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Sm pi Jatk ? it ? His Exoellenoy, Governor Gist, arrived in Columbia, on Monday last. ?? The rigid Sabbatarians in Massachusetts have gone so far as to recommend that funerals be not held on the Sabbath ! The next move will be to prohibit persons from dying on Sunday. Ministers sometimes take queer texts. for sermons. Rev. Mr. Pope, of Hyannis, Mass., on Sunday last- preached from the text: "Is there any taste to the white of an egg?" He not only showed that there was taste, but that it was the best part of the egg. There is an intimation that Napoleon IEI. stipulated in his late interview with Francis Joseph at Villa-Franca, that tne dost of Napoleon XI., the Duke of Rieohstadt, which reposes in Austria, shall be removed to Franoe, that it may repose by the side of that of his great father. ??At the battle of Magenta, an ensign of the Austria-Italian regiment Sigismund, attempted to desert to the enemy with the flag of the regiment, but the commander of one of the battalions galloped after him, cut him down, and returned in triumph with the precious bit of silk. The best cotton we have seen this season is from the plantation of Maj. James H. Barry; it is not more than 4 feet in length, but it branches out considerably, and contains bolls innumerable. The stalk is well developed, also, and comes as near the cotton tree, as we have seen it_ It is really hard to beat.?Indian Land Chronicle. Dr. Bissell, one of the quarantine physicians at Staten Island, is of the opinion that "if a person's hair be washed he is not liable to disease." The Norfolk Herald supports the opinion; "So important a result, (says that paper,) from so simple a cause may seem incredible to many, but not to us. There is not a more effectual preventitive of disease than the immersion of the head in "'J "">*?? tKo rronr rnnnii." W4U VT awt vug j vm? A touching story is related of a Zouave, who had picked up a wounded Austrian and was carrying him out'of the melee. As he was trddging along with the man upon bis back, he felt something cold upon his neck, and, cautiously looking around, perceived that the poor fellow, with a pair of scissors, whioh he had oontrived to draw from his pooket, was cutting off a lock of his preserver's hair, to keep as a memento. Oregon has adopted a State seal. The escutcheon is supported by thirty three stars and divided by an ordinary, with the inscription of "The Union." In relief, mountains, an elk with branching antlers, a wagon, the Pacific Ocean, on which a British man-ofwar is departing apd an American steamer arriving. The second quartering with a sheaf, plough and pickaxe. Crest?the American eagle?Legend?the State of- Oregon. Our readers will learn with pleasure that application will be made at the next Legislature for a Charter for a Railroad to oonnect Newberry and Chester. Those most interested in this very important enterprise arp vorj Banguine of saccoss in saaariDg the necessary means to build and equip this^ road. Suoh a road is greatly needed and must and will be built. We will refer to this subject again ataproper time.? Chester Standard. ?r- The Camden (Arkansas) Herald of the 19th instant, says :?"Never in the history of Arkansas has the prospect of fine crops been.more flattering than now. From alt portions of the State we receive the most glowing accounts. A good crop of wheat and other small grain has already been gathered. That there will be an abundant yield of corn is a fixed fact and unless we should have an exceeding drought we shall have as much, or more cotton than can be picked. From our obliging young friend, John H. McDaniel, Census Taker for Chester District, we received the following communition in relation to the census of the District. He says: "I have finished my tour of duty under, my appointment, and find the white population of Chester District to be as follows: males, 3,677; females, 3,688; total, 7,365; majority of females 11. In traveling over the District I passed 41 schools?19 male teachers and 22 female."?Chester Standard. A correspondent of the London Times, writing from Milan, says that when the hews of the peace came he saw a young officer at the Cafe dell' Europa, draw his sword after reading the bulletin and break it against the marble table at which he sat. He heard others, who related the insulting words with which they had been assailed by the populace, smypathising with the feeling which had dictated those words, and only pleading their innocence to the transactions of their Sovereign. The revulsion was sudden and blasting to the Italians, that in one day five persons were carried to the madhouse raving maniacs. The adoption of the Zouaves and Tur008 into the French army, and their successes against European troops, have incited the British government to attempt the organiza tion of similar corps from their colonies in the "West Indies. Sometime ago the black soldiers in Bermuda were uniformed a la Zouave, and we now learn that orders have been issued by the "War Department for the transportation of three thousand Jamaica negroes to England. Once arrived, they are to be drilled in the use of the latest and most destructive pattenrs of small arms, and trained to serve the new rifled cannon.? When this first squad has been incorporated with the army it will doubtless be followed by others, until the English will have a black division which will cope, in barbarity and ferocity at least, with the Turcos. The August number of the Electic Magazine, in speaking of Hon. Edward Everett, gives an account of his labors in conneotion with the Mount Yernon fund. His Washington Oration was first delivered Feb. 22, 1856, and has been given since then one hundred and twenty nine times, yielding $55,783.62. For the "Mount Yernon Papers," in the New York Ledger, he received $10,000, and in other ways smaller sums, making a contribution to the Mount Vernon fund of $68,163.56. In addition to his other labors for this object, he has delivered lectures for other benevolent associations, making a total of more than ninety thousand dollars in a little more than three years.? It is to be understood, too, that Mr. Everett has traveled many thousand miles and defrayed all his expenses from his private purse. C|j?ffftiIIe npmr EDITED BT SAM'Ii W. MTniiTOJJ. YORKVILLEj S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1869. Special Notice.?All communication!, on matters connected with the paper, should be addressed to "The YORKVIIXE ENQUIRER;" and not the Editor or Proprietor, pertonally. Persons desiring prompt attention to their favors, matt bear this in mind. BP Capt D. D. Moore, Maj. Mylks Smith, 8am'l G. Brown, J. L. Thomson and Samuel J. Xutkendal of York; and William D. Cook, of Bennetts vllle, are authorized agente of the Enquirer. RELIGIOUS SEBVICESPOB SUNDAY, AUGUST 14. Independent