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Northland. tl
f With all our kno^Jedge of the manners and
customs, the governments, laws and religions of t
Southern Euiope, it is a little singular how great n
our ignorance is with regard to similar facts in e
t the historv of t.hosp nntinna ftiat ftwolf- nnrl nvpn T(
now do dwell between the North Sea and the o
>7 Baltic. Their annals run back to an antiquity s
I as ancient and venerable, as that which over- v
shadows France or makes the glory of Spain, o
Their chronicles are as brilliant and warlike as b
i? those of the Cid, their romances as gorgeous as o
r those of Amadis or Charlemagne, their literature d
; as refined as that of the Nibelungen. These na- a
t tions that flourished?
r -j
"In Jutland, in Iceland, on Neustria's shore,
Where'er the dark billows their gallant barks bore,"
vara Mmniil-AktA lllflllAnnA AVA.fA/1 P
f. "viv i^uiainuvic tvi luiiu^iito ltils; J vati i^-u
on their own time and on all the times which j.
have succeeded them. Their discoveries antici- tj
pated those of Columbus and the Vespucci;
their couquests excelled those of Gustavus or ^
Charles the XIL They were the real founders a
of English supremacy and the creators of what a
; is most noble in France. And yet we know almost
nothing of their names or their history; of
their literature, their laws, or their religions. j?
Some few facts sustain themselves, like float- t
ing islands in the ocean of forgetfuluess and an- ^
tiquity, which has swallowed up all minor mon- *
I uments of the Northland, or at least so oblitera- n
I ted the leaves as to render them illegible to com\
mon eyes. These facts are tinged with the ^
. deeds mournful interests that pertains to all brave
of valor done by heroes whose names are half for- tj
gotten and whose exploits have become fabulous Q
by this age. The borrows of Scandinavia, with .
' ikn mmirvk dn?\*a intin ami v\ /i v.aaw f ko m
IbUU lUU^U IkfUUlU lu^ujpuuus 1UUIIU ucax tuvxu, J |
doubtless commemorate the high valor andcour- t?
age of Vikings that lived and drank "kael" long ^
before the sages of Snorro were committed to ^
paper or the eddas reduced to writing. The ^
men that sleep under them emulated the rude .
gods they worshipped and labored to depict in
[ this life their conceptions of the existence to be
spent with Odin and Thor in the inevitable Vali
halla. They fought fierce battles that have not
been sung, quia sacra vate caret, and did lofty u
deeds of arms that died with them. They are J
the shadowy forms that tower like pillars of *
smoke in the dreams of Fingal and permeate the .
entire mythology and literature at Scandinavia.
They were adventurers and heroes. Their little
barks first reached and then conquered Ice- N (
land; sailing still further towards the sunset, P'
they discovered and colonized Greenland; pur- n'
suing their venturous voyage, the powers of the a
Northland penetrated that beautiful bay of the a
New England shore, which still bears the name ar
with which they baptized it, the "Vineyard" of .
Rhode Island. Their sails shone triumphantly
in the ports of every civilized country of Western
f Europe. They anchored in London; demauded ~
tnbute at the very gates of Paris; menaced .
I Spain; passing the pillars of Hercules, they con- Pf
quered the Sicilies; and, finally, in their swordwon
kingdom of Brittany, established a reign of cc
the truest chivalry ages before the Crusades were ^.c
dreamed of or undertaken. They ravaged Scotland,
and under Hengist and Horsa conquered se
England. They made incursions upon the cont
. tinent, and penetrated great distauces among the
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less cultivated ana courageous dui nevertueiess g
enterprising and warlike tribes of Germany. In
whichever way they journeyed, th^y went as m
lords and masters; and wherever they abode,
they abode as rulers. re
Traces of this olden heroism are still perceptible
among the nations that have followed them. jn
The warlike energy displayed by the Swedes q
under Gustavus Adolphus, in the Thirty Years' jn
War, was a sparkle of the old fire. The martial 8?
spirit that burned so brightly under Charles XII. ja
was a scintillation of the old lustre. The battle
of Copenhagen exhibited the existence of that ^
ardor and intrepidity which were at their height
a thousand years before. The Breton character gl]
in France, aud the Anglo-Saxon in England and ^
this country owed nearly all of their hardihood gj,
and courage to this source. The graces were cc
- won from the sunny shores of the Mediterranean. a
Manliness and daring came from the frozen re- ^
; gions of the Baltic and North Seas. at
IIow strikingly does our ignorance of this cc
Scandinavia, to which we are so largely indebted, aj
contrast with our knowledge of French and Span je
i&h, but especially of Roman and Grecian history.
