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Scraps & Jaris. A ruan named Andrew Harrison was instantly killed, in Spartanburgh, on Thursday last, by the falling upon his head of a piece of timber from a huusc which he was ! assisting to erect. lie leaves a wife aud I children to mourn the sad calamity. The Virginia State Senate passed a bill ! on the l*th ult., prohibiting the emission of! notes of a less denomination than teu dollars ! after the 1st of August, 1S58, and a less de- i nomination than twenty dollars after the 1st of August, lSo'J. ['resident Buchanan had bettor not : throw away powder and shot upon the Mor- \ tuons. Let him send them fashion books. I The necessity of crinoline will destroy polygamy. It will render Brighara Young him-: ? It* 1-1- nmrn fJl.in OHO. ! sen uuuoie iu . ..w A Paris correspondent of the Cmirricr (hs Eta Is Cut's says that there are already I four butcher-shops in Vienna, in which horse flesh is sold; that there is already one of the ! sort in Dublin, and another in IuzerdorfF,and j that the whole of Germany will soou follow ; suit. ! One day, not quite three weeks ago, a lady of this vicinity, says the Johnston ! (Pa.) Echo, attended the funeral of her moth- j er at 3 o'clock P. M., was led to the altar a J blushing bride (we presume she blushed, if' she didn't she ought) at 0 o'clock, just three j hours afterward, and now is making an ap- j plication for a divorce. The Charleston CourCr of 25th inst., j says?Mr. W. J. Puftie, of Newberry, S. C., who for some time has bad before the public a prospectus for the reprint of Dr. David llamsay's history, lias completed arrangement i for the printing with Walker, Evans, A Co. j 3 Broad-Street, who will proceed with the j work immediately, and will of course execute j it in a style worthy of the text, aud of the | established reputation of their imprint. In consequence of the establishment of an opposition line from New York to ('ali- j fornia, he old mail line, via. Panama have made a large reduction in their rates of passage. The old rate for the first cabin was 6300, and the new rate has not yet beeu fixod hut tho nrieo of tickets for the secoud cabin has been reduced from 8200, to 8100, J and in the steerage from 8130 to 850. This [ includes the 825 charged each passenger for the transit of the Isthmus. On the evening of the 22d ultimo, Kphraiiu Mitchell was committed to the jail of Chester, on the serious charge of attempting to steal a uegro belonging to Mr. James Scaife, of this district. Also, at the same time, was committed a negro man belonging to Mr. Valentine Atkinson, as being parti-1 ccps criminis in the matter. It is said that j other persons are deeply involved in this j case. As the whole affair will undergo a judicial investigation, we make no com- , ments.? Chest' r Standard, r I A Virginia editor describes the following scene, which be assertsasstrietly true, j We don't think it could have occurred in any ether State. He says the he "saw a team of I four animals?a horse, a ponoy, a mule and j a bull. The horse had the heaves, the poney j was blind, the mule was lame, and the bull bad m? piovisioti lbr fly-time. In the wagon tbere was a white man, a crippled nigger, auu a tame skunk frailly bound with a wisp of straw. The white man held the lines, the team held its own, and the nigger held the skunk, and they all moved forward." The number of hogs packed at Cincinnati this season is estimated at 450,('00 head, j agaiust -145,512 last season. The Cincinnati I l'rice Current lias returns from 100 packing j places in the west, including Cincinnati, and . makes the whole number packed 1,700,202, i against 1,491,255 last year. The whole num-' bor of places reported last year was one bun- < died and ninety. There is an increase in i weight of from three to twenty pounds per hog, at nearly all the places heard from, and I as a general thing the yield of lard has been j over that of last year. There can be no doubt j that there is au increase in weight, as com- j 1 tared with last vear. of not less than 4 per ! cent. The telegraph iuforms us (says the j South Co roll ii ion,") that a cargo of negroes j hasbecu landed and sold in Louisiana. We ! regret to hear that, while there exists a law j of the Confederacy against it, it should be ! connived at (if it be the fact) in the South. { The South has ever been a law-abiding peo-1 pie, and wc are pained to see, in the face of j law, any violation of our propriety. We will i defend to the last existing rights of the South and her present claims, but we believe the renewal of the slaves trade injurious to her best interests, and likely to cause serious di vision in her now numerous ranks. We trust j there is some mistake iu the telegraph re- j port. The Paris correspondent of the New ' York Times, speaking of the late attempted assassination of Louis Yapoleou, says : "It j is reported that one of the prisoners, Kudio, j has turned State's evidence, and that, in his j confession, he has revealed a plot that does not offer a very smiling prospective for the ' Knipcror. According to lludiu's confession, j the conspirators v?ere live hundred in nuui bor. They are bound to their work by a terrible oath, and their object is the assassina-' tion of Louis Xapolcon. Kach year, or ofteu- j er, if circumstances shall warrant attempt, j the whole b ind shall draw lots from aboxiu which there will bo Jive winning numbers, j The live members drawing these arc held to put iu immediate execution an attempt upon the ihupetor's life, which shall be approved j by the whole society, aud by those who arc j charged with its execution. The society has I plenty of money for carrying out its designs." j A man called Jlill Parr, was killed on last Christinas day,-at Tehauia, California. Pill was a notable character in his j way. The Led PlutTs Pcacon says.of him : | "Our readers will remember an advertisment that appeared in our paper last spring, sta ting that I>i!l Fan* would light a grizzly boar, ; single-banded, on the 4th of July, at Tehama. His life scorned to be of no consequence to him. We have frequently heard lain remark that lie would as soon be killed as not, and upon one occasion we actually knew of his stauding up vciy coolly with a person as reckless as himself, each taking a shot at the , other's hat, a distance of fifty steps, as it remained on his head. The result was that Hill's hat was shot through, aud a'sniall \ hunch of haircut away, while the skin of the j. other man's cranium was laid bare for three or four inches by Bill's hall-ounce ball. Bill was a terror to the "Indians, having killed a great many in his time ; some of whom, as he said hiuiseif, he shot to see them fali. KDITKD BY JOHN L. MILLER JOSEPH H. BLACK YORKVILLEj S. C. ???? THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 4,1853. ! COURT CALENDAR. NORTHERN CIRCUIT?SPRING TERM, 1858. KKTl'TIN DAYS. Lancaster, " " 27. Chester, " March... <> Fairfield, " " U>. SITTINGS OF COURT. Union, Monday March 1. ' ? ' i. s I 1 orS , Lancaster, " 15. j Chester, " ".... 