Presbyterian Cburch. Rev. Robert T. Russell, Pastor. Service at 10 A. M., and 2 P. M. AuocUte Reformed Chnreb. Rev. R. Lathan, Pastor. Service at 10 A. M. and 4i P. M. 0t . SONS OF MALTA. % Wo are requested to state that a Lodge of this Order will be opened at Rock Hill, on Friday night, and.another at Chester on the day following, by gentlemen from Columbia, delegated for the purpose. > * THE SLAVE TRADE. L. W. Spratt, Esq., will address the citizens of York District, on the subject of re-opening the African Slave Trade, at Rook Hill, in this District, on Friday, the 19th instant, at 11 o'clock. The ladies, and public generally, are invited to attend. .. * - THE INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIANS. The General Convention of this body Will convene in their church, in Yorkville, this day, at 11 o'clock, and will be opened with a sermon by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Services will be held every forenoon and evening, during the week. Communion, on the Sabbath. thanks: We acknowledge, with pleasure, the reception of a clqb of ten subscribers, accompanied by the "needful," from our friend, Mr. J. C. Feastsb, of Fairfield. A half dozen such men in every district of the State, would enable us to make the "Enquirer," an honor to our people, and to supply a want that has been long felt. Who will gijre us the next push ? * BIBLE CONVENTION. The Bible Convention adjourned Wednesday evening, last week. Beyond the proceedings published in the last issue, no business of importance was transacted. Rev. Johi T. Wightman was appointed to preach the "Bible Sermon," at the next annual meeting, which will convene in Sumterville. CUIUS FOR SORE ETES t We are under obligation to an old subscriber for the following recipe for the cure of sore-eyes, either in man or beast. The gentlemen who furnishes the recipe has long used it in his own family, and assures us that it is.an excellent remedy: Recipe.?Take three spoonsful of alum salt, and boil in three pints of water, till one quart remains ; when cool, add one-half ounce of white vitriol; bottle and keep for use. * 'OUR SCHOOLS. We have been requested to remind our readers that the exercises in the Yorkville Female College, will be resumed on Wednesday next. From what we can learn, the prospect for full classes during the next session, is unusually flattering. Parents and Guardians in casting around fur institutions of learning at which to place their daughters and wards, world find it a good investment to give the Yorkville Female College a trial. From the advertisement, the reader will learn that our Military School also commences the duties of another session, next week. The energy, enterprise and sterling merit of this school need no further endorsement of ours. * mw . CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL. The first Annual Catalogue of this flourishing Institution has been sent to us by our friends Davidson & Brumby, the Proprietors. It is neatly printed, and presents, with its large record of pupils, many grateful evidences of their thorough success. We have repeatedly urged the claims of this school, and vouched heartily for the ability, the industry, the patient perseverance, the elevated tone and character of its accomplished Principals.' We know them intimately, and esteem them worthy of the highest gifts of fortune. Such men, especially such teachers, thoroughly qualified, wedded for life to their profession, and pursuing it consistently and with all the ardor of a first love, are of precious value to our community and should be cherished aod encouraged seduously. The ensuing term will begin on the 1st Monday in October. Toung men who design to apply for the college, will find this school specially suited to them. We will publish the advertisement. KIRS. HART A. DENISON. It is an old superstition, in New England, that under the wall of the chamber of death, a beating or ticking can be heard like that of a clock. Our esteemed contributor Mrs. M. A. Denison has embalmed the touching thought in beautiful verses, which we publish on the outside page. Our readers will be pleased to learn that we have engaged this accomplished authoress as an occasional contributor. Those conversant with the current literature of the country have not failed to accord to her pen a very high appreciation. Her writings are copied extensively, and for their pure mbral tone, for the ^nobling christian examples they set forth, for the touching paAl !AL .ll.l AVA.IM.1 4UA luoa Willi nuk\iu. ttuvuuu, auu tuc uiujusi faultless style in which they are couched, they are not easily excelled in our day. Mrs. Denison has sent us a beautiful story entitled "Star," with which we shall regale the Enquirer's friends, after the "inheritance" of a certain fabulous individual is determined. 'Star" is ono of the author's best productions. We need say no more. OUR EXCHANGES. Peterson's Magazine.?In advance of all competitors, "Peterson" has made its appearance on our table. From the frontispiece to "the end," it is laden with gems, "like pearls at random strung." In the way of engravings, the first thing , that attracts the eye, is the "Young Ploughman" ?two children pulling at a cord attached to a forked branch, and the third holding the handles, with a go-ahead, determined, no-look-back air.? ! Then comes the "Fashions"The Road by the Stream"?a wood engraving; the "Milan," the "Emile" and the "Gossamer" Mantilla; Children's 1 Dresses, and?but we can't tell all. The letter-press is worthy of attention. The first article?"The Wages of Starvation"?is from the pen of Mrs. M. A. Denison,?one of our contributors. Turning over a few pages, we fall on a nice piece of verse by Maud Irving?another one of our friends?which shall have a place in our columns at an early day. To enumerate all the good things, will require more space than we can spare. Price $2?published by C. J. Peterson, Philadelphia. We will supply the Enquirer and Peterson, one year, for $3.50 The Unionville Times.?The last number of this paper contains the valedictory of Messrs. W. ' H. Wallace & C. W. Boyd. The Times has been i purchased by Dr. P. M. Wallace several years since the editor and proprietor of the Carolina Spartan. Dr. Wallace is a ready writer and a deep thinker, and it is with pleasure we welcome him back to editorial harness. The Clarendon Banner.?John W. .Erwin, Esq., has disposed of his interest in the Clarendon Banner, to Messrs. Henry D. Machen & Son.? Although Mr. Erwin has retired from the aotive duties o f an editor, he promises that his versatile pen shall not be allowed to rqpt. To the new regime we extend the usual courtesies, and hope that their banner may wave in triumph, for many a day to come. * CHURCH AND TEMPERANCE. In earlier days, there were the Associate Church and the Associate Reformed Church, in the United States. The former existed almost exclusively in the North. When the Associate Reformed Church, North and Sooth, separated, the Northern branch united with the Associate Church, and formed what is now styled the "United Presbyterian Church.1' We make this statement, that the reader may understand the origin of the subjoined resolutions, passed s.t the first Oeneral Assembly of the "United Presbyterians," in Ohio, in May last. This body has perhaps gone farther on the subject, than any other Christian denomination has yot ventured. One of their Standing Committees is on Temperance! Think of that. The great evil is acknowledged by the Church; their duty in regard to it is fully recognized; their right and the policy *V?