University of South Carolina Libraries
> Scraps & Jack The total numbertf mile9 of railway now completed in the United States is 24,192 ! A Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says that "the ladies of the diplomats now at the capital are all Americans save one." Brown wants to know whether their icivcs are Americans, too ? Brown is impertinent Boston Post. A letter from Sebastopol states that the city is gradually becoming re-peopled. It now contains about 7000 inhabitants; .Kamiesch, 2000. Three hundred houses partly destroyed during the siege have been rebuilt, and eighty new ones constructed. - In a town in Orange county, New York, are living a man and his wife who . have not spoken together for eight years. They sleep in one bed, take their meals at t- j -v. tne same uiuie, auu suuw uui me augutcoi. anger towards each other. The only reason for their obstinate silence is that each is too proud to speak first. By the report of the President and Directors of the Maryland State Penitentiary, we observe that there are 407 convicts confined therein. A table giviDg the occupations of the prisoners, prior to their conviction, mentions sixty-eight different professions, but among the whole, there is not one printer. It is stated that President Pierce has abandoned his purpose of visiting Havana, and has declined the numerous invitations ' he has received to visit the South. In con sequence of Mrs. Pierce's health, he will avail himself of Mr. Buchanan's invitation to continue his residence at the White House during the cold weather of Spring. The Cassville Standard warns farmers, in that region, not to be seduced, by the present high price, into planting too much flin /inmino coficnn Thnrp is liftlfi rir VUfcfcVU VUW vvtuiug WVWWVM. no surplus grain in the country, which fact will keep np the prices of that article, and the Standard thinks it likely that grain will pay better next year than cotton. - A writer in the London Lancet says that if persons who are addicted to sprees will, when they feel the periodical appetite coming on, take half a drachm of ipecac and vomit, they will lose the appetite for the time entirely; and if they follow up the emetic plan will cure themselves of the habit. When the intense desire for alcoholic stimulants comes on, the stomach is at fault; evacuate it, and the desire is removed. The survivors of the gallant company commanded by Captain Preston S. Brooks in the late war with Mexico, issued a call -for a meeting to be held at Edgefield Court House, od Monday 23d inst., fo the purpose of paying a suitable tribute to the memory of their loved and lamented commander and comrade. The Advertiser says: " The occasion will be one of deep and melancholy interest. The soldier's tear, dropped upon the grave of his commander, is the highest compliment that can be paid to his name and memory." A shocking murder was committed at the constable's election at Melville, Alamance county, N. C., on Saturday last John Shaw, a man considerably advanced .%? 1 * 1 TTTTM1? id lite, staDOea Qis son-m-iaw, n imam uid- i Son, twice, and afterwards threw a stone at him, breaking his skull, and causing his death in a few minutes. Both were drunk at the time. Shaw is represented as being very peaceable when sober, but a dangerous man when in liquor. He was committed to jail, to await his trial. Another potent argument against liquor. Thwe is said to be an individual in .Syracuse, "New York, who has been giving some curious exhibitions of his powers of endurance while sticking knives and pins in his flesh. He inserts the long, narrow blade of a knife into the fleshy parts of his legs and arms, also through his cheeks. He will drive pins into his limbs to \hoir very head, at a single blow, without wincing. We are told that he also practices the same feats upon others when he can And willing subjects, which is not often. Little or no blood follows the knife and a slight scar is the only trace left of the weapon. We believe the name of this man is Tracy. The Nashville Gazette tells the following story of the recent negro excitement in that vicinity; "A few weeks ago, during the existence of the patrol regulations, an old negro man was found secreted in a piece of woods, a few miles from town, evidently laboring under great fear and trepidation. On being asked why he was there, he said he was afraid to stay at the house where he belonged, and which was close by. 'What are you afraid of?' was asked. 'Why,' he said, 'Old Mistress had gone to bed with a pistol on one side of her, and a great big | knife on the other, and he was afraid she'd rise "" ' A novelty occurred in the telegraphic world a few evenings since, which is deserving of record. It appears that the Superintendent of the American Telegraph lines i ^ a..i i oeiweuu JJUSIUU UUU i'lamc, Klin obliged to resign bis office on account of illhealth, and as the employees of the company were desirons of collectively expressing their sentiments upon the occasion, and could not possibly come together personally, a meeting was held by telegraph, all the offices on the lines, thirty-three in number, being placed in instantaneous commnuication with eaoh other. The meeting was duly organized by the choice of officers, speeches were made by various parties, and a series of resolutions reported and adopted with as much facility by means of electricity, as if the participants in the proceedings had been face to face. We learn from the Greensboro' (Ala.) BeacoD, that quite a number of slaves were sold in that place on the 2d instant, at public sale. The editor of the Beacon noted down several that transpired while he was present. The terms of sale were 12 months i credit, with interest from date, which that paper remarks is considered in that place equal to cash. A young man, about 20 years of age, we judged, under size, and by no means likely, brought $1,310. A woman, 22 years of age, large and likely, with two ohildrcn, one a boy about 6 years old, the other a girl, probably, 3, brought $2/000.? j A girl, 14 years old, large for her age, and 1 likely, brought 81,245. A boy 11 years old, | i?CQOO A J o I Uiuugm., v^yv. xv wuuiau uuu o uunuicu. j the woman represented as 29 years old, and a good plain cook oldest child a boy about 6 years, very likely, the second about 8 years old, and the third an infant brought 92,500. A girl 10 years old, large for her age, and very likely, brought 91,120. " I C|efffiiHIIe npirer ID1TED BY BAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER. YORKVILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1857. COURT CALENDAR. NORTHERN CIRCUIT SPRING TERM, 1857. RETURN DAYS. ' Union, Saturday, February, 14. York " " 21. Lancaster, " " 28. Chester, " March, 7. Fairfield, ...7 " " 14. SITTINGS OP COURT. Union, Monday, March, 2. York, " " 9. Lancaster, " " 16. - ?