22. I Fairfield " "....29. ? I MEETIXGOF TIIE BOARD OP TRl'STEES. ! We are requested to state that a meeting of the j Board of Trustees of The Vorkville Female Co!- : lege will be held in this place ou next Wednesday ' .1 evening?the 10th inst., at candle lighting. A full attendance is desired. SALES-DAY. The sales on Monday last, although surpassing i the usual amount, were inconsiderable. One or . two tracts of land, one mule or so, and five ne- | groes were all that was sold of the long list adver- j tised. The day was anything but pleasant, and the crowd not very numerous. ? mn ? THE HOME CIRCLE. The February number of this excellent monthly is before us. It contains, as usual, many in- ! structive and moral articles, together with some j pleasant stories. It is supported by the best ; minds in the Methodist Church, ntid should, at j least, be patronized by that denomination. It is j published at Nashville, Tcnn., at $2 per annum, i ? THAT SEW DIVISION. We penned a short paragraph last week about I a new Division somewhere in our District, but if j any of our renders were able to locate it with our ar- i tide as a guide, they are better engineers than j we are. Wc omitted the name of the Division, j which is "Olivet"?situated at Olivet Church, j uenr McConnellsville. The Division wns organi- j zed by Mr. J. G. Knloe. WASHINGTON NEWS. The items of Washington news, nt nil noteworthy, nro very few. The Administration have I abandoned the idea of sending Gen. Scott to i California, to lead an expedition from the Pacific j side against the Mormons. Vocxo, Kimball and j others have been indicted for high treason by the United States District Court. The Kansas question | would come, it was thought before Congress, in a J practical shape, on Monday last. The conflict j would be fierce, but it is expected gcnetally, that { the Leconiptonites will triumph. EDITORIAI. CHANGE. The Carolinian announces a change of editors. Dr. Girues retires and Mr. Fraxkli.nGaii.lard, of the Witmsboro' Rryisler, takes his post. Dr. Gibiies gives the following reasons for the change: "The duties of my medical profession, which I ; 'have never intended to resign, arc more congenial I to me than those of an editor, and I desire to con- I fine myself to than. I have, therefore, determined ! to place those of editor in the hands of Franklin j Gaillard, Esq., of the Winnsboro' RcyiaUr. I confidently commend him to my friends as one who is j admirably qualified to give them satisfaction in i every way, and will in a few days introduce him | as editor of this paper, lie has my confidence i and I kuow will receive that of my friends." WM. .1. McGILL. We arc indebted to J. J. Lccas, Secretary of j the "Association of Graduates of the State Mili- j tary Academy," for a copy of an address by Wm. J. McGill, Esq. His subject?"The Development of Truth Dependent on Education"?is trea ted in a concise and logical manner, and is highly suggestive when not conclusive. The theme, however, may be called a truism. No one, we suppose, would deny that a cultivated mind is better able to comprehend the truth than the same mind uncultivated: or in other words, no one can justly claim that to be education, which does not enable its possessor to grasp the truth. ? <? ??-? FIRE I We came very near having a small conflagration on Wednesday morning. The kitchen of Mr. MoFaddkx caught fire, but being oppi rtunely discovered resulted in no serious injury. It will, however, be useful as a h**on. It will | teach the necessity of careful attention on the part of our citizens, and, likewise, awaken them ! to the existing want of a good lire engine. The j present one, it is conceded by all, would prove in- | efficient in an important emergency. Vet, who | knows how soon this may occur? Who knows how j soon their own dwelling may be wrapt in thuncs ? A little liberality aud public spirit on the part of all interested, would render the place comparatively safe from anything like a dangerous conflagration. : Will you act now, or wait until a serious accident j turns the impression upon your minds? FIRE IX TIIE COURT HOUSE : We hope nothing that we have said above, in regard to fires in general, will be coustrued by the Corumissionrr'sof Public Puildiugs. intonti insinuation no! to furnish our Court House with a good stove. In the good old days that arc past, when Judges, Lawyers and Jurors carried pocket-stoves about with them in the shape of tlasks of alcohol, there existed not the same necessity that the Court House should be warmed up. It rather need ed cooling down. Hut now when the old sysjpm | is reversed, and we have a temperate Judge and j a temperate bar, we would call the attention of the j Commissioners, to the importance of in iking the Temple of Justice more comfortable for those who seek its protection. If they arc afraid lest such an improvement might make the disciples of Coke too prolix, they might make a regulation that uf- 1 ter a certain limited time, the remainder of the j ' learned argument" should be delivered out of doors, or taxed so much jut minute to furnish an- j I thracite. ? We see no reason why Judge, Jurors and specta- j tor- should be made t > suffer the double infliction of long speeches and col l feet. A sto%e would render the Court House quite comfortable, and 1 they arc certainly not very costly. Twenty dollars will furnish otic of the largest size. It is a cheap luxury or rather necessary, and beneficial to the public generally, and we hope the Coimnis- 1 sioncrs will purchase one without delay for use uext week. If col las it is at present, how can we do without it ? "Soil REWARD t" In another place will be found an advertisement which will put some jnnon$ on the>/ui vice. If wo mistake not, it will prove a striking example of the fact, that the force of a composition is not always in proportion to it< length. To those who wiio have only time to read laconic articles "between dtams," its brevity will appear "the soul 01 Wll, JLIIl'ru ui'U luituj it.uuu.1 tvi uviiviiu^ that the odeuce which it is intended to detect, is too frequently committed in and about Yorkville. True, the punishment is not severe. It is only, for a white man, a line of not less than one hundred dollars, together with imprisonment. .\ man whose conscience was perfectly clear on the subject. would not regard that much. For free gentlemen of color, who, impressed with the dignity and grandeur of the occupation, shall attempt to i li?rht?