Of the former, we cannot read the inscrip- w
Hons and do not know the monuments. Of the ta
latter, we are acquainted with every minute particular.
Ab urqem condita, from the childhood jn
of Romulus to the popeship of Pio Nono, there ^
are few events we do not know, few statues we
cannot describe, few authors we have not read. ^
Our children can correct the diplomacy of Peri- _
cles, the philosophy of Anaxagoras, or the his- ^
tory of Herodatus. We know how the ancients tj
of Latium and Hellas lived, and for what they
lived. We can describe their domestic life in a ^
more minute and critical manner than they ever ge
did themselves. But we have only some frag- ^
mentary knowledge of the Northland?its war- q
like men tlue-eyed daughters. Into its remoter jn
parts we go only with speculations; and even tc
that which is nearer and more proximate beings
to be lost in the cloud that enveloped what was j(i
e.rlier. Something of this owing to accident, w
and something to carelessness, but more than
all else it is attributable to the nature of the j
people themselves, who produced many a Hector
brave to fight, but never a Homer skilled to
record it. ^
Reciprocal Benefits of Land and Rail- ^
hoads.?Since experience has fully demonstrated
that Railroads are destined to become
the principal means of our inland travel .and
trans portation from point to point, throughout
the United States especially, it may be
well to consider what bearing the constructing rjj
of Railroads may have upon the value of lands
(farms particularly,) through which they may
? pass; and what effect the extension of these
facilities for transportation must have upon j-u
the price of produce at home. w
Farmers are often called upon to grant the vj
right of way for these roads, and many hesitate
to do so, fearing that they will be loosers
rather than gainers thereby. To such, in ad- d,
dilion to the article in our columns upon "The a(
Illinois Central Railroad," where the subject
is incidentally touched upon, we would com- rc
mend the following article from the Newark, fe
N. Mercury to their special attention: ^
Effects of Railroads upon tiie trick of 2'
Lk sds and Farming Phodcce.?It has been ai
estimated, by those whose observations has fc
qualified them to judge correctly, that the in- n
crease in the value of a strip of land three ti
miles wide, through which a Railroad is con- ir
structcd, is sufficient to build and 6>ock it.? lc
The experience of the whole country has prov- 1
ed tlut this estimate is not extravagant. Every b
I
f
lile of a strip of land three miles wide,
nd a half miles on each side of the road,
ontain 1,920 acres The average increas
iie price of such a strip of land, has been
ir from $15 an acre, in new and thinly
led districts of country, it has been m
lore in many instances. This would
qual to $20,000 increase to every mile
oad; or in other words, if the farmers
wnersofthis strip of country should th
elves build the road, their land would
rorth enough more to pay the whole expc
f construction, and they would own the r
esides. If railroads, therefore, conferred
ther benefits upon farmers than this great
ition to their wealth, they will sec that t
re more deeply interested in their consti
ion than any other class of the community
'hey receive a direct, positive, tangible ad\
age in the immediate rise in value of t!
roperty.
"But there are other advantages to the fa
ig interest beside the rise in the value
aeir farms. The products of a farm situr
t any considerable distance from a mar
here ordinary roads have to be depended u
re of little value to the producer, but railrc
t once give them a ready access to mai
t good prices and quick sales. The exp
nee of farmers near the great centre of pc
ition, is a sufficient proof of the great ads
iges of railroads in this point of view,
eed, no one has any doubt of it. The reas
>r it are too obvious to need proof of ai
lent."