# OO Chester, - >. Fairfield, " " 30. PUBLIC ADDRESS. We are gratified to learn that our able and distinguished fellow-citizen, Gen. Dan'l Wallace, has consented to address a public meeting of the friends of Temperance, in the Court House, Friday ; evening. The General is thoroughly engaged upon this important subject, and will present an argument worth the hearing We trust there will j be a "full house" to appreciate the courtesy as j well as the ability of the Lecturer. THE ANDERSON GAZETTE. This staunch Democratic journal has passed in- j to the hands of A. 0. Nobris & Co., and will be 1 edited hereafter by Mr. A. T. Bovlrs. The new 1 editor is an intelligent, well-educated and spirited man; and has in his composition the elements of a capital pen-driver. We send to him a cordial ' g-ceting, and we wish our friend Earle all the | variety of luck whic h a clever sort of a man ought to enjoy. j ' APPLETOX'S GUIDE. j | Messrs. D. Applefon & Co., New York, have , sent us the February edition of their valuable , "Railway and Steam Navigation Guide;" which, , giving correct information in regard to all the ] lines in the United States, is an almost indispen- ; j sable book of reference for the traveller. It con- j j I tains 250 page.", with several map*, and is correct-j ] ed and published monthly. Every one, prepnra- I ( tory to a journey especially, should procure a j j copy. It can be had, we presume, at Courtenay's, J . Charleston?price, 25 cents. i SEW ROUTE. In the advertisement for bidders on routes re- | J cently established by the Post Office Department, ' ' we notice that a route has been projected from 1 1 this place to Logan's Store, X. C?numbered 0161. ; The Schedule runs thus:? From Yorkville, by Clark's Fork, Boydton, Har-1 " mony, and Stice's Shoals, to Logan's Store, X. j 1 C., 38 miles and back, once a week. i f Leave Yorkville Friday at f> a m; j Arrive at Logan's Store by 7 p m; Leave Logau's Store Saturday at 6 a ra : j I Arrive at Yorkville by 7 p m. c "ANOTHER DIVISION t" We ore pleased to note the organization of ano- j ther company in the ranks of the York District j * c Regiment of Reform?enlisting under the name of] Union Division, No. 44, at Union Acndemy, and | ii with the following "good and true men" for offi- j cers : J. II. Black, W. P.; Benj. Tressley, W. A.; j ' Ezekiel Fcwell, R. S.; Stephen Johnson, A. R. S.; | John It. Hall, F. S.; David Webb, T; Samuel i ^ Johnson, C; John Barron, A. C.; P. B. Garrison, I I. S; B. F. Fewell, 0. S; R. M. Pressley, P. W. P. j n THAT LAND. '' Our ingenious friend, of the Kingstree Star ac- j ti knowledges the trnthfulncss of our description of; d "that tract," down in Williamsburg; but he en- j y deavors to make it appear that our friend's riV/r, : n and not the land, isn't "worf a cuss." He talks c glowingly about the "blood-stained field of Marion ti and Sumter," and tells about grants from under n the great seal of Georoe III. Jast as we expected ! The difficulty was capable of but one solu- ? tion, if the quality of that tract is beyond qucs- ft tion ; and he has very cunningly hit upon it. But p it will not do. It's a broken cistern?won't hold ?, tl water. Be polite to us, friend McKsigiit; keep v quiet, and act modestly ; else, we shall visit you s and inspect the premises for ourselves. You live c in a sort of "glass house" ; so, don't throw stones 1 ' I a so savagely! n "LET IT SLIDE." f There doubtless are occasions in the progress of human affairs wheu "prudence" docs actually " become "the better part of valorand there is ft about as much truth as poetry in that homely b couplet which says: c, He who fights and runs away, ~ May live to fight another day ; p And, to tell the truth, there's a good deal of truth in a great many things ; and, nevertheless, there's not quite so much truth in a good many other things as people are sometimes disposed to imag- si ine. But we shall not preach a homily. We are tl understood, we trust. Bat lest we may not be, * we will explain by saying that, in our recent war- f' fare, several of the combatants, aware of the weakness of their cause, played "foul gome"; took "under-holts" on us ; and compelled a temporary cessation of hostilities?a truce. As to the point in dispute, in the chaste language of the t great Banks when alluding to the glorious Union? | "LET IT SLIDE." If our domestic friend down in Chester can j li figure-up the amount, and find out old Hec'e where- i abouts, he will oblige us by paying off the score; I and, in return, we shall consider it a sett-off, pro ! c tan to against what the "man" owes in. j 1 ' | c FOREIGN ITEMS. j j The City of Baltimore, which arrived on the j 13th, brought advices from Europe to the 28th ult. ( Cotton had advanced from one-sixteenth to an , eighth?with sales, in the two days preceding the ^ steamer's sailing, of 15,500 bales; and during ^ the week, 61,000. Breadstuffs were deolining; . and, although money was "tight," the prospects j seem to be fair for a continuation of the present rates, at least. j The following are items of political news:?It was reported that on the British taking Bashore, after two hours Bombardment, Persia had submitted to their demands; but the London papers do not credit it. Great doubt is also thrown on the recent news of the burning of factories at Canton. Later intelligence from China iB anxiously lookod for. Rumors of a modification on the In Peru the revolution continues. The Insurgent fleet entered the Harbor of Callao on the 31st Dec. They had a slight skirmish with the forts and Government steamer, and several foreign vessels, including the American bark Juventa, which was badly injured. The English and French vessels of war interfered, and offered protection to I the foreigners. Some intercepted letters of Qea'l Yivance to Lis wife implicate tbe British and American Ministers in the Revolution. The Revolutionists have taken possession of Chinoha Islands. "Blue" the Havana correspondent of the Charleston Courier, under date of 1st inst., says the steamship Isabel II, had arrived at Havanna with, ! it is understood, the entire Spanish legation from | Mexico on board, and intimates that serious troub- ! les are brewing between Spain and Mexico. British cabinet continue. It is said thnl the Ab- ! erdeen party arc to be introduced. Ferou Khan, the Persian Ambassador, had an interview with Napoleon, on the war matters ; but the repiy of the Emperor was non-committal. Nothing more has been heard of the. Swiss affairs. The Conferences in Constantinople respecting the Principalities have ended. The Austrian troops are now to be replaced by Turkish ones. The George Lew arrived in New York, Friday, j with later intelligence from Walker's army, which givs to the friends of the gallant Ganeial a better hope for his success. On the 17th of January, I he was at Rivas strongly fortified and held by j twelve hundred effective men. Tho allies bad not ! taken Virgin Bay, nor made an nttempt on San I Joan del Sur. If this account can be relied on, I we need haYO no fears for the fillibusters. Twelve hundred "effective men" can conquer the whole of Central America. J Since the above was put in type, we have received the following items by the Europa, which brought Liverpool mails to the 31st: The Broker's Circular reports, cotton as opening the weeTc with a buoyant feeling, which wore off towards the close. Prices werestiffer than before, with holders