*n the hurt lien of their brethren in slavery by a "wee drop" of "baldface," the punishment is a decent whipping, uccording, wc believe, to the late action of the Legislature. Let then all who relish not the punishment, avoid the crime. And let those who wish to do a good action, and make fifty dollars at the same time, keep an eye cn all suspicious personages. This is nothing lut a proper ni.d clearly defined duty, and men should j vie with each other in bringing to condign pun- ! ishment illicit traffickers, instead of leaving it for I their neighbors to do. We mny as well add that j ' " ' 11 - .if r,..li,uisi- | ".Man}* imzens is iuk nun <> r,x ble and reliable men. TIIE CITADEIi ACADEMY. We find in the Charleston .V<m/r//, a long communication from a committee of the class recently suspended at the Military Academy of the State. Mr. AViiitk of this District is one of the committee of three whose names are affixed to thecommuni- i cation. It is proper that the public should know | the facts. If the statements of the students are | correct?and wc have no doubt that they think them so?the affair stands in this position: Prof. Ste- j vexs who, it appears, is decidedly unpopular with I the Cadets, attempted to introduce some innova- j tions in the customary etiquette while leavfng the j recitation room. These innovations were repug- | nant to the suspended Cadets on several accounts. First, they were new?something different from j what they were accustomed to. Secondly, they j were introduced by a Professor, and not by the ! Superintendent, who alone had a right to change j the discipline. Thirdly, there was an impolitic I distinction made in the classes?the first class he- i ing exempted?which distinction, while it was I perhaps the most offensive feature in the innova- j tion. was in direct violation of an established rule ?that all Cadet; should be treated alike: and j fourthly, the new regulations were introduced in an arbitrary manner, by an nrbitary Professor, who bv a little svnviter in modo, might easily have inaugurated his improvements. This we think is a true statement of what gave offence to the Cadets, as gleamed from their own statements. Debarred from the right of petitioning, as a class. L\ the Superintendent, they authorized their S'/Mttd'.Vtircfirr to address Prof. Stevkns on the , subject nml request him to restore the olit method I of retiring from the recitation room. Their re- j quest was not regarded, nnd they proceeded in j defiance of commands, "F.isc," " Left Face" &c.. to march out from the august presence of the man ' "skilled to rule," according to the old apprrved method. For this they were suspended. They immediately petitioned the Board of Visitors, asking to he restored to their former position which was refused, so they were forced to acknowledge themselves in the wrong?which they disdained to do?or consider themselves virtually expelled, which latter alternative they adopted.? About twenty-four cadets were suspended. We express no opinion as to who was in error. We are, and have ever been, an advocate of strict discipline in literary as well as in military institutions, and in the latter it is an indispensable requisite?the sin? qui non of their existence. But while this is true, there is a right and a wrong way to do everything. There was no necessity for Frof. Stevens to take the most offensive method of introducing, what, in itself, could not hare been very distasteful. Prudence would have suggested some regard, not to the rights, but to the feelings of the Cadets. The interests of "he institution required the exercise of some little fore sight?at least, some nttention to the usual method of proceeding. This might have prevented a disruption unpleasant to all parties. HIER E-MEXTIOX. The "knowing ones " at Washington express the opinion that Congress will not adjourn sine die before August. According to a recent statute of Massachusetts, says the Springfield Republican, the birth day of Washington becomes a legal holiday, and is to lie observed as such in future by the courts, banks, &c. The Legislative of Kentucky, previous to adjournment, passed a resolution to raise a regiment of volunteers for tlic Mormon war. Mr. rturtoT, tne propricior | of the Times, offers fur sale a lsnlf interest in the I establishment, or will consider a proposition to I purchase the whole. Walter Simpson, nj Scotch gentleman, has written a book on the his j tory of the gypsies, one chapter of which is said | to prove Jons* IVnyan, the author of " Pilgrim's ; Progress," Ro be a gypsy. It is said that out ! of the TIO.ODii Jews in the 1*. 8., only one has j tinned Ids attention to filling the soil. Par- j son l*itnwslow makes a formal announcement that l lie is "ready to join any party or expedition, South, in opposition to Iiuchanan and his policy, as developed in his official acts." Capt. ' i. W. Harris, for many years, Post Master at Knosville, Tenn., and the notable author of the "Sut Luvengood" stories, has been appointed mail Agent for the territory embraced in East Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky. A correspondent of the Carolina Times, propounds the following query: "If the next news from England brings an advance of a penny on cotton, how many cent? will the market decline in Charleston?" The Pennsylvania Senate majority committee on the Kansas resolutions, have reported in favor of the admission of that Territory under the Lecompton Constitution. An approbatory report also accompanies the resolutions urging its speedy admission. The Greenville Patriot aunonnces the death, at Pickens, C. II., on the 21st ult., of Col. Jonx A. Kasly, Jr. RUSSELL'S MAGAZINE. The February and March numbers, by some inexplicable anachronism, have just made their appearance simultaneously. The first contains a review of Buna's life and times, which has been generally commended by the press. The theme is one full of interest. The very name of Buna ?now that the silly and childish panic which it once created has passed away?possesses a romantic and thrilling interest. A great man, gifted with a splendid intellect, a boundless ambition, and an indomitable energy?yet unfortunate ; an abstemious stoic?yet a princely courtier, a crafty statesman and a fearless soldier, a RtcitELKf and a Bi'ckixgii vm, or rather an admirable Ciuciitox j ?first in war, first in council, and first in love? I he is just the man to captivate the fancy, and his biography must ever prove interesting. 