/a Ami onVtvonf fn i>Vinw/?V? la Ui uiuaiu^ Uib VTkk ouigvvv w nsmmawm uiuwi^??u? *w | determined; and the importance of a constant watchfulness, of a continued supervision over the : reform as it progresses, is made manifest and acted upon. In other words, the Northern branch of the Associate Reformed Church is determined that secular bodies shall not have all the honor of this great moral reform; that they will co-operate, and if necessary lead the way; and that nothing is foreign to the business of a Church, which has for its aim and end the promotion of a sound morality, and the advancement of the vital interests of religion. Very good. Now, but one question remains:. Do their brethren in the South intend to lag behind ? It is a high and noble example, furnished by Christians kindred in blood as well as in doctrine. Can a sound reason be found why a duty, made so prominent there, can be properly ignored here! ' , The Committee on Temperance made their report, whereupon Rev. Dr. Pkbsslt, (of South Carolina stock) offered an amendment to the resolutions contained therein. The amendment was adopted, and reads thus: . 1. Resolved, That the business of manufactur- , ring and vending intoxicating drinks, for drinking purposes, is injurious to the best interests of 1 society, and therefore inconsistent with the law i of God, which requires, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." 2. Resolved, That the use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, has a tendency to lead to intern- i ance. and in most, if not in all cases, results in | in intemperance in a greater or less degree, and, therefore, is inconsistent with the law of God, which not only forbids all sin, but all the "causes, 1 means, occasions and appearances thereof, and : provocations thereunto." 3. Resolved, That church sessions have full authority, and it is their duty, to enforce the principle of total abstinence where, in the exercise of a sound discretion, they have reason to believe ( that the safety of the individual and the honor of religion require it 4. Resolved, That the practice of renting houses to be occupied by those who are engaged in the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks to be used as a Deverage, or ior any immoral purpose, is utterly inconsistent with the honour of the 1 Christian religion. WM. 1 MERE-MENTION. Three bales of cotton of the new crop, were received at New Orleans on the 29th ultimo, from Texas. The Guardian says that the American hotel property, in Columbia, has been purchased by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Lynch, the Catholic Prelate of this Diocese. The intention is to erect a splendid institution of learning, embracing a Male and Female School, on the premises. , * i The Helena (Arkansas) Democrat says that the free negroes ef Arkansas, who are required by ( law to leave the State before 1860, seem generally < to have selected Kansas as their future home, and intend removing there at an early day. The 1 Guardian says that Messrs. John Alexander & ( Co., of Columbia, have cast a new bell for the < market steeplein that city, weighing 2,100 pounds. ] The Roman Catholic Bishop of Montreal has addressed a circular to his clergy, calling j upon them, as soon as possible, to pronounce from { their pulpits "a strong warning against the opera, the theatre, circus and other amusements of a \ similar nature." Private despatches have beea i received in Washington city announcing the serious illness of Senator Davis, of Mississippi. The Assessors of Ohio, from partial returns, state 1 that during the year 1858, 7054 sheep were killed, and 7860 wounded, all of the value of $25,342, by dogs in that State. A German in Cincin- ; nati made a bet of $50 that he could drink half a barrel of lager in twenty-four hours. Seeing how he was going on, the other party paid him ,, $10 to stop and throw up the bet. The Ca?3- ?ina tn~ \ cs J 7 n^i A vine ^uu.,^ oiu/juuru oujfo tuut vui. Trttnou ai&cu, of that county, has succeeded in raising a fur d of ten thousand dollars for the eduoation of poor young men in Cassville Male College. He now proposes to raise the sum of twenty thousand dol- v lars, in addition to the above, for the education of poor young ladies in the Female College, of which j sum he will give one thousand. It is men of Mr. Aiken's stamp who give character and glory to a State?not the mouthing politicians who mouth so much about the interests of the dear people and attend to their own. A "tough" subscriber to a country paper was struck from its mail list because he wouldn't pay up. The delinquent's wife insisted wrathfully that she knew what was newspaper law?that she did?that the proprietor was obliged to send the paper until "all arrearages were paid." President Buchanan, in a letter addressed to Hon. Wilson McCandless, positively declines being a candidate for re-election. The President says: "My determination not, under any circumstances, to become a candidate for re-election, is final and conclusive. My best judgment and strong inclination unite in favor of this course. To cast doubts upon my pre-determined purpose is calculated to impair influence in carrying important measures, and afford a pretextfor saying thatthey have been dictated by the desire to be re-nominated. The Charlotte Bulletin says that a gentleman of Davidson County, N. C., has gathered 7000 bushels of prime wheat from his plantation, the present season. The National Lodge of Colored Masons of the United States are now in session at Cincinnati, the attendance being large. The Enterprise notes the formation of a new Division of the Sons of Temperance in Greenville. The following gentlemen make up the officers : Rev. T. S. Arthur, Worthy Patriarch ; W. P. Price, Esq., Worthy Associate; M. M. DuPre, Recording Scribe; J. Begg, Assistant Recording n !