offering freely, but not pressing the market. The sales of the week since the reports of the Africa, 24th Jnnunrv, were 61,000 bales. Particulars have been received of the capture of Baahore, which has been proclaimed a British free-port.? , Nearly all the factories at Canton have been burn- j ed. Nothing has been heard positively of the British Admiral, near that city, but it is believed confidently that he will proceed to a bombardment. It is rumored that the Chinese authorities have apologized to the Americans at Canton. CONSERVATISM. We have heard very often of the purity of our political ntmospherc. We have been repeatedly ' told of the magnanimity, the high tone and the honest independence of Sdnth Carolina politicians, j We have been taught, over and again, to believe i that our peculiar system of State polity has ex- j erted a transcendently elevating influence upon the i political morals of the people. So nearly had wo I given way to the idea that our public men were | above "the scrambles for the spoils," that we had j indeed begun to detect fallacies in our progressive I sentiments, and to cast about for a place in the 11 30-called conaerviUict ranks! But the manifests- j tions of the last few weeks have, uo less strangely i j than sadly, dispelled our doubts, and redceraod I , us from our fickle tendencies. Upon the bare j; mention of a remote probability that, two years ; ] ience, Col. Orr would decline re-election, the pa- !1 lers were burdened with announcements, by dis- I ( ntcrosted and patriotic friends, in behalf of at j i easts quarter of a hundred distinguished politi- j, :iaus?ranging, like an inventory, from good and ; ndifferont to had, doubtful and desperato. Again j ( the electric wires had scarcely censed to thrill j; irith their startling message; while the public )i icart groaned under the heaviest burden of its j ( jricf; ere the gallant Brooks had been given i l o the grave in his native soil and even before 2 lie tenement which once imprisoned his manly { pirit had grown cold under the sod, a great army i r if patriots sprang out from the very darkness, I ( ind, iu full shout, began the disreputable scram- j t >le for the vacant chair! Rudely nnd in shocking ; ( lisregard of the commonest decencies of iifc, their ' ? inmes have, in scores, been obtruded upon the [?] mblic gaze; mingling with heartfelt utterances of c ondolcnce and sorrow, a jarring and puinful dis- : f ord. j i We were making ready to hold up before the j i torld the noble spectacle of a people who mourn- ' r d for their dead and "would not be comforted." ' t 5ut the proud reflection has been denied us ; and, [ r nits stead, we must present a fact which might j c rell outrage the moral sense of a Hottentot! Iu j t lew of it, we have only to say, that if such be the i oasted, the long-vauuted result of South Carolina c 'Conservatism," in the name of decency and good c lorals, let us have no more of it! j e In this connection, we arc gratified to be able | s o record an admirably-written, manly and well- t] imed paragraph from the Newberry Mirror, which j oes credit to the correct instincts of its clever h oung editor. And we trust that, in good season, ? name will be announced in such <i manner as to > ( onduce to the best interests of the living and at n lie same time to vindicate the sanctity of the fi icmory of the dea 1. The Mirror remarks; If, We notice in our exchanges various nominations ], ir the vacai.cy occasioned by the death of Hon. j ? 'rcston S. Brooks. Already, before his remains j re placed in their final tomb, while the partisan j " ress north are bitter in abuse and in denunciation ! d f his life, and cowardlv in triumph athis death, : he papers of his own section mourn his death i " rith bitter wailing in one column, and in another j uggest a successor, and speculate upon the clinn- j tl es of their candidate. By refusing to do this j y tiing we have incurred the displeasure of some ; nd mot the approbation of others. Although no ! otnination has y t appeared in our sheet, we i 1 ave received one which will appear when the last , b unernl rites have been paid to the dead. When j( is native earth has entombed our patriot states- . tan we may then turn from our sorrows, nnd place 11 efore the people our nominations for this office It nd we can confidently say, we have no fear that p iewberry District will bo wanting in a suitablo ^ andidate; or if she fail to secure a nomination, ' lie will, in fresh remembrance of Mr. Brooks' ^ irtucs, cautiously select from those who will bo C ut forward. THE SEVE.V SINS. An exebunge paper says of "deadly sins and no alvatinn," that there arc some tint that not all !li c he perfumes of Arabia can render savory, and | rbich penance nor holywater can remove. The i * ollowing are seven of them. 1. Refusing to take a newspaper. 2. Taking newspapers and not paying for tbem. | j3 3. Not advertising in the paper. '11 4. Smoking in and prying into the secrets of r he sanctum. ? 5. Making the printing office a loafing place, i1 (>. Reading the manuscript in the printer's ; lands. jn i r 7. Sending abusive letters to the editor. For the first and second offences no absolution ! J j } an bo granted. The fourth is unpardonable. 1 Phe fifth is death by law. To the balance, espe- J ially the seventh, dispensation can be obtained v >y special agreement. Business hours in the ! Printing Office from 7 A. M. to 10 P. M., every lay except Sunday; and in the Sanctum from 7 1. M. to 12, midnight, especially on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If you have business, un in and pay it; and then "vamose the ranche'? ' nstanter. The editor will say "hold on" to you; j jut he does it to be polite, and "don't you do if j unless you mean to bore a hole clear through j lim, and outrage the community utterly. Make l note of it! I ? i MR. BOYCE'S SPEECH. Last week, our Representative addressed the douse of Representatives on the bill for the re- j luction of the Tariff; and, we are gratified to ] earn, presented an argument in behalf of South- j :rn policy which has won a high degree of admi- j ration. The Charleston Standard thus alludes to j Our Washington correspondent, in his letter ! published this morning, pays a high compliment to Hon. W. W. Boyce, of this State, whose late speech upon the tariff, he mentions. Of the same ipeech, "Ion," of the Baltimore Sun, says: The iebate on the tariff was continued to day. The ipeech of Mr. Boyce, of S. C.,presented many in portaut and striking views of the subject, allowing ! I that the present tariff is defective in principles, as , well as in details. He dwelt, ton, with much force upon dangers, political and commercial, which at- 1 tend the accumulation of a surplus revenue, and ' the necessity of preventing it by a radical change \ of the system. The same writer learns that in ' anticipation of the defeat of every bill at this ses sion for the revision and reduction of the tariff, 1 some members are prepared to advocate a distri- ;! bntion of the surplus revenue among the States. ( The correspondent says: Thespcecli, yesterday, of the Hon. AV. AW Boyco, on the Tariff, was tin ( effort well worthy his high reputation as n power- ' ful debater. He urged a general reduction of the | duties and opposed everything like protection. , In reply to a question from Air. Campbell, Mr. B. declared himself in favor of free trade and direct | : taxation. This was the true policy of the govern- i' mcnt, nnd one which would give us a place in the annals of history. TUB REASON. Since the last it-sue, we l ave been entcrrogated ; i out of our temper, by enquiring friends, as to our J: friend Britto.n's financial embarrassments. Some < are anxious to know if the "arch Know Nothing" has "broke," or "collapsed," or "burst boiler," or "what?" Our impression is that lie has had j on a considerable pressure of "steam," lately; j, but wo candidly believe the concern is bright and | ringing, like a now-made dollar. Tf J.oc nnt of oil AOiow tipnftuse n. nnbliflher i desirs to sell, that his business is not remunerative, or that he is "wrong side up." The business is ! 