Now, if this be truth, and there can be
oubt of its veracity, does it not present
nanswerable argument in favor, not only
le farmers granting the right of way, but i
f his becoming, to the extent of his mean
larehoider in the roads of his neighborho
fa farmer owns 100 acres of land, worth
) 810 per acre, and the constructing of a J
ay through it would increase its value fr
vo thirds to double its original cost, w
'ould be thought of him should he refuse
ght of way to such road ? We trust tl
re few such farmers in this enlightened i
Sir John Franklin.?It is stated that
irious expeditions that have been fitted
ithin the last five years for the discovery of
>hn Franklin have cost an aggregate of ?7,
36. Nearly eight years have elapsed with
dings from the missing voyagers. No
tan fifteen expeditions in all, cousisting of "t
ssels besides boats, have been engaged in
irsuit, and the effort is still continued.
>tice that the celebrated Dr. Rea has arri
. Liverpool, to make preparations for his o
nd expedition in search of Sir John Frank
\d to finish the survey of the northern coas
merica. Dr. Rea was to leave early in Ma
r the northern regions, via New York.
The most recent accounts from the Islam
uba state that serious disturbances had ta
ace among the troops at Santiago. Some
ers had been ordered to be punished, and
>rporals refused to inflict it. They were
rdingly arrested, when the soldiers resc
lem. Fifteen of the latter were arrested
ntenced to death. The remainder thre;
i revolt.
Report of the Committee on Frauos
tartling Developments.?The United St;
mate's committee to investigate frauds e
itted on the Government, reported last W
?day. The committee has investigated
:ported on four cases. The first case is tha
contract for the building of certain light-hoi
i PollfAPnlo oVl/1 Ofn/VAti nMimtAln
i v/uutvi nit* emu vivgvuj ^nvii L/J
orwin, late Secretary of the Treasury, to a c
his department, with the expectation and <
;nt that the clerk would sell the contract t
rge profit. Before the contract was conclu<
le clerk received as his partner in the spec
on, at the instance of Mr. Corwin, one of
jrsonal friends then unknown to the clerk;
ibsequently, on the solicitation of this part:
i received as the third member of the part
lip a very near relative of Mr. Corwin. '
>ntract thus obtained was finally sold to s
infractors?the late Seretary of the Treat;
iing aware that it was offered in the marke
, a profit of fifteen thousand dollars. Thes
infractors were accepted in place of the orij
contractors, and the original contract can
d. The profit of fifteen thousand dollars
vided between the clerk and his partners, i
as paid by a draft on the treasury of the t
d States.
Subsequently, a modification of the cont;
favor of the sub-contractors, to the araoun
:ven thousand five hundred dollars, was ]
ired through the agency of the first partne
ie original contract, introduced by Mr. Cor
r\oM fnr ciiaV? onroni?i' 1\A inrr ninn li
WIV IVV I^UIU IVI OUVU W5V,,VJ Wllig Illliv U
ed dollars. Those particulars are taken fi
ie synopsis of evidence given in the Conn
e's report, and arc accompanied by others
ie gravest character, all of which will be ]
nted by us in detail when we have done
x to the second case ?that relating to
apitol extension. Every thing we have sta
that belief, based on representations of
stimony, is fully borne out by the proofs. '
port of the committee fully sustains all the
gations of fraud, abuse, and embezzlcm
hicli have been put forth to our knowledg
rtainlv all those which have been mentio
our columns.? Washington Union.
The glass for the New York Cystal Fal
is been made in New Jersey, by Messrs. Coc
Belcher, of Capetown, near Newark, whoh
mtracted to supply the managers with 40,<
et one-eighth of an inch thick, enamelled b
;w process, invented by Mr. Cooper, one of
irtners. In the Crystal Palace of Londor
as found necessary to cover the glass wit
itton cloth to prevent the ingress of the si
ys, but Mr. Cooper's invention saves the
ssity for this. It has an effect similar to t
oduced by ground glass, being translucent,
>t transparent; so that the sun's rays arc
sod, and yield an agreeable light to tli
ithin the apartment enclosed, without be
sible to those on the outside.
