, all the territorial onus that were deposited there, and broke open and robbed the post office. On the 13th instant a party numbering some fifty attacked the house of Mr. White, in Lykins county, and drove him into Missouri, robhing him of everything. He is a free State man, but sustains the laws, and was attacked for attempting to procure the arrest of the murderers of Wilkin- ! son. On the loth instant they proceeded to attack Treadwell's settlement in Douglas county, numbering about 30 men. The Abolitionists number- ! ed about 400 men, under the command of Brown and Walker, well mounted and armed. Tlicy planted the cannon which had been taken at Franklin, and attempted to surround Treadwell's party. The latter, overpowered and scarce of ammunition attempted to escape. But as they were on foot, we fear that most of them have fallen. Our friends are constantly coming in robbed and plundered. Hourly expresses arrive announcing the progress of the traitors. We have not time to give further details. We give these tlint you may sec that it is no outbreak, but an organized campaign. We give you no mere rumors, but a simple statement of undoubted facts. Wo say to you that war, organized, matured, is now being waged by the Abolitionists ; and we call on all who arc not prepared to see their friends butchered, to be themselves driven from their homes, to rally instantly to the rescue. The Abolitionists proclaim that "no quarter will be given. Every pro-slavery man must be exterminated." What will be your reply? D. R. Atchison, I A. G. Boone, W. D. Russell, | B. F. Stringfellow. Nsw Yobk, August 25.?A dispatch from the j Free State party, dated Lawrence, Kansas, Aug. | j 17th, says :?Yestordny a body of nearly five bun- ( dred free-soilers inarched upoii Col. Titus' camp, 1 | near Lecompton, and took them prisoners. They ; defended themselves from the log houses, and ; wounded ten of our men, one of whom, Captain j : Chaleso, of Indiana, will die. Col. Titus was al- j j so badly wounded. The dragoons interfered to ! , prevent the attack on Lecomptou, and our forces j then returned, bringing their prisoners with them, j . Gov. Shannon came to-day demanding the release j of the prisoners, when a conference was had, in j I which it was agreed that they would release the > j six prisoners and also return the cannon taken at i Lawrence, and disperse all their caiup of armed i men, provided we would release our six prisoners. St. Louis, August 24.?Reliable intelligence | ; from Kansas to the 20th says that Lecompton had | not been attacked by Gen. Lane's party, although I it was expected hourly. It is said that two thous! aud Free State men are preparing to fortify Lawj rence in case a retreat becomes necessary. Mes srs. Itobinsou and Brown and the other Free State j prisoners are still in the custody of the United i States tvnm.s One hundred and twentv recruits from Carlisle Barracks arrived here yesterday, and were immediately forwarded to Fort Lcvenwortli; also seventy from Jefferson Barracks?General Smith having made a requisition for all the dis- ! posable force at that place. Orders have been j handed to the commanding officer at Fort Riley to j have troops in readiness for review. St. Louis, Aug. 27.?Kansas advices state that | 2,-300 men from Missouri would enter Kansas ou . the 22d. Four hundred cf Lane's men were post- , i ed on the Kansas River to intercept all relief to | j Lecompton. Gen. Richardson nt the head of a j I large body of Territorial Militia had gone to the North-western part of Kansas to intercept Lane's [ j retreat. At Lexington, Missouri, five hundred j men were under arms, and Gov. Price expected : orders from the President to take the field. Gen. . ! Smith declines interfering with the Missourians : while they confine operations to Lane's forces. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. The many friends rf Rev. Mr. Jacobs, whose ! late visit to our town we recorded with pleasure, will be deeply pained to learn of the sad affliction which has since befallen his estimable family.? j From the Charleston M>rcur>t, of last Monday, I we take the following:? "We are pained to record the death, yesterday afternoon, of Samuel V. Jacobs, son of the Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs, from his foot being crushed by a train on the Northeastern Railroad on the 23d ult. He was a young man of much promise, and his death is a subject of deep regret." SUMNER IN PENNSYLVANIA. A Pennsylvania journal, the Holliduysburg Sfaiidaril, gives us the following precious bit of gossip, in regard to the "whereabouts" and the tn.nY.At. nf tl.n 5mmnrfqliviul Mr Sl'MVCII Tt ia ! really a refreshing specimen, ami is especially j valuable as a proof, from his own people, of the j cool effrontery, the bar-faced bypocrisy with i which the Massachusetts Aboliticnist has carried I : himself since he was whipped in