1 usually a profitable one, and men hold on to it as ( long as possible, but the "wear and tear" not un- ; frequently irears him out and tears him to pieces before his time. So says the Times, in the follow- , ing paragraphs:? ^ . I, Several of our friobds connected with the press, ! ( as woll as private individuals, having put the in- ! quiry?"Why do j'ou wish toselUout?" "Is it J1 your intention to leave Columbia?" and "Are you ;? unsuccessful in business?"?we regard it proper j to say that our object in offering to sell is simply ! ' to devote our entire time to the business of the I "Sou/hern Quarterly Review." j 1 Wo have no idea of leaving Columbia, and did . , we feel disposed to continue the Printing business ' we could not be induced to sell our establishment, I ' for it is a well organized and profitable invest- i i ment.. We have been connected with the Press / for the past twenty-seven years and feel worn ' down by actual service. For these reasons and a ! strong desire to curtail our labors, we propose to | sell. I The Establishment is in a condition to carry on ! the State Printing, which we have executed dur-'s ing the pj^st two years and a large portion of j ( which we expect to execute during the next session of the Legislature, having been elected Prin- j ter. !1 MERE-MENTION. Our Publisher has inserted on the outside, a ' c "thrilling story" about Indians, Kaivesand Tom- ; c hawks. Devour it. We are indebted to Hon. ' Mr. Clingman for a copy of his speech on "British Policy in Central America and Cuba," deliv- ; 1 ered in the House of Representatives, on the 5th I instant. The U. S. Senate repaired to the 'J Flouse, on the 11th; the votes for President and ' Pice-President wero counted out, and the election c if James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge 1 reps declared witlfatt due form and ceremony.? | r\. question arose in regard to the voto of Wiscon- ! 1 i!n toMoVi wna nnf pontile,? lieerui-jp the Electors i 1 )f that State had met on the 4th instead of the j id December; whereupon a debate was continued j j n both Houses until the adjournment. The ; t ' f Charleston Mtreury says: "We arc gratified to J, earn from one of the editors of Russell's Mnga- ? line, that the endeavor to secure a permanent ! a Southern Periodical of Southern literature, has c net with great success so far. May it continue 1 o do so. Rev. Daniel Baker has resigned r he Presidency of Austin College, Texas, and ex- s lovernor Swain, of N. C., has been elected in his stead. Cnpt. T. S. Byrd, a wealthy planter r md highly respected citizen of Abbeville District, a lied near Greenwood, on the 9th. vA letter rom Washington communicates the anticipated ntclligence that the Dallas-Clarendon treaty has t ?een rejector! by a large vote, or, in other words, / e committed to the Committee on Foreign Rela- f ions, which sends the document hack to its origi- ? rators for amendment. Several intimate friends f if Mr. Dallas say he will at once resign his posiion. The truth in regard to tbo short crop is * leginning to be more manifest. In Memphis, the otton fuctot'3 express the opinion that the re- y eipts at that point, from the 1st instaut, will not n xcced 50,000 bales; and the Mobile Rcgittn ^ tfttes that not over 300 bales are now in all the s lepots on the road running to that city. Wc copy elsewhere a statement of the proceed- , J tigs in Congress, in aid of the Submarine Tele- ' c rnph. This magnificent enterprise will be at- j s empted; and, judging from experiments, wc can- j " ot doubt as to its final success. The idea is in- j " nitely beyond the reach hitherto of human ef- s, ort, and the consummation will work a great revontion in more than one particular. Think of it! * n the event of war, take the supposablc case of tie surrender of London, in the afternoon; the ispatch in our morning papers of the same day, i j, rill rend prophetically, thus: "The great Baby- ' g )o will have fallen before the onward march of j (, lie American forces this afternoon at 2 o'clock!" ; e, 'erily, another tense must be added to our gram- ( intical stock, to suit the prugress of the age. | a ike the East Indian, who "burnt" his finger oi) a j (l lock of ice, we have no terms to comprehend the I lea ! A doubtful question of law has arisen 1 t> 1 Spartanburg District. The Express states that, _ ist week, a boy belonging to a Mr. Wilson, of 'oik county, N. C., was murdered by a negro of ^ Ir. Robert Jackson, of Spartanburg. The blow ^ fas given in this State, and the negro died in N. C( Carolina; and no legal proceedings have yet been istituted, in consequence of the uncertainty as to 0 lie jurisdiction in which the murder was commited. Wc believe, the question has never been satdactorily determined. The Cassvillc, Geo., 'tandard publishes an incredible item of nc.vj?. si t is stated that a man named T. B. Butler ^ont e a Savannah, recently, to sell timber: was taken j i< ick and apparently died. IIi3 remains were de- I tl tosited in a coffin and sent home by boat. After h ts arrival, the coffin was opened, when the dead a aan was observed to smile, and, after medical as- n istance, begau immediately to recover. He was g n the coffin two days and nights. The House r lommittee, in Congress, have again reported a gainst Whitfield's right to a seat. That body re- j tl used to lay the resolution on the table, by a ma- b ority of two. The Post Office in Anson Co., V J. C,, known as "Carolina Female College," has >cen changed to Ansonville. The North Car- tl ilinians are making preparations on a grand scale j p o celebrate the 81st anniversary of the Battle of ! doore's Creek," on the 27th instant. Joshua G. ' ?, Vright, Esq., of Wilmington, is the Orator. Phe Washington Star, of the 9th, pays a hand- : \ Sfjifp in this stvlp I S UIUC wiiil/uuigui, iu VU1 *** , ? . 