As I.nMKNSE Work.?Mr. Loder, thePr
;nt of the Eric Railroad, has published
Idress to the stockholders, from which n
} gathered some idea of this vast work,
lad, including all its assets, property, and
cts of every name and description, has c
ie stockholders up to March 1st, 1853, $1
17,542. There are, of main road, of a si
id permanent character, nearly all \
need, 4-1G miles. Newburgh branch,
lilcs; sidings or switches, 08 miles; dot
ack, 139 miles; making in all 701 miles
on rail laid. The working machinery is,
comotives; 131 passenger and baggage c
,855 freight and burden cars?with stej
oats, storehouses, depots, telegraph line, <
one Important Treaty.?We observe from the
will letters of the Washington correspondents that
;e in the Senate have had under consideration a
not treaty with Great Britain providing that citi.
set- zens of the United States be allowed to hold
uch real estate in Great Britain, and that British
be subjects have the like privilege here. The asi
of sent of the British Government to this treaty
i or is another proof of the liberal disposition of
em* that government towards the United States.
be It is stated, in immediate connection with
>nse this subject, that some British capitalists wish
oad to purchase copper lands in the Lake Superior
no region to the amount of ?6,000,000. Be this
ad- as it may, it will be of great benefit to this
hey country to have the investment 01 surplus
rue- British capital within our territory. Such in.
j.? vestments will strengthen the bond of interest
ran- now existing between the two nations, and
heir which, as it becomes stronger, must prevent
misunderstanding or rupture between the two
rm- governments.
i of The ratification of this treaty, while it
ited would not lead to the purchase of any great
ket, extent of British territory by Americana,
pon would most certainly bring to these shores a
iads considerable amount of capital from England
rket seeking investment in real estate. In this
>eri- light the perfection of such a treaty must be
>pu- desirable.?Carolinian.
'an
jn> The Wild Man Caught at Last.?1^ has
10ns been the custom with certain Arkansas editors,
.?u_ when they run out of the usual supply of "tre?
mendous excitement," "horrid murders," 'klesno
perate affrays," &c. &c., to trump up the
j ?i.? i,:
wuu man ui iijc \*v/uua, auu wiaao uiuiiuuiiu
0f from one editorial tripod to another, until he
jjs0 finally becomes lost amid the vast and impens
a etrable swamps that abound in those wild reo'd
? g'ons* Many were the strange and marvelgg
lous stories told about the modern Nebuchad.aj[_
nezzar, and while reading and publishing them
.om from time to time, we little dreamed that we
rLat had a veritable wild man in our own populous
tj)e county of Lauderdale, and within five miles of
iere our quiet little village of Florence. Yet such
lffe has been the fact, and it uow becomes our
' turn to tell a strange and wondrous tale, veri.1
fying the oft-repeated adage "truth is stranger
out than fiction."
gjr Something over three years ago, a young
-g _ man, apparently about 25 or 30 years of age,
out stoPPc^ at Cambridge, a noted landing, situaltss
te(* at ^oot Muscle Shoals in this
county. Ke gave his name as Goins or Gor.
the 'n2s? *rom ^nox co*> -^ast Tennessee. He
came with a crowd of flat-boatmen who annuved
a"^ descend ^rom upper waters of the Tender
nessee, and tarry a season at the foot of the
,jjn Shoals. Goins remained long after his migrat
of tor^ comPan'ons had all gone there way. His
rck conduct was observed to be sometimes excentric
though always quiet, taciturn, and approaching
to melancholly.
j After a time he took up his abode in one of
ken those numerous caves which are found in the
801- high and preciptious bluffs skirting along the
the Northern shore of the Tennessee river, from
ac Shoal Creek to Florence. The one selected
ued ^ l^'8 Poor outcast was situated a few hunan(j
dred yards from the ferry, and near the public
lte[) road. He was often seen sitting at the mouth
of his lonely cell, or reclining on some projected
rock, basking in the genial rays of an Aui.?
tumnal sun. He shunned all approach, and .
rites many were the heartless jeers cast upon him
om- by the passers by. Soon, however, he disapred
pea red, and all traces of him were lost Two
and long years had passed away?years long to be
,t of remembered as having witnessed one, at feast, jses
the most dreary protracted and intensely
Mr. severe winters that ever frosted the bottom of
lerk our earth.