_ _ CI 1 Ci-. . T serine ; oxmuei ouauicy, xicasuici , JU. uittico, Financial Scribe; W. H. Harrison, Conductor; Q. G. DuPre, Assistant Conductor ; John Mooro, Inside Sentinel; N. J. Saxon, Outside Sentinel. The Enterprise says that "no similar effort Las ever met with such flattering success in Greenville," and as an evidence of this fact states that twenty-odd proposition for membership were received at the first meeting. The Commencement Exercises of the Furman University, at Greenville, were held last week. The Enterprise says that the new Baptist Church where the exercises were conducted, was crowded to its utmost capacity with visitors, strangers and citizens. The address of the young gentlemen are I represented as being creditable to all concerned. Among the graduates, we note the name Mr. Wm. R. Barron, of Yorkville; and Mr. 0. P. Anderson, of Greenville, formerly of this place. Pennyroyal, rubbed on the ftice, bauds, aud parts exposed, is said to be sure preventive of knat and rausquito bites. The Washington States mentions the reoeption of important private dispatches from northern Mexico. It is expected that within the next ninety days three thousand American troops will be organized on the Rio Grande, properly armed and equipped, for the purpose of marching upon the city of Mexico and exterminating the whole Miramon faction. The Oxford (Miss.) Mercury, of the 15th ult., says: The body of a young man named Searcy, who was buried four years ago, on Hurricane Creek, Tishomingo county, Mississippi, was examined the other day and found to be partially petrified. The hands, arms, legs and thighs had turned to solid stone. A sensation was produced in Wheeling, Va., on Friday night, by the appearance of a meteor wnicu was visible tor mu ieu mmuiea. TUB PEACE CONFERENCE. The representatives of the several Powers in Europe-will meet in Zurich, to discuss and determine the articles of peace, agreed upon by the Emperors at Villafranca. These terms have met with the wildest opposition from all quarters, and the convention at Zurich will necessarily be stormy and perhaps fruitless. The war between France and Austria, however, is at an end, and henceforth the Emperors are allied and sworn friends. Certainly, the events at Villafranca betoken nothing more conclusively. This new and grandest feat of the third Napoleon?this exorcising of peace in the very midst of war and its bloodiest carnage?this haughty and self-reliant though unacknowledged contempt of the world, its opinion and its power?this assumption of authority, by an untitled Emperor, "solitary and alone," over the progress and the destiny of Europe?this most triumphant career of consummate generalship and masterly diplomacy, wielding the mightiest army of modern times as with a touch, marching in a direct line, unswerving, unbroken, without a blunder, over the ruins of as brave, powerful, perfeotly disciplined and appointed and apparently invincible an enemy as the world ever saw ; this diplomacy, calming the whirlwind, lulling all the furious elements in their mid career, at the command of his own uniaded power, and most auspiciously, at the point beyond which the very highest aim of human endeavor dare not presume to venture; these events, these mighty achievements, this magnificent exhibition of character, have astounded the' world, and constituted a chapter of history which, in modern ages, defiantly and successfully challenge comnnn'onn Tt in ?r> vain to stvle Nanoleon. "the Little!" But a little more, the verdict will be reversed, and the first Napoleon may consent to be styled "the Uncle of my Nephew l"r It is useless to comment upon the present condition of affairs in Europe. The two Emperors stand alone?with their own and all other powers violently and unnaturally opposed to the terms they have made. Even the people for whom all this blood has been shed and this vast treasure expended, with singular ingratitude, turn upon their deliverer and seek to sting the bosom in which they have been warmed into life. But they "bite a file." Italy, indebted to Napoleon for the liberty by which n splendid! destiny may now be achieved, will reach the "sober second thought the full meaning of this peace will be understood by the Italians and by their benefactors, Europe will be the better for this deep "troubling of the waters," England and Russia will take counsel of prudence; and Napoleon, the man who never makes a blunder, will vindicate the consummate wisdom of this, his last, highest, and, t6~thh world, almost inexplicable achievement. We annex the address of the Emperor to the "bodies of the State," in Paris, together with the items by the last 3teamer:? Gentlemen: Finding myself agajn in the midst of you who during my absence have been shown 30 much devotion to the Empress and to my son, [ feel first of the deBire to thank you, and then to explain to you the motives of my conduct. When, after a successful campaign of two months, the French and Sardinian armies pitched their camp before the walls of Verona, the struggle was evidently on the point of undergoing a change in a military as well as political point of view. I was fatally obliged to attack in front an enemy intrenched behind great fortresses, protected against any diversion on his flanks by the neutrality of the territories which surrounded him; and in commencing the long and sterile war of sieges I found in presenco of me Europe in arms, ready either to dispute our success or In aggravate our reverses. Nevertheless, the difficulty of the enterprise would neither havo shaken my resolution ncr stopped the enthusiam of my army had not the means been out of proportion with the results to be expected. It was necessary to resolve boldly to break through the barriers raised by neutral territories, and then to accept the struggle on the Rhine as well as on the Adige. It came to this : to accept everywhere the support of revolution. More precious blood must have been shed, and enough has been shed already; in a word, to sue ceed it was necessary to stake wtiat no Sovereign ought to stake, unless the independence of his country is in danger. If, then, I stopped short, it was not from weariness or exhaustion, nor from abandonment of the noble cause I wished to serve, but because a louder voice, Rpoke within my heart?'The interests of France.' Do you imagine it cost me nothing to put a break upon the ardor of my soldi ers, who, excited by victory, wished to advance? Do you suppose that it cost me nothing publicly in the face of Europe to curtail from my programme the territory which extends from the Mincio to the Adriatic ? Do you imagine that it cost me nothing to behold noble illusions destroyed in honest hearts, patriotic hopes extinguished ? To serve Italian Independence I waged war against the grain of Europe. As soon as the destinies of my country were impended I concluded peace. And can it now be said that our efforts and sacrifices are a pure loss ? No. As I said in my farewell address to my soldiers, we have a right to be proud of this short campaign. In four combats and two battles a powerful army, inferior to none in organization and bravery, has been defeated. The King of Piedmont, ones styled the Guardian of the Alps, has seen his country delivered from invasion, and the frontier line of his State extended from the Ticino to the Mincio. The idea of Italian nationality is admitted by its warmest opponents. All the Sovereigns of the Italian peninsula understand at last the imperious necessity of salutary reforms. Thus, after having given a new proof of the military power of France, the peace which I have just concluded will be fruitful of happy results ; the future will reveal them daily more and more fnr. flio Vinnninpannf Ttfiltr the infliipncp nf PrunoA ""fl?? J I ? 