'Tbo committee from the congressional district of I ? he late Hon. Preston S. Brooks, who have come ! p .0 Washington to accompany the remains to their I inal resting place in South Carolina, consists of lome twenty-five gentlemen, most of them young. ?Ve never saw a body of the same number, apparently more intelligent and substantial men. A i ook at them explains why it is that their State nerer fails to respect herself, and to guard her rights with jealous care in connection with public afairs." Kansas letters say that the joint coranittee of both houses of the Legislature have re- ' 0 ported iu favor of taking the census preparatory j ,] o the election of the convention for the formation I s >f the State constitution. The price of ne- j ^ jroes throughout the Southern States is yet ris- ; g ng; and has already reached a figure beyond pre- ! i ledent. Negroes in Montgomery, on Monday be- i ore the last, brought enormous prices. Men ran- | jed from fourteen to sixteen hundred dollars, wo- j nen and girls "accordin." It is estimated e lint under the operation of the present tariff, the | a: turpi us reveune, in June 1818, jvill reach the ^ -mm W enormous amount of forty-three millions of dol- a, ars. With such an amount taken from circula- ti lion, apprehensions are rightly entertained that a :ommercial crisis mhst ensue; an 1 as it seems that no action can be had at present upon a rea- tl sounblc proposition for a rcluotionof the rates, u the politicians are beginning to debate the metli- ; oil for getting clear of the singular burden. It is I tj raid that Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, trill pros? a mea- j hi sure for the deposit of the surplus among the several States, for sofe'keeping. In the end, the 'cor- 1 p ruption' concern will divide it out, no doubt. fr The Courier speaks of the Governor's debut on t( the "muster-field," in Charleston, last week:? 8< "Gov. Allston made his first field debut as com- ^ mander-in-c'iief, bv reviewing our Brigade, Wed- ri nesday. The display was favorable nnd gratify- T g] ing, and our citizen soldiers appear no less delighted with the Governor, in his military capacity, than all had been in other relations." t( THE OI.DEN TIME. ? The Mercury, of a late date, contains a list of '' the members ef the Convention of this State, which j( ratified (he lederal Constitution in l/oo, re-pub- h I ished from the original documents. The Parishes' A nnd all the otiier "Saints." were profusely repre- ^ sented as nt present; while the numbers from the h up-country were comparatively meagre "Chester a County" had Edward Lacy, Jacob Brown, William 1 Miles and James Knox. "Spartan District" sent j( William Kennedy, James Jordan, Charle3 Sims, g rhomas Brandon, and Hon. Zacharinh Bulloch. ]( Fork is not down upon the picture; but. from the ^ "ring" of the names, wc judge our District was tl then known as the "District called the New Acqui- d lition," which sent the following : Hon. William w o Hill, ltobcrt Patton ,Samuel Watson, Rev. Francis p Cummins, James Martin, James G. Hunt, Samuel b Lowcrv, Andrew Love, John McCaw, Adam Meek, u tl ind Abraham Smith. These have all gone long ^ igo; but some of the "blood," and good blood it b s, is yet in-veiwd amongst, us (pardon the coin- c; ?ge') ? utll - , ? LOVK AFTER MARRIAGE.?? A We have received from the Publisher, T. B. Pe- p terson, 102 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, a hand- gt lomcly-printcd book with the above title, by Mrs. 01 Caroline Lee Heutz; which contains, besides, thir- ^ teen other "Nouvelletes of the Heart." It can be 8, iad postage-paid by remitting SI.00 to the pubisher. We hare not had time to test the quality ? )f these stories; and in place of a venturesome minion, we copy the following from the Saturday Courier: " Mrs. Hentz was one of our most successful vriters. Iudeed there is not a woman in America fo vbose tales have been more steadily and uniformly jopulnr. All her works are written with much jowcr, and hare a classic beauty of diction and p-ace of style which cannot fail to give them all cr l high place in the literature of our land. Her jn diameters have a fascinating originality, marked ^ leculiarities, and an air of truth to nature about gj hem. They are real life, ana throughout the elating interest of her stories, retain this truth to ife character making one ready to exclaim, 4,I di mve seen just such persons." They are of sweet g. cenes of domestic love, purity, and joy, which vin the heart of the reader. There is breathed ino the pages of her works a sentiment of the pure, he exalting, the truly religious, which is seldom rj ound in any works of fiction. Her characters are y inely drawn, and Mrs. Hentz seemed to have dipd her pen in the fountains of tho human heart, I1 ind with a wizzard wand laid bore the various and or omplicating pasoions of their nature. Wherever ler works have found their way over this or any ither continent, she is known w:th respectful ad- re niration, and regarded by hundreds with filial or W isterlv affection. The sound, healthy tone of all et if Mrs. Heutz's stories makes them safe as well us ac iclightful reading, and we can safely and warmly ecommend this volume to all who delight in agree- ^ ble fictions." j be ***** Wi RUSSELL'S MAGAZINE. ^ We refer all interested to an advertisement seting forth, in part, the agencies through which 30 inttflVx Magazine" will be supplied. Wo are in- Si armed that arrangements arc definitely conduct- u, d for the issue to begin in the ensuing month, and , hat the most favorable rcponscs are received from arand near. A distinguished contributor from Virgiuia, of stobliahed repute, whose pen has been engaged or this Magazine, in a late letter, remarks: of ' I find, from a paragraph in a newspaper, that sc ou will call the work KusselVs Mugminn. Tho ! . ame strikes me as a very excellent one, and if j ,fv P ?q nc wnrtliv unil hiorli fnnnH n. ffiitlmvmn ! te s I am informed he is, I congratulate you upon jni ecuriug so pleasant a co-workor." ^ With the first number to be issued in March here will be commence*!, as we learn, a ferial of igh order and excellence, which has been warmly ommended by critical judges to whom the nianu- }ni cript has been submitted. It will be entitled j IS' 'Estcourt or the Memoirs of a Virginia Gentle- j *?j tan;" and will be extended through the first half | ac' ear at least. A considerable portiou of the maun- . ^ cript has already been submitted and approved. Among the other features of the first number, Pfl rill be a poetical contribution specially furnished 0Y y one of the first poets of the country. P1' Charleston Courier. '8I As the agency for this important Southern work ^ as been devolved upon us, we would make an ur- th ent appeal to the liberal portion of our communi- Ti ; to come forward, and lend us their aid. The P" nterprisc has been already placed upon a basis w] diich, beyond doubt, is far more stable and reli- ex ble than any yet obtained for Southern Litera- ' lire; and we are fully assured that it cannot fail j pr n any account, save the blind neglect and enlpa- \ th le negligenco of our people. It will certsinly be Pn orthy of patronage; and let us extend it heartily, j Those who desire to take it, will oblige us by j iving in their names at an early day. Fnbscri- j er ers to the E.VQriiiEE will receive it at club rates? \ nfi onsiderably below the published price. Ilring in : ^ le names ; and on receipt of the fir3t number, j pen your treasury. J ^ FRESHETS AT THE NORTH. ; ln The Northern papers contain accounts of de- j *e Iructive freshets, along the principal rivers, caus- I J by heavy rains and the melting of snow and c< ;e exceeding any of the accidents which, during iie Summer and Fall months, occur in Southern j ititudes. At Cincinnati, the breaking of the ice j aused a destruction of property on the Ohio a- ! t-l( lounting to two millions of dollars; andatChica- | in o an immense flood has carried away all the i nil- i ta i st oad and other bridges, besides doing great dam- i.