the Senate Cham- | I bcr. The utter degradation of tlie men who make i | up the Republican party is as appalling, as, hut ! for the proof, it would be incredible. But to the j extract:? This martyr of Free Kansas, Free Speech, and J Free Niggers, as we stated in our last, is, or latej ly has been, rusticating at the house of Dr. Jack| son, of Cresson. Since his arrival, what little I sympathy was manifested for him in his neighborhood has entirely given way to feelings of deep disgust. There is nothing whatever the matter with him. He is hale and hearty, has a good appetite. ana talks politics with nil the bitter vindictiveness that a Yankee fanatic can command. One day last week, Col. D. II. Hofius, an Old Line Whig, nnd J. Blair Moore, Democrat, of this place, and Col. J. J. Patterson, Republican, one of the editors of the Harrisburg Herald, visited Cresson. In company with a man named Gemmil, at the invitation of Dr. .Jackson, they called upon , Mr. Sumner, who received them very cordially. ' Ho soon asked Mr. Hofius how Mr. Ford bad suc; ceeded here. The Colonel told him frankly that j be did not succeed very well?that his meetings was composed of Democrats and Fillmore men? that very few Fremont men were present, in couj sequence of their being but few in the place, i This frank avowal irritated the gentleman with the soft brain, and lie poured forth a perfect torrent of invectives against Feuusylvanians. While emptying bis vials of Black Republican wrath, he declared that the Whigs aud Democrats of Pennsylvania were whiteslaves, and that he should glory iu seeing them brought to the block, and disposed of under the auctioneer's hammer. The unqualified assertion of the Yankee fanatic did not fail to arouse the indignation of thePennsylvanians, and Col. Hofius made some tart rtply, which only aggravated the martyr the more, aud lie showered abuse of the foulest kind upon Pennsylvanians indiscriminately, and when the party attempted to vindicate their State, tho dignified Yankee Abolitionist coolly opened a Boston paper, j and commenced reading. The party came away completely disgusted, and Col. Hofius, who previously felt great sympathy for the man before be uttered such atrocious sentiments, declares open1.. I.!.. IT ? ????f mnnn. w,n,.n IV UlUl ins iaui1ui taiutu of guat utuiij iuviu vuuings than lie lias ever received. For the Vorkvillc Enquirer. AN ANGEL.-WHISPER. OX THE DEATIt OF MBS. J. A. WITIIERSI'OOX. Beloved one ! say, wonlds't tliou wish me back, . To trend again life's worn and weary track ? Wouhls't thou recall life's current to my veins, And bring thy lost one back to th'ee ngain ? j From the bright land where cares and troubles cense, Where tears are wiped away, and nil i.i peace; Where happiness and Ioyo eternal reign? 0! dost thou, cans't thou wish me back again? Why mourns't thou, loved one ? I am with thee still, 1 From evil guarding, shielding thee from iil, | Hovering on pinions bright thy pillow near, Breathing sweet comfort in thy spirit's ear, Fanninglife's shades from thy or.ce careless brow;? Alas dear one, they cluster thickly now, And earth's fair flowers for thee wear hues of gloom, j Since thy young hopes were withered at the tomb ! ! But oh ! when life grows weary and the Angel, lfenth, ' Shall loose that "silver cord,'" and claim thy ln-eatb, j Then first to greet 011 joyous wings I'll come, ; To fold my pinions round and waft thee home. Then safely landed on that blissful shore, Where sighings cease and sorrows come 110 more, With hearts no more by cruel anguish riven, As we have loved on Earth, we'll love in Heaven. THE 'STORM. From our exchanges wc learn that the great storm of Sunday Inst extended throughout the I Southern States, throwing down the telegraph ; wires, tearing away bridges, houses, fences &c., j | aim doing immense uuiuugc u? uic growing troys, j The Carolina Times of yesterday furnishes us the < | following reports from other Districts :? l ( The railroad bridge nt Horse Creek, about three , j miles below Augusta, is overflowed, as well as the ! track for about two hundred yards. The passcn- 1 ! gers. baggage ami mails, are transported over the ! j creek, in a hand car. The regular down train | which left Augusta on Monday, returned. The night train which left Charleston 011 Sunday night * reached our city on Monday about two o'clock, ' I and the Monday morning train, from Charleston, ] came through after an hour's delay at Horse creek. ' | No trains have reached us from Columbia or i Wilmington, N\ C., since the trains of Sunday i 1 morning. Passengers trom Wilmington state that j i on Sunday morning, when they left, the storm 11 was raging, which continued until they reached I Augusta. , j1 We understand that the dams at Vaucluse Cot- 1 ton Factory, canal at Graniteville Factory; dam 11 at the Bath Paper mill, and all the dams of all the 1 Saw Mill on Horse creek