1 and the peace of Europe. England insists on a general disarmament as the condition of her taking part in the Peace Congress. It is reported that Count Walewski has submitted the following plan for the Confederation of Italy: That it shall consist of seven States, the Presidency of which is to be given nominally to the Pope, but in reality to the Kings of Sardinia and Naples alternately. The strong places to be garrisoned by the Federal troops are Goita, Mantua and Piacenza. The votes in the Federal Diet to be distributed as follows: Parma 1; Modena 1; ;.he Pope 2; Tuscany 2; Sardinia 3 ; Naples 3. .It was rumored that Louis Napoleon intends visiting London. The London News intimates that the programme of an Italian Confederation will not be pressed. The French land and naval forces have begun to leave Italy. Austria refuses to meet the Sardinian representatives in conference. The Emperor Napoleon makes his grand entry into Paris on the 4th of August. Garibaldi had an interview with Marmora on the 15th ultimo. Garibaldi has an army of 12,000 men, which is increasing daily. He stated that he was going to the Appenines to gather an army of 50,000 men for the independence of Central Italy, under the auspices of Modena. jMurder in Cleveland County.?We learn that, on Monday morning lost, in the neighborhood of the paper mills, owned by Messrs. Froneberger, on Baffalo Creek, the body of Riohard Dogwood (whose residence is near the mills) was disoOTered by children, close to the road on passing the spot to the school house. Oar informant states that Mr. Dogwood was a bachelor, and well to do in the world; that judging by tho appearance of the body the murder most havebeen committed on Sunday last; that his head was shockingly crashed, the murderers having used rails and knots of wood for the purpose, as they were found in the neighborhood of the body stained with blood; that the body had been dragged a short distance from the road into the busies, for concealment. The impression prevail^ (says our informant,) that one of the negroes'of the deceased, assisted by a negro from a neighboring plantation, committed the revolting act, but up to the time of leaving the mills the cause of the mtifder had not bflon ascertained.? Charlotte Bulletin. . ' [coMMdncmnj. N. C. MILITARY INSTITUTE. We would call attention to the advertisement of the N. "C. Military Institute, found in this week's paper. Our Charlotte friends have certainly evinced a most extraordinary degree of liberality and ener iu IliC prvswuuuu U1 (>mo CUbCI|/LiOU ) I*UU nv I would congratulate them on their choice of a-Superintendent. Major D. H. Hill is, beyond question, one of the Foremost men of our country; and he has proved himself to be a most thoroughly accomplished instructor and disciplinarian.? Under his severe and faithful instruction, wise and firm rule, "Young America" will be stripped of his pride, self-sufficiency and self-will, and be trained to habits of sober thought and obedience to rightful authority. The prospectus promises much in the way of physical, mental, moral and religious training, in both the Primary and Scientific Departments; and we doubt not, the highest expectations will be realized by the patrons. We learn that already there has been quite a number of applications. This is just as we might have expected. We would most heartily commend the Institute to the liberal support of a generous and appreciative public. A. ) For the Yorkvllla Enquirer. "RUBY" AT GUBNN SPRINGS. Glenn Springs is getting to be one of our most indispensable institutions. Here, drinking the water, rolling ten-pins and enjoying the dance? which always so well concludes the evenings?is to be found the vagrant "Baby," your correspondent. The crowd has been very large indeed, this ] year ; so much so, that persons could hardly find accommodation, for a time. Now, however, we are all comfortable, and there is room for more. And if any one desires to meet with kind and courteous treatment, and very pleasant company, we would advise such an one, by all means, to pack up immediately and oome to Glenn's, where health may be regained or strengthened by the cooling draughts from the health bestowing fountains, and where the sweet sounds of music and the bright smiles of maidpns will banish all care, and even canse the wearied and worn invalid to forget for a time his sickness and sorrow. In the morning the boiling alley is the great resort until the heat of the mid-day comes, and there the ladies display their grace, and the gentlemen exhibit their skill to their own satisfaction. . Then comes reading, writing, sleeping, or whatever else may please the fancy of each one. Then dinner, when vast quantities of provisions are very quickly and satisfactorily disposed of. It is said that "Ruby" about this time is seized with a galloping consumption. After dinner, the ladies sit for a while in the parlor, displaying theirrich costumes and conversing with the beaux, while one and another of the fair ones regale the company with songs and music. Then smoking, billiards, sleeping, and in the cool hours of the evening, a walk -twtlin up ring. After* this comes supper, similar to dinner in its quick appearance and disappear- ! ance. And last, but not least, comes the joyous dance, "When feet keep time to mnsic's chime, As merrily on we bonnd." This is the routine, of course interspersed and diversified by flirtations, for what would life at a watering place be without them ? They are the varieties which form very pleasant spices of life, especially when no one may know but that, begun in jest, they may end in earnest; and the few happy days spent together at Glenn's may be but the precursors of a long and happy life enjoyed together. And did we know this to be the conclusion of some which have passed before onr eyes, we would say mostheartily, "so mote it be." The large company assembled here is composed of persons from all parts of the State, and from many other States; and we venture the assertion that a more delightful assemblage has never been gathered in one house. We have for our entertainment, the wisdom of legislators, the bright sallies of wits (and some lovely Sallies, I suppose) and the radiant smiles of beauties; and what more could one desire ? "Ruby" desires nothing better : if he did he would deserve to be banished to some desolate island where he might enjoy the sweet society of a select company of one; or he should be sent to some barbarous land and be devoured by cannibals, who would soon discover if he were a man of tatte. And cow desiring to express his sentiments of general admiration for everything and everybody, and to thank heaven and the water for returning health, the aforesaid individual subscribes himself in a peaceful state of mind, a * REJOICING "RUBY." Forty Thoua&nd People at a Prayer BZeeto. # lng. ? The Edinburgh Witness gives the subjoined account of a very remarkable prayer meeting, probably the largest ever held since the dawn of ^he Christian era. We presume that the numbers are somewhat exaggerated, as other papers do not place them higher than from twenty to thitty thousand. "A great union prayer meeting, in connection with the present remarkable movement, was held in the open air, in Belfast, Ireland, on Wednesday forenoon, at half-past 11 o'clock. In order to accomodate all parties, the use of the spacious grounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens was obtained for holding the meeting; and, as it is wellknown that many persons from the surrounding country were desirous to be present, special trains of uncommon length were run by the different railway companies. Some idea of the interest felt may be imagined when we state that itis computed that no fewer than fifteen thousand individuals arrived in Belfast, and that from thirtyfive to forty thousand persons in all were present at the services. The leading streets of the town presented, daring mid-day, a most remarkable aspect, particularly after the arrival of trains. The footways were literally thronged with welldressed and respectable looking people from the country?not passing along with the negligent and easy-going air of pleasure-seeking excursionists, but staid and solemn in demeanor?the younger as well as the elder; and the majority with "bibles or hymn-books in their hantft, as- if proceeding to Sabbath service. On they parsed towards the place of meeting, passed the glittering rows of gorgeous shops, and through the fashionable thoroughfares. Thus the living stream?and such a stream was never before witnessed in Belfast, poured onwaTds for at least two hours, along both aides of the street. "The scene in the garden grounds is eaid by the Banner of Ulater to have been one of the most striking, as well as impressive and animating, ever witnessed in the province. The whole space within view from any point was as closed packed as it was well possibly for it to be. Even the branches of the trees were taken advantage of by numbers of the junior members of the audience, as the most suitable situation for seeing and hearing ; and there, while the sounds of the praise were rising from the multitude below, these young worshippers were heard joining in song and thanksgiving. Nothing of holiday levity, nothing of the thoughtless mirth of youth, was manifest among these; their attention was as marked, and their conduct as well ordered, as that of any persons in the vast assemblage. Both as regarded its magnitude, and the deep solemnity eniearneat spirit that pervaded it, the meeting it said to have recalled vividly the historic days and scenes of < the signing of the "Solemn League'and Core- l nant." i "The Rev. John Johnson, of Tullish. Modern- y tor of the General Assenbly of the Irish Presbyte- 1 : rian Church, presided, and he was supported by I | the ministers of the different Protestant^denomi- j nations in and around Belfast. After prayer, the t Chairman read a chapter from the Holy Scrip- t tures, and then gave out the lOOdth Psalm; and t never before in Belfast did so many voices unite in such hearty accord in singing this favorite song of Zion. Scarcely had the first note been raised < on the platform, when it was caught up by the 1 immense assemblage, the majority of the voices s combining in surprising and unexpected harmo- t ny; and, as each stanza dosed, the .dying away of < the cadence in the for distance of the throug, had < an eflfeot at once solemn and thrilling. i Short addresses wero delivered by ministers i and converts; and also by Mr. William Dickson, i of Edinbarg, and Mr. Peter Drummond, of Ster- i ling. Prayers were also offered up, and verses i from hymns sung. As it was impossible for ihe 1 speakers, on the central platform to make them- i selves heard by the whole of the vast multitude, ] clergymen and others scattered themselves a- i mong them, each forming the centre, of a large i congregation which immediately gathered around, < joining in devotional exercises. ,< "At one time there were no less than twenty of I these subordinate meetings; numbering from two < hundred to one thousand each. Every here and there throughout the immense multitude, while the hymn or the prayer was rising on high, per- ( sons were being stTuclc down under a sense of deep and overpowering conviction of sin. Inside 1 of some of these oircles there could not have been < fewer than twenty persons?chiefly females?ap- ( parently under the influence of spiritual visitation, at the same moment; some of them prostrate . upon the sward, and others reclining upon the laps of friends. These were affected in various ways?some weeping bitterly, but silently, Hnder I a deep conviction of sin ; some crying piteously- ( for mercy, and others unable to utter a word, so 1 thoroughly were their physical faculties in abey- ' ance. In many parts of the garden groups of ' boys and girls, who had retired from the body of 'the congregation, formed in the shrubbery little ' meetings for prayer and exhortation ainong them- ! selves. Some of these were ragged little boys, ! who had evidently belonged to the outcast classes. 1 One of these cases was that of a littie'boy, about eleven years old, who, in a very retired part of the garden, engaged in prayer, surrounded by about twenty lads of the same age and class.? ' This lad was, it appears, neglected by his parents, and formerly obtained a scanty livelihood by hawking ballads through the streets; and the tattered j garments in which he as well as his companions were arrayed on Wednesday, showed that, in ! that respect, their prospects in life had not muoh improved. .. . At the close of the general meeting, one of the ; ministers of the town, who has moved a great deal among the juvenile population, was snrroun- ! ded by a large assemblage of boys, who ultimately formed themselves into a procession, and marohed into town singing, - * '0, that wBl be joyfnL' *' Many of these children evidently belonged to the lowest classes of society. A portion of the , procession, which divided from, the rest, .on arriving at the Pound district, ceased to sing till they had passed its dangerons precincts, and resumed < their song when they passed into Townsend-streOt. The immense concourse of people left the gardens in the most orderly manner?the majority of them evidently impressed with the conviction that it was. 