() go to every species of property. Along tlio ine of tc he Susquehanna, the ravages of the flood have tli een equally severe, and even more threatening. in ye copy a lengthy despatch from Albany, New | rork, dated the 9th, which will convey an idta of ni he extent of the inundation on the Hudson at that i . . ' g< oint! fe There was a tremendous flood last night, cnu- 1 bj ing damage to the estimated aniout of tvro mil- i th ions of dollars. The city throughout the night j gc ras the scene of the utmost confusion. Laborers j rere working all nierht r^movincr troods in the nt tores in the lower part of the city to the second ui tories, where it was thought they would be safe; wi mt at eleven o'clock the water began rising rapid- in y, and the workmen were obliged to desist and ba un for safety. The water continued rising till 4 th 'clock this morning, when it reached a point three so eet higher than ever before known, flooding the j &< vhole lower portion of the city as high up as j m Ireen-strect. The lower parts of Herkimer, Hud- ha on, and the parallel streets, wero submerged to ov he first story, and Broadway was flooded from the ta Exchange to the Delavan House ; aud the shores 1 nd cellars on the west side were filled with wa- I mi er. All the streets between Broadway and the j at iver were navigable by boats. A large number i co f cattle were drowned. j pr At three o'clock an alnrm of fire was sounded in ' to liferent parts of the city, adding terror to the j 0f cenc. Warren and Sons' buildings, in Broadway, j libson & Dalton's plaining mills, and Barrett's I 0f rarebouse on the pier, being all in flames at the ! ho amc time. These fires were caused by the sla- ! ne dng of lime, and owing to the height of the water, I to t was impossible to get the engiues to the fire; i herefore, the firemen proceeded in boats, and by p] he use of buckets confined tho fire to the build- th ngs in which it originated. The propeller West- er ro World took fire and sunk at Barrett's store, pr id it is rumored that several lives were lost.rwclvc canal boats, three barges, and two tngs, ere sunk. The canal ware-houses on the pier re stove in, the flood making a complete breach trough them. Four hundred cattle at East Albany were drown3, as wero many horses stabled in the lower part f the city. Three wrecked houses passed down lis morning from above, and two men were seen pon the roof of one of them. Both the Hudson iver and Central railroads arc submerged, the ains landing the passengers on the outskirts of le city, and no trains have been despatched from ence yet (12 noon.) The streets at noon were in the greatest state of rcitement. Several alarms of fire were sounded, amilies from the flooded district were landing orn flat boats at the post office steps, and the wasr was still rising. The lumber districts were al) overflowed. The city of Troy is nearly overflowed, and the ridges are in danger. Ono bridge from up the iver floated down entire against the Troy bridge. llA fwAl/vltf r]n*\/i4 Ait flanAtt tnl nn/d wao K TV u? aoiguv ucput uu VJlccu lamuu waa uuiut uj laking lime. Trains were suspended, and busiess was entirely stopped. The rise in the Delaware, at Trenton, N. J., )ok place on Sunday. The Trenton American of londay says: It continued to rise from three 'clock until about fifteen minutes before fire in lie afternoon, at the rate of three feet per hour, nd then the rumbling noise of discontent and >ud threats to shake off the chains, began to be card for miles up the river. The people flocked rom all parts of the city, expecting every moment o witness the grand exodus of monstrous cakes f ice and snow which filled the Delaware. At alf-past four a mighty crash was heard, and in moment, as if by magic, there were heaved up, j the height of fifteen or twenty feet on the 'grav1,' and near the bridge, huge and massy cakes of :e, said by the oldest inhabitants to be the larest they ever saw. But still the monarch held bis captiveg,as if ith to surrender his reign. Loud and deep entering continued, and at ten minutes before five liere was a crash a shout went up from the hunrcds on the bridge and on either bank, and away rent the whole mass, moving with gigantic powr towards the bridge. Here it was broken into ieces by the admirable piers of the Delaware ridgo. The sight was majestic. The cakes of :e would sometimes tower up fifteen feet, as bough determined to oust the piers, which for a alf century have bid defiance to every power that as attempted to test their strength. The scene ontinucd to delight hundreds until the darkness losed upon it. After night the water rose at a fearful rate. .til o'clock it rose 2^ inches in 10 minutes, and ras seven feet higher than in 1841. The greater ortion of the city was overflowed. In Ferry trect occupants of houses were rescued in boats nd landed at the Jenny Lind Hotel. Fair, Waren, Washington and other streets were all overewed, cellars filled, and several frame houses wept off. The damage is very heavy. At Philadelphia there was a great rise in tho eluware, but no serious damage done. For the Yorkville Enquirer. QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED. The pledge of the "State Temperance Society" r York District is in the following words : "I hereby pledge my honor, as a man, to abain totally from all alcoholic and intoxicating -inks, no matter by what name called, as a bev nge to employ all lawful and proper exertions i suppressing the use of saiddrihks, as aforesaid, <f others and in abolishing the manufacture and ile thereof, extending to a Prohibitory Law." Now, were the Ministers of the Gospel in this strict to take this pledge in their hands on any xbbath and present it to the officers and rulers in icir respective congregations for signature and the jvernment of their conduct, i3 it certain that ever such minister and officer or ruler wonld affix s sign-manual to it ? Can any one answer the lery affirmatively ? Would a majority of officers ' rulers in each congregation in the district sign ? Who can give this information, and name the spective sessions or bodies ecclesiastical ? 