15run was peculiarly unfortunate in political life. Situated between the cross-fires of Hamilton and .Jefferson, he could only triumph by trampling under foot one or the other of these competitors. They were both powerful, and they both regarded Bruit as their most dangerous rival.? e o . But he might have triumphed over all. had not the clamor unjustly raised on the death of IIam- | M.ToX, driven him from the political stage, and caused him to look elsewhere for a field more suitable to the splendor of his schemes, and the scope of his daring ambition. The following striking view of bis character and career is taker, by a French writer: ' Crushed during his lifetime hy a concourse of! fatal circumstances which, to his last hour, sacrificed him to the exaggerated hatred and opprobrium of his fellow-citizeus, lie has, at least, after j death, the right to appeal from the passions of his age to the more impartial judgment of posterity. This man, whom the democracy bore in a few years to the highest fortune, and who had at one time his hand upon the government of the ! . United States?this ever active and ambitious j , spirit, which, daring in its projects of republican ; elevation, only renounced those to aspire still 1 higher, fixing his eyes upon the throne of Mexico, i which, in him, lost perhaps its last chance of re- j j generation?this stoic philosopher, who, fallen j from the topmost summit to the deepest depth of j persecution, exile and misery, but always bearing , i hi-! head erect amidst adversity, and supporting j without bending, during half his life, a weight of j opprobrium of every kind?this old man who, af- ' ter having be u one of the most brilliant soldiers, j one of the most adroit politicians, one of the I prime favoiites of his country, became the most execrated pariah?was certainly not a common nature, nor an ordinary character. Ilis great misfortune was, that lie was born iu a forming republic and that lie lived half a century too soon. French, or even Fn<rli?Ii Burr would have con- i rjucretl a brilliant place in the history of humanity. An American of our day, perhaps lie would be as much glorified as in his own age lie was vituperated." "I'rmceptor Amat" is a localle pooni from the . graceful pen of 11 f..v it v TtMnoo, Esq. It is as j sweet as the breath of early flowers, and at the j same time shows that its author possesses a fancy I no less playful than Moose's or Drake's. ' Nell Gwyn", which has created some discussion on account of its supposed immoral tendency, is only a racy and innocent sketch of a class of , women, who have played an important part in the j history of governments, from the days of the j "lovely Thais" and the beautiful Aspasia, down to j the present time. History cannot be written with- j out them, and not be shorn of half its truthful- j ness. The enchantments of Cleopatra lost the ; Roman world to the crafty Anthony, and the wiles j of the Duchess of Portsmouth, reduced England | virtually to a province of France. How can the annalist draw a true picture and not allow this class the prominent position which they in reality possess? Rut we pass on to the March, as the February number is out of date. The leading article, " the Pulpit and the Age," is a vigorous defence of the Pulpit and its influences. It is written in a glowing-and ornate style, | and i3 frequently more eloquent than philosophical j or logical. For instance, the author maintains that the tendency of the age is Epicurean. Was there ever a time when it was not so? Was there ever a time when men possessed the means and not the taste for luxuries? We willingly accord the Pulpit all the dignity, and beneficent influences, which it possesses and wields, butit has not ami never again can have, the same power which it once helil over man. The tendency of the age is typographical rather than Epicurean. All men of taste or sense, would rather read their Dible with the nid of a good Commentary, or peruse an eloquent sermon, than to listen to the stupid commonplaces which characterize ordinary religious discourses. Rut, nevertheless, the Pulpit still has its appropriate sphere. Its influence over the masses must ever be great and powerful. The article we arc noticing, if not always conclusive, is, at least, highly sugge-'"-*. And this is the most useful kind of writing?to make us think for ourselves, is far more improving than to instruct us what to think. Other noticeable articles are "A Biographical sketch of Bishop IlEitnr." and a review of "Bayard Taylor's Northern Travel." Both of these are interesting and readable. We commend ' Crimes which the Law does not reach" to our lady renders. They will find it an "o'er true talc." With the March Number, closes the first year and the second volume of RunsrlVa Magazine. Wc hope it will begin a new volume with an enlarged subscription list. - ? CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. Charleston, March 1. This has been one of the days we read about in the days of good old No.ur when the numerous progeny of sinners was treated to a spontaneous water cure, and the earth was washed from the pollutions of sin, the scourge and curse of a wicked and perverse generation. It has rained incessantly of late, and every third day is sure to be a wet one. Miller is silent upon the subject, and the oldest inhabitants, together with the weatherwise generally, find themselves completely at fault. Though the subject is by no means a dry one, yet I must drop it, from a feeling sense of my incapacity to do it justice. The mtule at the Citadel Academy is still attracting some attention. The Board of visitors have met, and after a careful investigation of the matter in all its aspects, have decided against the class, and they hare been dismissed. A manifesto of a committee appointed by the class, appeared flii? mnrninrr in flip pnhitntisnf flip Me.re.uru. which shows the matter up in the light in which the Cutlets view it. The Professors and President are showed up in not altogether an enviable light, and are upon the whole, handled rather cavalierly.? The committee over whose signatures the manifesto appears, consists of Cadets Wiiyte of York, Mo1 of Sumter, and Wrioiit. This being the first day of March, the spring trade would have opened in due fcrnt and ceremony, had it not been so rainy and muddy. If to-morrow is more favorable, the fashionable multitude will be found thronging King street, in search of the earliest spring fashions. The democracy must give way for the time, and even rampant Young America in pantaloons must stand aside to keep from being overwhelmed in an avalanche of hoops, high heels and Iloniton. The ladies have the inside track, and the bets on them are two to one against the field of folly and fashion. Russell's Magazine made its nppcarance this morning, all bright and sparkling with gems of thought and flashes of fancy. It is in every respect, a model number, and nobly sustains its wellearned reputation among the literary monthlies of the