'good'for them to have been there.*- A few manufactories and other places of business were closed for the day, in order to allow the workers to join in the above services." Fronfc the Charleston Mercury.* Terrible Accident on tbe South Carolina Railroad. _ . . The looomotive F. II. Elmore exploded her boiler, on Thursday afternoon, between Lowry's and 1 Graham's Stations, on the South Carolina Railroad, instantly killing five mep. / : - The locomotive F. II. Elmore was just from the ' repair shop of the South Carolina Railroad in this city, and was in good working condition. The lo- 1 comotive left Charleston on Thnrsday morning far 1 the purpose of performing road work in the vicinity -of Aiken, to relieve the locomotive A. Black, 1 which was needing repairs. The Elmore was un- 1 attended by a train, and followed the regular No. 1 merchandize train from this city to Hamburg. 1 Everything progressed well until Lowry's was reached, at whioh station the engineer of the freight train, true to his schedule, moved off with ' his train. By some means the conductor of the freight train and a train hand were left, but immediately got npon the Elmore to follow to the next station. When tbe locomotive had gone but a short distance from Lowry's it exploded, and killed every man upon the platform, leaving not 1 one to tell tne taie. ai wis ume mere were upon the locomotive Messrs. Thomas R. Kingdom, the engineer in charge; H. Yon. Delkin, the conductor of the engine ; H. Donnegan, the fireman; L. ! M. Chitty, the conductor of the preceding train; and A. Mitchell, a laborer on the train. The accident occured in the vicinity of three o'clock in the afternoon, and at a distance of seventy-six 1 miles from this city. Mr.- Rivers, a carpenter dn the employ of the railroad, heard the explosion, and hastened to the I spot. He found the boiler of the engine in fragi ments and the machinery destroyed. One wheel, f with its axle, had been wrenched from the other : wheel and thrown a hundred feet to one side of , the track, while the other wheel was thrown to j the other side. Nothing but pieces of iron indicated that the engine ever had a boiler. It was completely annihilated. The bodies of the five men were found in. different portions and horribly mutilated. Three of their heads were blown from their bodies; one was doubled up, with his chest blown away, and another so entirely disfigured as to be unrecognizable. The top of the head of one was blown off. j The bodies of three were readily recognized; the body of the engineer, Kingdom, was only identified by his clothing and his grey beard; -while the > body of the fifth was determined alone, from the fact the he was the only man missing. Arms and limbs were blown off and fraotured to an extent beyond description. The body of one was found one hundred and fifty yards from the railroad track. We learn that Mr. Kingdom was one of tho oldest engineers upon the road, of great prudenoe and worth. He was a man of piety, and invariably carried his Bible with him upon his engine. His ( loss is deeply regretted by all his shop-mates and the employees of the road. He leaves a widow and five children. Each of the others was married, and two of them had families. The cause of this accident was the inadvertent allowance of the water to get belo.w a safe level in the boiler. Of this, there can he no doubt in the mind of any one famiHar with a steam engine. While a locomotive is in motion, the loss of water by evaporation is compensated for by the constant supply of water from the tank. This supply ceases with the progress of the machine. Under a hot fire, the water in the boiler, while Btill, would tn n r?nnffrtrntm nninf Jinij this WHS I DUUU DTOj/uiavv *v w UWm6?.vmh lamentably the case in the present instance. The terrible destruction of life, and of the boiler itself, proves the substantial condition in which it was. Had there been a weak spot, it would have given away earlier, and these valuable lives been spared. ] The Jews in America.?From a lecture delivered by Dr. Morris J. Franklin, in Providence, on 1 Sunday evening, and reported in the Providence Evening Press, we gather some facts in relation to the Jews in the United States. The Jews in this country, the speaker said, now number about two hundred thousand. The attention of the Jews in ' Europe is turned towards America, on account of i the persecution to which they are subjected in < some countries on the continent, and a rapid in- | crease of their nnmbers here may be be expected by immigration. Many Jews in this country are occupying prominent and influential positions in i politics and business. Messrs. Yulee and Benjamin, of the United States Senate, and Messrs. Zollicoffer, Oliver, Phillips and Hart, of the National House of Representatives, are numbered a- < mong the children of Abraham. Instead of reading the Scriptures in the Hebrew tongue, understood only as the Rabbi interpeta it, many now r use the English version. .This class have introduced many reforms into their mode of worship? they now have their choirs, their organs, and their < Sabbath Schools. The Hebrew Christians, the J converted Jews in this country, numbe^ftree or " four hundred, and of this number nearly one hundred are engaged in preaching the Gospelof Christianity, or in a course of study preparatory I to doing so. ' 1 M. Blondin Again.?The Niagara Falls Gazette says that Mons. Blondin is making preparations for a promenade over the Niagara River next Wednesday. The programme will be somewhat i varied this time. He will cross on time?competing with a boat The distance by the cable route is considerably father than by water, but Blondin thinks he can travel it sooner than a boat can cross. On returning he will stand on his bead. Standing on one's head, on a rope one hundred and fifty feet over the centre of the rushing wa- I ters of the Niagara, is easier talked about than | performed?it is a little in advance of any politi sal groundand lofty tumbling even of these funny :imes. The Gazette understands that it is yet mdecided and guite uncertain whether Blondin wiil walk a rope over the Genesee, in Rochester. Blondin was ongaged in taking up his cable, which le will stretch again at a point just below Suspension Bridge, over a much rougher and more urbulent spot in the river than before. The banks it the new location, are further apart, also, than it the old one. To Curt Dysentery.?Take two glasses of sweet >il? two glasses West India molasses?twoglasses iVest India rum?simmer them well together over i fire till it becomes the thickness of honey, so :hat the oil may not separate from the rest. While >n the fire keep it well stirred, and when taken off sontinue the same till it is cold. Then the patient, f a grown person, should take a teaspoonful once in hour, till he finds the disease abating, then once n two hours; or as bis judgment may suggest mtil cured. Children may take it in like manner n proportion to their ages. The person who hands :his for publication, is moved 5y none other than " i human motive. He has experienced cures in pis, own family, and knows many others of the nost desperate kind. It is a simple medicine, md not the least injurious to the most delicate ponstitution. Let those who are afflicted try the ivnArl m Anf if will /1a ha knwm ?"