'ould a majority of the community in each and rery congregation set their names thereto, and ihere to it in their daily walk ? Let him give e assurance, who can. If these questions can ! truly answered in the-affirmative, then there ould be a time for rejoicing, so far as the sin of i unkenness is concerned. But if they cannot be ! answered, then indeed may the exertions of the :ate xemperance ?ocieues anu me Divisions ox e Sons of Temperance be held somewhat laudile, and be accounted endurable. ICKLE. THE ROAD TO FORTUNE. In this age of progress, when it is evident that (1 fogies arc really getting behind the times, it is nrcely necessary to point out to enterprising men e "road to fortune." But we cannot resist the mptation, now and then, pro bono publico, to dulge in an item or two. Here aTe samples of e latest: The Albany Journal says: We have just laid irn a copy of the London Times, with the feelg which that journal always awakens in us-aslonunient at, and admiration of, the prodigious exnt to which Englishmen, in the pursuit of wealth, Ivertise their business. The vaunted editorial isincss of the Times is, in our opinion, more an matched, upon more than one Aicericannews,per. But its advertising supplement, and its rn solid columns of infinitely varied nnnounceents, are a wonder as unequalled in our journalCD as it is characteristic of the most systematic id successful property acquireres on the face of e earth.. Whatever the English have got to sell cy advertise. The solid columns of the London mcs are a reflection of the industry of a large irt of the British people. And we pick up another "going the rounds," tiich is even more strictly to the point. Says an change: "Warren's celebrated blacking manuctory has now censed to be. The business has lied" out simply from a resolution taken by the oprietors who succeeded the spirited original of e firm, "to discontinue advertising in the newsipers as a useless expense." The consequence ight have been foreseen. The firm of "Waren" is censed to exist within one generation." The question has often been asked why foreign- , s almost invariably succeed in mercantile busiiss. The answer is simple. Their method of i isiness differs from old-fogydom in one. particu- j r mainly: for several years after commencing lerations, they spend well-nigh half their profits advertising. It is a demonstrable fact. How ofn do they fail ? FROM WASHINGTON, orreipondence of the Charleston Courier* Washington, Feb. 4. The Committee of Ways and Means of the House ive agreed to report, without amendment, the mate bill "to expedite telegraphic communica3n for the use of the government in its foreign tercourse." This bill provides that the Secrery of State, in the discretion and under the inruction of the President, may contract for lay g down a suomarine came 10 connect unsung i lcgrnpbs between the coast of Newfoundland and i ie coast of Ireland, and for the use of the same j such terms as may be deemed reasonable, not ] xeeding $70,000 per annum, until the net prof- i 3 of the company shall be 6 per cent, per an- , im, and then not exceeding $50,000 per annum j r twenty-five years; providedAjjat the Dritish ] >verument shall enter into a lilSBwfitract on like ( rms and that the tariff of prices for the telegraph r the public shall be fixed by the Secretary of < ie Treasury of the United States and the British ( )vernment. I The cost of laying down the cable is estimated ? 2,350,000. Government is to pay no money | t itil the line shall be in operation. A ship of ; ] ar is to be furnished by each government to aid I ] laying down the cable, and that is the only j izard which either government encounters in | j e experiment. The British Government having i ] me five and thirty oolonie9, naval stations, ports, I ;., on or near this continent, will have much fl ore employment for the telegraph than ours will i i ive; but they therefore agree to pay the excess S j er the sum stipulated, if their business, at the q riff rate,,shall be in excess. The American Company have made arrange- j ents for fixing the western terminus of the line ] Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. They have the ntrol of a line thence to the U. S. boundary, but j opose, for the sake of certainty and dispatch, i establish another line, underwater, to the Gut ; Canso, a distance of 400 miles. : l No reasonable doubt exists of the practicability t the project, and it is so well approved, both at ( me and abroad, as to justify the belief that ( ither skill, money nor energy will be wanting- ] insure its success. . No one can doubt that for the commercial and I anting interest of the country the object is one of i e greatest value and importance. To our gov- I nment it is also of much value, as it will have ] iority, in oopnectiou with the British Govern r* ? -C ' A in Monday, me am insi,; ana naving leit wrasnngton, on their return, at 6} o'clock, A. M., on I ?ueaday last. CharUiton Courier. The Remains of Col. Broolcs at Ahgtuta. The remains of the'Honorable Preaton JJ-Brooks eached this city yesterday afternoon, at half past J wo o'clook, in charge of the Sab-Committee ? George A. Addison, Chairman.) of the Committee )f Edgefield District, who had been deputed to iroceed to Washington, and conduct the remains to Edgefield Court House. At the Georgia depot, JtM :bey were met by a Committee of the City Council, ind citizens of Augusta, and conveyed to thes^^H| Council Chamber, in the City Hall, which warJii^^^^^D propriately draped in mourning for the occasioj^^^JH rhe box enclosing the metalic cam in which moat, ia the transmission of icfelljgence between . it and ita agents abroad. ' Som.e' of the Senators remarked that it would be worth five times the sum named to oar government and. that we could well afford to pay two hundred thousand dollars I for the experiment. This gorefOraetK bits requently authorized expensive experiments, at their hazard, but in this cose nothing is to be ad- i vanced or paid until the line shall render tile service proposed. The prqject is, however, chiefly advocated" as * great instrument of pence and commerce and civilization. Mr. Mallory said that this telegraph would bring the cotton planters of the South within twenty-four hours of the great markets of Europe, and place them at tbC door of the cotton planter. At all times, whilfc his cotton-was growing, he wonld have power to know what it would be worth in the market of Liverpool, * wMch governs the markets of the world. f . As a post office arrangement, it will save a vast ^ expense rendered noce8s&ry ?n obtaining the prcs- fl ent rate of speed by our ocean mail steamers. On this point Mr. Douglas said: ' I need not spend the time of the Senate to prove that probably one half of the expense of transporting the mails across the ocean is occasioned by j the effort to save five or six hours or'one day's { time in a voyage. Yon can getyobr mails carried for half price if you will allow the vessels to take two days more in the voyage. It le for the speed that yea pay the bounty. The high bounty is for the greatest possible speed. From the Richmond Whig. Remains of tlae Hon. P. 8. Brooks at Hlek? mond. The remains of Mr. Brooks, in charge of a committee of twenty six gentlemen from South Carolina, reached this city yesterday ^veniog about 6 , o clock, by the Fredericksburg train. They were 1 met at the depot by the Mayor, and a targe con- I course of our citizens, assembled to pay the Mb* ute of their respect to the memory of the distia- * guished