;on- One day last December, two men were
it a hunting over the broken river hills attached to
led, the plantation of Mr. J. Craig, and discovered
ula- Goins in the hollow of a large chesnut tree.?
his They knew hiin and conversed with him, but
and he obstinately resisted all persuasion to go
ner, home with them, and warned them against
ner- any attempt to coerce him. The men went
The home and reported their strange interview, and
sub- in company with several others, returned to
ury the tree, but Goins had gone. They watched
it? the. Dlace for several davs but he never returned.
iub- They then procured a pack of hounds, which
gin- had been trained to hunt fugitives, and scoured
eel- the hills.
was The dogs soon struck upon a trail, and dashaud
ed off under full cry for more than two miles,
Jni- to the North of Shoal Creek ; but owing to
the rugged character of the country, the horscract
men could not keep up, and the fugitive W3S
t of lost in the waters of Shoal Creek. All further
pro- pursuit was then abandoned, and many believed
r in the whole story fabulous, until last Sunday
win week, a boy belonging to Mr. A. F. Neely remn
ported to his master that he had seen a man
rom upon the bluffs, near a noted cave on the plan
nit- tation of Judge Posey.
of Mr. Neely immediately collected a number
pre- of gentlemen and proceeded to the spot indicajus
ted. The day was one of the most inclement
the of the season. On nearmg the month of the
ited cave they discovered the shivering form of the
the poor wretch beneath a covering of straw. He
l'he paid no attention to their summons to come
! al- forth, and one of the company (thoughtlessly
icnt we hope) tossed in a dog which, making a fu
e? rious assault, brought the hapless recluse to
ned his feet.
He then came out in a state of almost perfect
nudity, presenting a picture of abject
lace misery and squalid wretchedness which utter>per
ly, beggars all description, and we shall notatave
tempt it. He appeared perfectly sane, but
Q00 gave no satisfactory reason for his singular
y a conduct, beyond a general charge that the
the world had treated him badly, and he had deJ,
it termined to come out from it. He protested
h a that he had done no man harm, and begged to
in's be allowed to continue his solitary life; but
ne- he finally agreed to go home with Mr. Estrange,
hat which he did, and when we last heard of him
but he was suffering from a violent cold, contracdif
ted no doubt by his sudden change from a
iose worse than savage to civilized life.
:iug The long detailed narrative which we have
felt bound to give to this singular and extraor
dinary case, forbids our indulging in any of
csi- these moral reflections which it naturally sugan
gests, and to which our feelings strongly innay
clino us.
fhe Whether this poor creature has been the
i el* victim of sin, of sorrow, or of madness, he
sost has an equal claim upon our humanity and
50|- compassion. We mean to go and see him and
alid write to his friends, (if he has any in East
veil Tennessee) and beg them to come and reclaim
18 him from his wandering life, and as he has not ;
ible lived, may at least be permitted to " die among
of his kindred."?Florence Gazette.
149
ars; Punch says he once saw a father knock down
\m- his boy, and thought it the most striking picture
Sic. of sun down he ever beheld.
j)f QTatnkn Drehli) .Journal. ,
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Tuesday, April 5, 1853. Co,
THO. J. WARREN, Editor. So1
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Municipal Election. C0E
The following gentlemen were on Monday elected,
without opposition, Intendant and Wardens of this ant
Town for the ensuing year: ce^
Intendant.?Major John Rosser. zen
Wardens.?B. W. Chambers, C. n. Davis, W. C. ed
Moore, J. K. Witherspoon. Pos
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Our Court. hin
The Spring Court of Common Pleas and General
Sessions for this District, commenced on Monday. The
attendance upon the same is unustfhlly large. CoL ^ht
B. F. Hunt and Hon. J. L. Pettigbu, are here. The t^10
Court will likely occupy the whole or greater part of
the week.