/l if 1' ? ^puuiuuv nai uu uu uanu auu ib wit; UCl" uiinly save life! Let those who may read this, jut it oat of the paper and carefully preserve it. That Cargo.?Our readers may recollect a short lime sinoe that we noticed a report to the effect that ib cargo of Africans had been landed on the joast of Florida. The Pensaoola Observer coninns the report as follows: The above intelligence, we are assured by Col. B. E. Blackburn, U. S. Marshall, is true, as he tas received letters conveying the said intelligence and stating these foots. Bat how can it be sxpected that the party violating the law will be wrested, when the United States Marshall is denied the power and means of doing so ? If this nfficial was vested with sufficient power and provided vrith able means, (as he applied for to the proper authorities,) he would, perhaps, have been' able to prevent each violation of the law; bat as it is, with his limited power and want of means, it is almost impossible. We further understand that the vessel which brought these Africans to our coast, as soon as the landing was effected, was set on fire and abandoned t<T the elements. A place of Meetingk?Some of the Northern journals are making a ridiculous fuss about the uphealthfulncss of Charleston at the season appointed for the meeting of the Democratic Convention. Every one in South Carolina, and many in adjoining States, know that Cbarlestpn is fit healthy in May and Jane as any Atlantic city in the Union. It is strange that three years have passed since Charleston was fixed upon as the place of meeting, and that- the wise-acres, have just iound out that It is dangerous to visit Charleston in the Spring. The true secret of the objection is that the political climate of that city is net at all favorable to the doctrines enunciated by.Senator Douglas. Before his letter we never heard anything about the unhealthiness of Charleston in the months of May or June. * ** The Atlanta Confederacy in the -event of Charleston being abandoned, suggests that Atlanta be selected. It goes a step further' and says that the next Cobmercial Convention is In be 'held in Athmta .about ten days after the Presidential election, and should a Black Republican be elected, the Convention will uSe its utmost to Dissolve the Bhion.. We have no objection to the place of meeting being changed, but that it should be changed on account of its" unhealthifiess is simply ridiculous. ?Columbia Guardian. 5 ? The Atlantic Telegraph.?Late advices from London state that the prospect is now excellent for the eventual establishment of telegraphic communication between thiscontinentand Europe, by means of a sub-marine cable. .The old Atlantic Company, i| is said, is as dead^as a door nail.? They cannot procure even oifftdurth of the ?20,000 repaired to raise the shore ends of the old cable. Anew company has been formed, under the name of "the British Translantic Telegraph Company Limited." Viscount Bury is chairman of the board of this oompany, and Sir Francis B. Head, formerly Governor-General of Canada, and Coleridge Kennard, (of Heywood & Kennard, bankers, London,) are members. i . Columbia Bl&rket. Auausi 6. Cotton.?We have no change to notice in this article this week. The sales amount to 348 bales, flrfromoo 49 Flour.?There is a good supply m the market, and prices range from $3@$8 j sack of 98 lbs. Extra family Would command a slight advanoe on the above figures. . Corn.?The market is rather light of corn, and prices range from $1.10@$1.15. Peat.?The market is pretty well supplied, and we quote 90 per bushel. Bacon.?Country,hog round Llg@12c.; Baltimore sicfes, 11|@11|; hams l2@14; shoulders 8. Lard.?'Country, 11 @12J; refined 12$@13?c. ' 1 7~ ' CONSIGNEES FEE KING'S MOUNTAIN E. SO AD From the 3rd to the lQth of August, 1859. Carrol, Cltfrk & Co., B. T- Wheeler, H. F. Adickes & Co,, W. F. McFadden, J. C. Payne, Darwin & Jefferys, John McGill, Thomas H. Smith, Gamp & Lemons, D. D. Durham, G. Heartwell, A. W. Barton, A, C. Latja, William Curtis, B. W. Andrews, Crayton & Eaves, J. W. Neil, Dr. J. M. Lowry, J. B. Whitesides & Bro., John T. Lowry, H. W. Merrill, W. E. Rose, Moore & Wilson, G. W. Logan, W. D. & J. C.. Miller, Meacham & Wheeler, L. M. Grist, G. R. Ratchford & Co., A. R. Homesley, J. S. Moore & Sons, J. W. Wall, Moore, Rainey & Go., M. M. Montgomery, A. H. Chambers and D. Froneberger & Co. Gaming at the Springe.?The editor of the Warrenton Whig, writing from the Red sweet Va., Springs says: . ' "A few days ago a .couple of Southern gentlemen here, rich planters from Red River,jjlayed seven games of old sledge for $5,000 a game, pod the winner took every game. $35,000 were lost, and the money paid, I learn, Jn a oheck on the Bank of Louisiana. I could give the names, but forbear." Social ftfltkes. EOWARP MOORE, ATTORNEY AT IiAW ' ' '* " AND a?aaaatt?a aa * YORKVILLE, 8. C. J3F* Office 011 Liberty-Street, near the "Adickes Building," and one door below the Post-Office. W. B. WIL90K. t I. D. WITHE R8P00N, JB. WILSON <fc "IVITHERSPOON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. 0. Office in the building at the rear of C. House, formerly occupied by Col. I. D. Witherspoon, Sr. Nov 4 44 tf 0. DAVIS MELTON, \ f SAM*! W. MELTON. Chester, S. C. J. \ Yorkville, S. C. MELTON <fc MELTON, attorneys at law, YORKVILLE, S. C. Will practice in the Courts of Union, York, Lan- 9 oaster Chester, and Fairfield Districts. tSQF Particular attention given to collections. P*?* Office North of the Court-Home, and at the rear of Moore, Rainey & Co's Store.^Pl Jan 7 1 tf Charleston Wholesale Prices CORRECTED WEEKLY BY J. A. ESTES & CO. ~ TUESDAY, AUGUST 9,1859. grocery market. BAGGING, Gunny, yd 13f @ 14 R1I.VROPR <30 tt> 7 ? 10 C0FFEE7^V^tt>............. 115 (| 13 CANDLTES, Adamantine, <j9 It). ... @ MOLASSES, N. 0.,'ftgal 41} ? 43 -Muscovado, gal ? RICE, $ 100 lbs ? ... SUGAR, Brown, ^ lb 6 ? 10 SALT, sack 80 ? 90 ^ * PRODUCE MARKET. BACON, Hams lb 9 ? 14 Sides lb 10} ? 10} Shoulders, lb 7} ? 8} CORN, bushel in sacks 88 ? 1 00 FLOUR, %) barrel 5 50 @ 6 25 $ sack of 100 lbs, 2 75 @3 12} WHEAT, Red bushel ? 1 10 White bushel @ 1 20 rJBACCO.?Fine CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO. For sale by ALLISON & BRATTON.