arc brokm. The crack is said to have been higher than ever before known. ' We have heard that the destruction to crops 011 s Bench Island is considerable. By passengers from Savannah, wc understand j j tlie storiu was very severe there?and up at aia- j > cou also. The creeks on the Central railroad arc j i very full, some dernngmcnts on the Waynesboro' I railroad : but passengers reached Augusta from ! i Savannah yesterday. ! | From Washington. i The intelligent Washington correspondent of the i Baltimore Sun, writing from Washington under ' date of the 28th August, furnishes the following ( items of news which we find in no other exchange j by the last mail. .? Washington, Aug..28.?The committce.of conI ference appointed yesterday on the part' Of the I two Houses, was as favorable to an adjournment ll ^ ' ' - ?;T :% .. ' v - :. % . 7 X, as any that could he formed, to vfit: Messrs. Hunter, Crittenden and Bigler, on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. L. D. Campbell, Stephens and Sherman, on the part of the House. But they reported that they could not agree. Conferences are of no further use. * The proviso majority in the house has lost nothing since last Snturday. Their majority against receding to-day was three, leaving the Speaker'si. vote in reserve. The next that is to be tried is to get up a Kansas Pacification Bill which the Senate will agree to. Mr. Crittenden introduced a bill for that purpose to-day, hut with little prospect of its adoption by either party in the Senate. Where are the nnti proviso absentees of the House, whose votes would, as is said, defeat the proviso and secure the immediate passage of the bill? If they can be reached by any compulsory parliamentary process their attendance ought to be secured. A circular ha.-, been issued from the War Department suspending all work at the United States arsenal and armories, and also upon surveys and me nnn.inn;iu 01 loruncauous, ccc. oixiy wornmen have been discharged from the Washington - " arsenal. The rumor in Northern papers of the discovere of a defalcation, on the part of somo government officers in California, as said here to be unfounded. The agents of the Tebnanttpec Company in this city, have received a telegraphic despatch from the secretary of the Company, in New. Orleans, announcing the at rival there of one of their principal directors of works on the Isthmus, by the regular Vera Cruz steamer. He reports the works progressing vigorously, with a thousand natives at work under the direction of one hundred and forty American overseers and mechanics. The prompt realization of this much desired object of intor-oceanic communication via .Tehuantepec ap-. pears now secured. . , ,-v Hon. P. S. Brooks. , Our Representatives in Congress ftrrivcd^hjfflte." yesterday. Immediately after it was known that he was in Columbia, a committee of citizens addressed him a note, requesting him to remain a day and meet the citizens in the evening. The following correspondence shows his acceptance; Colvmuia, August 29, 1866.' lion. I'rtslon S. Brooks. ... Dkau Sin: On belmlf of a committe of the citizens of Columbia, I am instructed to request that yon will designate some hour at which it will suit " your convenience to meet your fellow citizens'.--fit Columbia, at the City Hull, for the purpose of ceiving some testimonials of their appreciation- oT your gallant conduct in defending the honor ofcur State. - ,-y- .s... I take the liberty of suggesting 8 o'clock ^bis J. evening as a suitable time, provided it suite your>convenience. I have the honor to be. dear Bir. very siuccrelv. your friend, "? .r- V E. J. ARTIIUH, Chairman.>V College, August 29. ~ Hod. E. J. Arthur Chairman. My Dear Sir : It will give me pleasure tomeet the citizens of Columbia at the City Hall to-night, at 8 o,clock. I have the honor to be, most truly, your friend and servant, ^ 1'. S. BROOKS; f ; At the appointed hour n very large assemblage-' of citizens took place at the city Hall. The Hon. W. F. DeSaussurc was culled to the Chair, -and the meeting organized, but it was found impossible to admit a fourth part of the crowd. An adjournment then took place to the Court House, inthe porch of which the Hou. E. J. Arthur made the presentation." Mr. Arthur addressed .Mr..Brooks, and explained that the object of the meeting was to welcome him to the city, aud to express the hearty approval of the citizens .of Iti* gallantry of spirit aud conduct in defending the characterof the State, and the personal rights of the citizen ; aud requested Mr. Brooks to accept from them the testimonials of a handsome pitcher,' goblet and cane, which, in their name henow presented him. >. - .. Mr. Brooks responded very gracefully, and with much emotion, acknowledging the compliment, and his grateful Bense of the approval of his course by his fcllow-ciiizcus. He then addressed the citizens on the present state of party politics in a brief but eloquent and impressive manner. , The demonstration was a very handsome one, and the enthusiasm of the meeting of the mostlively character.?Caroliniau, COM, vlt. A Free Soil Ron^uiee. Bigelow, biographer of Fremont, gives the following exquisite piece of romance : "Anne Beverly (Col. Fremont's mother) was ' ' but six months old when her father died.