day. The present issue closes the second volume and first year of its existence. Its experimental probation may be said to be over?the ordeal is passed?the Rubicon is crossed, and Russell now enters its second year, a fixed fact, a tangible reality, a permanent institution. It lias everywhere been received with favor, and the patronage under which it commences its third volume is such as to place its future success beyond dispute. The latest news from the Liverpool market shows a farther rise in cotton, and trade seems to be ! reviving in all its departments. The commercial world is rising from its late prostration, and busi- j ness men arebrusbing the dust from their counters j and preparing for another voyage upon the sea i of speculation whose surface fs covered with the j wrecks of ruined fortunes. Rut the lessons they i have learned in the school of adversity may be i of use to them, and cause them to look out more j sharply for breakers and quicksands. Max Marktzick's celebrated Opera Troupe, nr- j rived here yesterday from Havana, and Manager j V? ? ttt\f 1> ttmm I .UAHUllAA J nud tuaivu uii w'ligagviuwui. ??*iu v..Vui . to appear at the Theatre for five nights. They | have no superiors in their line in this country, nnd . will ho apt to draw crowded houses during their j stay. The Troupe numbers fifty performers, whose musical talents are of the highest order.? When they all get started it will be an avalanche j of music, something like the earthquake voices of Niagara s eternal storm set to music. The Florences, which have created such an excitement, and raised such a histrionic furore, make their last appearance for the season this evening. They were eng igsd for the present week, but they have kindly given way to accommodate the Opera Troupe. Mr. and Mrs. Florence will long be remembered with pleasant and kindly feelings by the Charleston public. They have made their mark on our boards, and have won new laurels to deck their honored brows. "It is better to be laughing than crying" in truth as well as in poetry, nud a deep, hearty, audible smile, that can be seen, felt and heard, is equal to a dose of medicine to the dyspeptic, and plants the flowers of hope, and sheds the sunshine of happiness in the hearts of the desponding. This week will close the exhibition of the Panorama of the Bible at Institute Hall. It lias been visited by thousands, and all agree in a favorable , expression of opinion. It is certainly a very superior work of art, and it is calculated to impress ou the minds of the young, many useful scriptural scenes and lessons. A sprightly "j'oung bachelor" of some thirty summers, having nothing else more profitable to employ his leisure hours, of which he seems to have a superabundance, has been making an ungallant fling at the ladies' hoops through the Columns of the Kreninj Notes. He talks learnedly about the logic of hoops, and expresses great fear lest the ladies, who seem disposed to spread themselves considerably, should occupy more space in this wide world than they are legitimately entitled to. The rollicking, romping, devil-may-care "Kate," promises to pay her respects to him on paper, at her earliest convenience, and set him right upon the vexed and doubtful questions of female policy. The Medical College closes its present session this week, and the young disciples of Esculapius will gather up their pipe-, blankets and hickory sticks, and leave for the parental mansion. I understand that the graduating class is quite large, ana as tuey arc mostly studious young men 01 education and steady habits, it is more than likely that they rnny all pass the trying ordeal with credit. The Evening Xews is out to-day in a new dress, from tip to toe, and may be considered a little in advance of the spring fashions. It looks as neat and clear as a new pin, and expects to have its Sunday suit recognised and acknowledged by an appreciative and discriminating public. Newspaperdom is bound to keep up with the front ranks of this fast age. MAGNOLIA. Major Henry Moore's Recollection*, of the Revolutionary War In SontU Carolina and Georgia, until the fall of Charleston, on the 12th of May, 1780. [continued.] At this time their affairs in the South began to wear but a gloomy appearance. By a cartel agrecd upon between General Greene and the British commanders, what remained unchanged of her prisoners at Haddrcl's Point, were sent to Jamestown, Virginia, on parole, but to keep at twelve miles distance from any British post or garrison. We were landed safely there amongst its ruins, and I, with a number of others, slept among them that night, or rather tried to sleep.? I lay down for that purpose, but sleep for a long time closed not my cj'es. The ruins and catastro pheof many cities crowded into my mind, such as the ancient cities of Babylon, Thebes, Tyre and Palmyra; and the still later ruins of towns burned in the present wnr by our revengeful and unrelenting foes, fixed melancholy ideas in my mind, concerning the past, present and future destinies of man and his labors. The great Sir Walter Raleigh who had procured a patent from Queen E'izabeth to colonize Virginia, then passed in review; who had enriched his country, not with joy was painted on every face, au<I congratula- , tions hung on every tongue. The temple of Ja- j nu-i was again shut in the United States, and the Clergy solemnly rendered thanks to the Almighty disposer of all events. But who can express the feeling-of the war-worn soldier on this occasion? None hut they, who like him, faithfully served their country during the war, through every vicissitudeattd change of fortune?they who bravely presented their breasts to the bayonet; they who stoud firmly against the leaden storm, and they who dyed the hostile steel with their precious blood?these can feel if they cannot write. They certainly merit the gratitude and thanks of their country, and some reward to make their setting sun go down clear. A summary "f the losses sustained by the Americans, in South Carolina and Georgia in the years 1778-9,-80, until the capture of Charleston, on 12th May, 1780: In the Florida Campaign, in 1773. 