deceased. The Committee were address* -4 ed by the Mayor in a short and feeling speech, concluding with tbe request to allow tbe corpse to be deposited in the Capitol daring list night. Richmond Teadon, Esq., of CLarleetorf, Responded on behalf of the committee,* in a few impreesivc and eloquent remarks, which will be' found below. t . V * /< ' But for the foot that the train was Retained seeeral hours behind time, the great body of our citizens would hare been present** the depot to ^ do honor to tbe occasion. As it was;'however, tbe number in attendance was qaite large. A procession was formed at the depot, and tbe hearse, drawn by four horses, was' followed to the Capitol, by such of our citizens as bad remained for the arrival of the cars. Tbe' committee, proceeded South this morning at & o'clock with the corpse. Thus passeth away from'- ns forever all that remains of Preston S. Brooks as high, as gftllant, and as noble-a spirit qs Over left the dost of earth behind it I '< * - > Richard Yeadon Esq., of Charleston, C-C. responded to the address of the Mayor, on' follows: Mr. MayorThe sympathy of Virginia* whether in weal or woe, is -ever grateful to theptimetto State. Onr hearts, sir, are deeply touched by the expression of that sympathy on the occasion ot our sad bereavement, and by yonr kind offer to place the remains of. onr deceased friend end brother within the precincts of yottfr.State Capitol. South Carolina regarded him aside of the brightest of her jewels, and cherished him as one of tbe best beloved and most valhed of her : sens. She i mourns him with a mother's grief,, amf ljer sons I and daughters moisten his bier with the'tears of fraternal sorrow. While he was living, jm know, sir, that you united with us in "twining the laurel j for his manly brow?and - now -that he ? dead, 1 yon join us in strewing the cyprese^nd wiUow on A his grave. Bat our solemn office and'melancboly ^k duty are to bury, not to praise the dead?tebear his mortal remains to their finhl waring jrtnce in his native State. .... We must be pardoned, howerer, for sayitrt; that bis high gifts, intellectual and' moral, his brief bat brilliant career, hip genial spirit andcompanionable qualities, which endearodhrm io aH who associated with him,, and,-shove all, the Euddeu stroke, which, in the prime and vigor'of lift?in the very midst of increasing nsefalness'snd Cams ?ooDsigns his manly form toon untimely, bathon- - A ored grave, and has sent his spirit to the God who gave it?have struck a chord, wfcioh has vibrated i o responsive sympathy throughout the l^nd?save \ wIAre the heart has been .palsied by fanaticism, , or rendered callous by sectional hostility, to bnmane and generous feeling. . Sir, wa gratefully accept tho homage of your sympathy,, and commit the body of our honored and talented friend to your temporary charge.- '' "* ' "? , new ? ,-V- I The Remains of ttoe Hon. P. g.BrooJca, The South Carolina Committee, Vi th "tho mortal 1 remains of the lamented Brooks* left Wa?{ng6n City, on the 10th instant, at half-past 0 o'clock, A. M., by tho stealer,.-for Aquia Creek, which took 5} hours to plough her way through the ice. j The unusual consumption oftim*, in effecting tin passage, delayed the arrival of tho cajwat Richmond, until 5 o'clock, P. M., too.Into to make the , connection with the Petersburg or Southern tram. ^k The Hon. James Mayo, Mayor of Richmond, and V a Committee, consisting of tho Hon. Jamea Lyons, | H. C. Cabell, Esq., and other citi zens of the place, 1 were present, at the depot,, to receive the Sooth ' Carolina Committee with their charge. Thehody was conveyed, in a hearse, richly clad in jnonrning drapery, and drawn by fonr fine bays and followed by a large procession, to. the State Capitol, on Shockoe Hill, where it was depqelted, ferthe night, in the Hall of the Honse of Delegates, a detachment from each company of the first.regiment of Virginia Volunteers, under oommand of Lieut. Colonel Carey, acting as a body-guard.? After the deposite of the body at the.Capitol, the hospitalities of the oity were- tendered, by the Mayor, to the South Carolina Committee, and they were taken to Ballard's Exchange Hotel, and there entertained and lodged for the.night,-at the expense of the citizens. At 5 o'elook, & on the 11th instant, the detaohment of Virginia militia, attended by a military band, discoursing mournful music, escortpd the body, drawn in the bear9e, used the night before, to tbe Petersburg Bail Rood Depot, and re-delivered it to theSorrth Carolina Committee, they folloicing the fcea&e to the cars, as mourners, and the military-'bebind them. As soon as the body was deposited iaihe cars, a funeral salute of three rounds was fired by the military, in honor of the deceased. At 6J A. M. the cars departed for Petersburg, where a Committee of citizens, headed by the Hon. RiehaitLK. Meade, tendered tbeir sympathies. After breakfast, tbo Committee proceeded, with ^ their charge, in the Southern^rain, to Goldsboro' North Carolina, at which pouit, had they not lost the connection, at Richmond;-a;'special oar would have been ready, to carry them, via Raleigh, to Charlotte, N.C., where they vfotdd have proceeded, via Columbia, S. C., to their final destination. But the designed connexion, having been lost, and the original arrangement defeated, all that E. E. Fisher, Esq., tbo President of the North Carolina Central Rail Road Company, had it in his power to do, was courteously to tender like facilities, at 6 o'clock, the next morning. It having been ascertained that the acceptance of this arrangement would involve the detention of yet another night, at Charlotte, the Committee, after consultation, felt reluctantly constrained to decline the profferad courtesy, and thus forego the highly grateful homage to the deceased, in preparation at the State Capitols of both North and South Carolina, rhe Committee then continued their journey to Wilmington, N. C., where the Mayor of tbe-city waited on them, with an expression of regret that . i.i i j i .i i i a. li.j.l! a. neiegrnpmc aespaicn naanoi enaoiea aim w prepare a more fitting reception; trod they thenee proceeded successively to Kingavilte and Branch- i rille; and finally on to Hamburg, where they were sxpected to arrive, yesterday, at 2 o'clock, P. M., A ind where, and at Augusta (Ga.) also, preparations ind been made for an imposing civic and millitary iemonstratien. j At Branchville, Messrs. Yeadon and Rutledge, < >f the Charlestoh Delegation, reluctantly left the 1 Committee, and returned to this city, Thursday, it 2 o'clock, P. M., Mr. Y. suffering under conliderable indisposition, and business engagements equiring the presence of both gentlemen athome. Pbeir colleagues, Messrs. Kirkwood," Barker and jownders, went on to Hamburg. The remains of Mr. Brooks are to bo finalty de- 1 >osited, in the family burying ground, at the vit- : ago of Edgefield. The Charleston Committee had a most harassing ind fatiguing journey to andfro; having leftChareston at 10 o'clock, P. M., on Thursday, the 6th nst., and arrived, at Washington, after repeated lelays and interruptions; at 12 o'clock, mid-day, \