* * Being the youngest, she was most defenceless in the bands of Mr. Cary, (her guardian,) and instead of being an hieress, she found herself, at art early age, almost dispossessed of a large proportion of the ample heritage which had been left her. When she had reached the age ofseventecn, her sister, Mrs. Lowry, desiring to provide" for her against what, in thoaedays, and in thatcircle, was deemed the greatest of all calamities,'poverty, arranged a mavriage for her with Mnj. Pryor, also of Gloucester county, who was very rich and very gouty, sixty-two years of age; just forty-five years her senior. "Aside from the fatal disparity of years, Major 11 1?-l.?.l ._l 1 - i ?1 _ j ijui iuvuvu iciiiivuicub uuu seuBiDiuiyi ana was in every respect repulsive to the young- creature who was sacrificed to him. Aiuie resisted the importunities of her sister as long as she' could, but finally overcome by a sense of her homeless and dependent condition, which was constantly preS-, scd upon her consideration, the despairing orphan yielded to her venerable suitor, ahd became Mrs. Major Pryor. Marriage only increased her-regret for the sacrifice to which she had submitted. She became melancholy; shunned the gay society and habits of life to which her husband was addicted, and thus dragged out twelve long years of wedded misery. By this time, as they were childless, both had become convinced that the bappi ness of neither would be promoted by continuing to live longer together, and they separated. - As both bad influential friends, the legislature of the State, which bnppencd to be in session, promptly sanctioned their separation, by passing an act of divorce. Not long after, both married again, Mrs. Pryor to Mr Fremont, and Major Pryor, in the^. 70th year of his age, to his housekeeper." The above (suys the Richmond Despatch,) reads . like a novel. It is quite destituto of such a prosaic element as fact. The Legislature of Virginia never sanctioned the separation of Mr and Mrs. Pryor, by passing an act of divorce. We have examined the acts of Assembly from 1810 to 1817, (Fremont was born, according to his biographer, 21st January, 1813.) and in all that time, . there were but two divorces granted, neither of which was Mr. and Mrs. Pryori We know nothing of the circumstances of their marriage. We never heard that the old gentleman was rich, or gouty. He kept a sort of pleasure garden for public entertainment, which is not consistent with the idea of being a nabob. In short, we know the divorce part of the above story is untrue, and we don't believe one word of the remainder of it. We only nllude to the subject to "vindicate the truth of history," and do justice to the State and to individuals, unjustly assailed in the above paragraph. Columbia Market. September, 1. Cotton.?We hare just passed through another dull and inactive week for cotton, although the demand is still good at full and steady prices, yet the supply continues so light the transactions in flm liara lu?on fuw nml imimnAvlnnf TK/a ...? ? "" fV.l.U.. ^ stock of old cotton in the bands of the planters is pretty nearly exhausted, and the liew crop as yet lomes in only sparingly. On Tuesday the news by the Niagara from Liverpool came to hand, reporting cotton dull in the early part of the week, but at the close the market was firm at former quotations, with sales for the week of .37,000 bales, including 3,000 to speculators and exporters.? These accounts had no effect on prices with us, and the market stands in precisely the same position in which wc left it at the date of oar last report, viz : Inferior ordinary 9{@9g ; middling 9^10; good middling 10} @10} ; fair |0j(? 11] ; and choice llg@ll?t) ^ lb. Jiacon.?The bacon market lias been quiet but tendy during the whole of the past week, and ive therefore continue to quote 11 ? "(ty 12 for hog ounu; smes n.j^i- ; snouiuers 1U($1U$; and lams 12@12Jc, according to quality. " . Corn.?The stock of com is getting low, and jrices are firm at 7oc bushel. Outs.?There is more inquiry for oats, and as he stock on sale is light pricea^are looking up.? iVe uow quote 45@50c ^ bushel. Ftaz.?There is a large supply of peas on the market, and as the dc-maud is limited prices are ooking down. We now quote 60@62.lc bushsi. A Flour.?Old flour has almost disappeared from 1 the market, and we therefore quote fornew$7A @$8 barrel. Fodder.?The demand for fodder has been rather dull during the past week, and prices are a shade lower. We quote lt>s. " . ~ ' 11 * ' * V MR * ' -