500 men. At Savannah, in December 1778, 550 men. With shipping, stores, provisions of all kinds, cannon kc., at General Ashe's defeat at Bryar Creek, Georgia, 1,530. At the siege of Savannah and battle of Stono, . At surrender of Charleston in 1780, 2,500. At Monk's Corner find Lnnneau's Ferry 100. The above amount is probably near it, as far as I can get information. Thus by a continued series of misfortunes, owing partly to ill concerted plans and bad conduct, was our Southern army cut up by piece-meal, and a door opened for the enemy to carry their arms into North Carolina and Virginia. Discouraging and distressing times ?no army in the field Southward of Virginia able to face the enemy. Had not the Almighty decreed that we should he free, now was the time to have subjugated us ; but after a great mnny subsequent losses, he lent his powerful aid, relieved our distresses, and finally delivered our cruel and inveterate enemies, Lord Cornwallis and Ins army into our hands, at Vorktown in Virginia, and peace nnd acknowledged Independence soon followed. Perhaps, to some people of the present daj', the sufferings, distresses and hardships borne by the Continental army may appear incredible and without any foundation in truth. But to convince them of the contrary, and that those reports are correct, I refer them to the facts recorded in the revolutionary histories of the wars, and other public documents, as well as to individual information. Their being paid in depreciated unfunded paper money was unjust. One author says that "the depreciation of the Continental money, and the manner of redeeming it. can never be considered by an honest mind, without feelings of deep regret." It began at different periods in the different States, but in general, about the middle of 1777, two years after its appearance. In that year the depreciation was three for one: and in 1778 it increased to six for one ; and 1770, to twenty-eight for one ; and in 1780, to sixty for one of silver. My pay was 33J per month. What was it worth in silver at those periods? In 1777, it was worth about ten dollars ; in '78 about five dollars; in '79, about one dollar; aud in 1780, about half a dollar. This sum had to buy us clothing, and pay for its making?washing and other necessaries. If it had been like the widow's meal and oil, it would have answered all our wants. At Iladdrel's Point, those officers that had plantations and wealthy connections in Charleston, fared better than those of different circumstances. Of this class I was one, who suffered as above related. On the above scale of depreciation was our accounts settled with the public, and indents given us; but without funds provided for their payment at that time, of course they depreciated rapidly, and they that had the most confidence in the faith of the United States, by keeping their indents longest, suffered the most. In the year 1790 mines of gold find silver, but with the corn, wheat and tobacco of Virginia. They certainly are more profitable and beneficial to the human race, than the richest ores that the earth produces, yet, death by the public executioner was his reward. Next in succession, was the brave aud intrepid Captain John Smith, the father of Virginia?its sword and its shield?the successful and virtuous champion of the cross, against the Mabomedan crescent, and Indian tomahawk and arrow; and in addition to this, it is possible I might be lying on a grave of some of the brave Indian or English warriors, or perhaps on the ashes of some family murdered by the Indians, and their house burned over them. Useful and profitable thoughts. They put me in mind of futurity, and all the transitory scenes of this life, and all its vanities, when all shall vanish away, as if they had never been.? Even Washington himself, the great, the good, the father and liberator of hiscountryand benefactor of many, with all the monuments raised by his country to perpetuate his fame, shall be ?" .."owed up in the vortex of time and oblivion, 'i'Lout even a relict being left, to say "here lies Washington." A second inundation, of Europeau Goths or fanatics may at some future time, lay in ashes, our proud and stately public buildings and populous cities with all our improvements in the arts and sciences. Nay, thos^ dedicated to the worship of the Most High, may again be profaned by unhallowed hands, and overwh lmcd in final ruin. Sucli were the thoughts that interrupted my repose, amongst the ruins of Jamestown. I certainly think that there are times in the course of our lives, when the soul?that ethereal spark, that breath of divinity itself?when divested of all its earthly concerns, receives heavenly communications and flies off unfettered and unrestrained to the utmost limits of space?to the very confines of eternity, viewing in its progress, the wonderful works of the Almighty Architect of the universe, and wishing to unite itself with its great original, an'l to acknowledge its dependence on its ruaker and creator. From Jamestown we went to Williamsburg; from that place the officers scattered in every direction. Some to visit their friends and families agreeable to their paroles ; some few, and myself, went to Richmoud, where we received some pay; from thence I traveled by land to Alexandria and Baltimore, and went by water to Philadelphia. In that city I was doomed to pass, what I called an ?I"'"" in nn.nnot.icnn Tin Ml Mill f nf Mill a.u.iv, .T.mv., ... ... Charleston winters?in the uncomfortable and ill provided barracks of that city, allotted to the soldiers. I suffered, but I was accustomed to suffering, and my spirits did not siuk under it.? While here stationed, IVeceived six guineas, forwarded to me by au uncle living in Providence, State of Rhode Island, by the hands of a member of Congress, with an invitation to visit him. Now my sufferings were at an end?this small supply afforded me much relief, and enabled me to procure some of the comforts of life, and furnished me with the means of visiting this kind friend : with whom I remained until peace was made, (still a prisoner on parole) enjoying many of the luxuries of life, with the refinements of polished j society. This was an era of real happiness to me, j for on the first of December, 1783, arrived at this place, Captain Silas Deatie, from London, with the long-looked-for treaty of peace. It was celebrated with every effusion of joy, that the inhabitants of the town of Providence could display.? i The military turned out with their music and col- I ors ; the vessels in the harbor were adorned with j their colors; with cannon and musketry tiring, ! I sold mine at one dollar in silver for ten of indents. So much for my confidence in the public faith. Then there justly remains due to me nine tenths of my services unpaid, with interest from that time. Upon this plan was Gen. LaFayette justly paid up all his arrears by our government. No excuse can now be given for not paying us.? Money to overflowing is in the Treasury, and a surplus lies unapplied every year. What hinders us then from being paid ? As the Eunuch said to Phillip, "here is much water," so here is much money in the Treasury. What stops the current of justie, and hinders U3 from being paid? I remained here at Providence, Rhode Island, till the next spring, when I sailed for Charleston, and on my arrival there, saw some of the King's friends receive ablution by pump water. Of course, full ablution from all the sins of Toryism. I settled my accounts with the public, and wrote in the Surveyor General's office until the winter of 1788, when I removed into the back country, and settled in Fairfield District, and finally located myself where I now reside, owning the very spot of ground where stood the school-house in which I taught in my youthful and destitute days. It appears as if Providence had destined the plaCe for my residence and support. It has proved so, and under the continued blessings of Providence I hope it will remain so, until my ashes shall rest in it or near it. Accustomed to the incessant activity of military life, I did not shrink from the performance of any civil or military duty, to which I might be called by the voice of my country. Indeed, since the revolutionary war, both civil and military offices have been assigned me. I was elected and commissionI ed Captain of Artillery in the militia of the State, I on tlw 4th of Julv. 1791; and as Major, on the 16th December, 1797 ; as Judge of tho County Court, of Fairfield 011 the 22d May, 1795; and as Sheriff, on the 10th of December, 1803. But I have now done with all commissions, both civil and military, having arrived at that period of life, being in my 74th year, when retirement, contentment and peace of mind, must be essential to the comfort of my decliningconstitution, in the bosom of my family, in tho dutiful nnd affectionate reregnrds of my children and grand-children, and in the consciousness, I trust of a well spent useful life. I look for that contentment, that peace of mind which neither ambition, vanity, nor the glitterring pomps and follies of this world can give. Thus I close a brief and rapid sketch of my past life, and grateful to that Almighty power, who has wonderfully shielded me in the day of battle, preserved me, guided nnd directed me through the tnazy scenes of a long life, upheld, supported and bountifully blessed me, with all things necessary fur me. I earnestly desire to devote the remainder of my days to his service, and still bo doing good to my fellow men, when it is in my power to do it. To my children I have yet to redeem a pledge given in the first part my of recollections, viz: to redeem from oblivion the names of some of my brave companions in arms, as far as I can. [to be continued.] For the Yorkville Enquirer. Messrs. Eilitors:?We find in the March Number of Russell's Mil if a: in t, a suggestion which we desire to bring more prominently before the citi- | zens of Yorkville. It is the importance of a Lyceum, or of some similar literary organization, in the promotion of education and the diffusion of general knowledge. We extract from the Magazine a few well put remarks : "One of the signs of a slowly-awakening consciousness on the part of the People of South Carolina, that in all literary respects, they are lamentably behind the age, is to be found in the general establishment of Lyceums, and organized j bodies for the discussion of literary and scientific J subjects, in many of the towns and villages of the I Interior. Wherever such organizations have been presided over with energy and discretion, there a 1 spirit of enlightened inquiry has invariably grown up among the people, intelligence is on the in- ' crease, the standards of education, and we may ' n.Jd of morals, tfor mental culture is always ac ! companicd by, and indeed implies the cultivation I of the moral sense,) have been {.neatly raised; in a word, the community ismore eiritized. The Ly- ' ceum, properly conducted, an>wers two important purposes?each a sine qua ?o?, in any attempt to I educate the public mind. Firstly, it draws to- ' getherinthc bonds of fellowship and mutual labor, j the intellectual men of a community?both the I cultivated and thd ignorant?gives strength to the j former in the union of wills, while it affords to the latter the best means of rapid and solid improvement; and secondly, it is enabled to influence and mould to its purposes, a certain amount of ability and learning ab extra. Internal progress is thus aided and stimulated by external intellectual pressure, the disadvantages of cliques, and narrow local prejudices are removed, and geniality, heartiness, and breadth of view imparted to the general thought, and sentiment. We have ourselves practically tested the workings of the Lyceum system. Provided the conduct of the institution had fallen into the right hands, we have never known it fail to produce results the most beneficial and desirable. With no wish of making an invidious distinction, or suggesting a comparison which might seem depreciating to other organizations of a similar kind in the State, we must yet mention the Lyceum at Cheraw, as a remarkable instance of tho prosperity which is sure | to attend such societies under the lead of officers, at once judicious, enterprising and liberal. Why have we not one in Yorkville? Is there not enterprise, in our young men especially, enough to put on foot such an organization? We need something of the kind?something to call forth mental exertion?something to give an animus to the lethargic routine of village life?something besides business?business! Who will take the initiative step aud bring this subject more particularly to the notice of thegood citizensof Yorkville? We believe if once started, that it would meet with general encouragement. At any rate, we would like to see the matter brought before the public in some definite shape. Who will undertake it? . CIVIS. Tribute of Respeet. At a meeting of the students of Ebenezer Academy, held on Monday the loth instant, Mr. W. T. Wilkes was called to the Chair, and Mr. C. M. Richards appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting being stated, a committee of three were appointed, who presented the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: ?nereas, in inc rroviaence 01 uou, 11 naa pleased him, to remove by the hand of death, one of our number, namely: Mr. ROBERT M. PERRY, a youth of promise, and who, though he had been but a short time with us, had endeared himself to us, by his social qualities, and gentlemanly demeanor, therefore, Resolved, 1st, That we acknowledge the hand of God, in this afflictive bereavement, and that we bow with deep and humble submission to his will, praying that it may be blessed and sanctified to our own temporal and spiritual welfare. Resolved, 2nd, That a comnrttee of three, namely: Messrs. S. M. Fewell, W. T. Wilkes and Jas. A. Bailey, accompany the remains of the deceased, to the home of his mother, and thence to their last resting place. Resolved, 3rd, That we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, 4th, That we tender our sympathies to the mother and family of the deceased, and thus express our deep regret.and sorrow for our fellow-student, who has in early life been suddenly cut down by the hand of death. Resolved, 5th, That these proceedings be publishee in the Yorkvil/e Enquirer and Lancaster Ledger, and that a copy of them be forwarded to the mother of the deceased. J. M. ADAMS, I J. R. MASSEY, ^ Com. S. W. BARRON. J W. T. WILKES, Chairman. C. M. Richabds, Secretary. Tribute of Respect. Division Room, No. 81, S. of T. Due West, Feb. 22nd, 1858. The shaft of Death has pierced and laid low, DAVID M. WEST, one of our cherished members, and while forced to recognize this mysterious stroke of Providence, it is vain for us to endeavor to smother our emotions of grief. But a few months more and he would have graduated, and been ready to act his allotted part in life's checkered drama. Alas! that the fond hope of devoted J_ .1 1.1 L. a1 1-1 J ? 11..I lLal ll.:. menus suouiu ue ixius umsieu : /iius ; maw luia youthful one in whose breast the pulse of life was wont to bent high with eager expectation, should sleep so soon within the deadly silence of the tomb! But alas! 'tis so! Scarce had this flower reared its head to be kissed by the balmy breeze of life's blooming Spring, ere it was withered from the earth by the hoary frosts of Death's dread winter! He died far away from those to whom he was bound by the strongest earthly ties, but yet he died among those who loved him even as those . relatives and friends in his far western home. Therefore be it Resolved, 1st, That wc deeply sympathize with his relatives and friends in being thus bereft of one so universally a favorite. Resolved, 2nd, That we also mourn his loss as a comrade under the folds of "Love, Purity and Fidelity." Resolved, 3rd, That we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that this Tribute be published in the Due 1 Vest Telescope, Yorkville Enquirer and Starkville (Mist.) Advocate, and that a copy be forwarded to his bereaved relatives. THOS. A. POLHILL, ) W. W. RATCHFORD. I Com. F. C. HARRIS. J Launch of the Leviathan. The protracted and difficult process of launching this monster vessel was brought to a successful termination on the 31st of January, when she was floated off the ways by the spring tides, and hauled to her moorings. This is an event of no common interest and importance; for, if it be found that the ocean can be navigated conveniently and safely by vessels of such huge dimensions as the "Leviathan," the enterprise will be followed by others, perhaps on a still more gigantic scale. We find an interesting account of the launch in the London Times of February 1: "Yesterday nfternoon the long protracted process of launching this vessel was happily brought to a successful termination, and the Leviathan was floated off her ways and towed to her moorings in the river. "The weather was fine, clear, nnd calm, with scarcely any breeze, and what little there was all in favor of the vessel and a high tide. The tide ran up with unusual swiftness, and as the flood relieved the weight upon the launching ways, some of the hvdraulic machines were set to work for the last time to push the monster as far as possible into the centre of the river. She moved easily, and with such a low rate of pressure that a short time gave an advance of eighty inches, which showed that more than half the cradles were quite pushed off the ways and rested on the river bottom. At 1J, the men in row-boats stationed alongside observed that she no longer rested on the cradles?that she was in fact afloat, but, of course, the transition was so gradual that few were aware of it until the tugs began steaming ahead, and showed that at last she was fairly under way. Then the cheers which arose from the yard and from the docks, from the boats in the river, and the crews of the ships at anchor up and down the stream, spread the great news far and wide, and thus under the most favorable circumstances the Leviathan commenced her first voyage on the Thames. "Two powerful.tug boats were at her bow and two were fastened astern. Other steamers also were in attendance and rendered their aid, but the efforts of the four we have mentioned were mainly instrumental in managing her. At first the efforts of those ahead seemed to have little effect, and when at length some little way was made on her it was abruptly checked by one of the paddle wheels fouling the cradles. It took some time to clear her of this obstacle, but it was at last accomplished : her head was let swing partly round with the tide, and the steamers began moving her slowly, but very slowly, forward clear of the cradles. These, as our readers are aware, were composed of immense balks of timber, on which the vessel's bottom rested, and which her weight alone kept down. The police, therefore, had to take unusual precautions yesterday to keep all boats clear of her while the wrecks of the cradles plunged up in tremendous nfasscs as each was released by the onward movement of the Leviathan. "It was curious to see these huge groups of beams emerge from the river, rising from the surface of the water twenty or thirty feet, with a slow heavy movement, and then falling over with a great crash that churned the water into foam around them. Some, broken and splintered by the violence with which they were thrown against each other, formed a loose tangle of timber work, and went slowly drifting up the river in little islands, which rose some four or five feet from the water. Others, long after the great mass had floated up, came plunging to the surface, falling about in a way that showed the necessity of the precautions taken by the police, and the certain destruction that would have overwhelmed any boat within their reach. "Soon after the cradles were cleared, and the surface of the river covered with their fragments, the Leviathan fouled the barges which, moored with tremendous chains, were formerly used to pull her downward toward the river. On this occasion, to judge from the liberal proffers of advice from all sideseverybody on deck seemed eminently skilled in dealing with impracticable barges, and it was quite refreshing to hear how the men in the barge were desired to undo mooring chains and cast otF hawsers which it had been the business of the last three months to fastenand rivetfirmly; but at last Capt. Harrison got a hearing, and, under hisdirections, every remonstrance which sledge hammers and axes could urge on the refractory tackle having been used in vain, it was decided to scuttle the barge. The expedient was, of course, decisive, and the Leviathan was again got under way and brought slowly to her moorings opposite Deptford. Here she was instantly made faststem and stern to the Government moorings in the ceu