1
Death of Mrs. Fillmore. ^ei
Mrs. Fillmore, wife of Ex-President Fillmore, died con
in Washington on Wednesday last. ^
Fra
Death of Mrs. Cass. lost
Mrs. Cass, wife of Senator Cass, died at Detroit on ^UI
Thursday night last.
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New Hats. era
A friend not long since gave us a very comfortable Pre
hat, which we find an admirable one for .every day I
use. We are again favored with another of the same ber
sort, only a little more so. We have been presented ten
with a beautiful summer drab, which is very light, and I
will no doubt be quite comfortable; it will, at all events rep
set light on our head, as we do not have to pay for it had
What are wo to infer from all this ? Does our head ?ii
need improvement ? Wo fear there is more than a odii
int-o in it?that, there is room inside and out. We have furl
this consolation, if our friends fail to improve the inte- G
rior, the exterior is not likely to suffer. fillc
After all, we are not sure but that editors are b0(
about as well off as any other class of men to be found, jg s
who are obliged to labor for bread. True there are m01
multitudinous little vexatious things which daily an- ijve
noy us in our business?but what of these ? Is it not has
written that man is born to trouble as the sparks are jon.
to fly upward, and if this is the common lot of all, why iy ?
should we complain, when it is manifest that? UpC
"Into each life some rain must fall, Goi
Some days must be dark and dreary." he :
It is really refreshing to meet occasionally with those, a<jv
who seem to think that there are other people in the wh
world beside themselves, whoso comfort and happiness tha
are matters of consideration. We do sometimes meet a0 j
with these kind of people, and wo do not soon forget j
them. Selfishness is one of the basest passions of the ^
human heart, and wo cannot see what good a selfish ,per
man does to the word: but there are many such in it, t
who are supremely indifferent to the welfare of others q,
as long as they themselves are favored. We are under
obligations to several friends for favors, which we shall Qut
take much pleasure in acknowledging hereafter.
Mnemonics. 1
All new theories are subject to severe tosts and ^ 1
criticisms?and it is right that they should be?in or- C0E
ma
dor if they be impositions upon tho public, that they
be exposed and have their proper place assigned them ^
at once. It is not wise, however, that in our premature *nL
judgment we pass sentence too readily, and condemn
indiscriminately every thing which we may not thor- ^
oughly understand at a glance. ^
vot
We know that there exists in the minds of a largo ^
and respectable class of persons, opposition to ever7
thing which bears in the least the mark of innovation _ .
rrii
upon old and time-honored customs and opinions; and
of course it is to be expected that where new theories ^
are offored for public consideration, there is never a ^
lack of knowing ones, to condemn by a fell sweep of
over-powering wisdom, all into a general wreck of ^
humbuggery. Wo are not the advocate of fraud or
humbug if we can know it before hand; but wo do
say that in a free country, every man, and woman too, ?^a
ought to have an equal chance?at least a hearing. g
With such sagacious individuals as we liavo already e(j ]
noticed, of course Mnemonics, as a science, will bo -^-a
readily condemned as a popular humbug of the day; g
particularly with tko3C whoso recollection extends ver
back to tho advent of ono Pliny Miles, who came as j,av
the great pioneer Memory-technyist. Wo presume, jn?
however, that as some things can bo done as well ns jjgj,
others, if the said "Wandering Professor" Pliny did e(j j
gull tho people, that is no reason why there is no truth -j
in Mnemonics, and not an argument against it, as a anj
system by which the memory may bo cultivated and mc,
improved?oven so far as to make an apparently bad
memory become a good ono. Well, if this bo so?and
wo do not doubt it?then mnemonics may not bo a j
humbug, but rather a system, which can be reduced to vic<
practical and useful purposes. the
Our attention has beon recently directed to this sub- 1
ject by listening to a capital lecture from a lady?not
one of Caudle's Curtain lectures?but a lecture before
aChurchlull of people, by a young lady, whose intelli. W
gence and modesty won for her the respectful regards tell
and attention of a large and intelligent audience at o'c
Newberry, on the 28th ult., where wc happened to be vej
spending a few days. This lady is from the State of Co
New-York, and her laudable undertaking has been so
far successful in this State, as to obtain for her, two
large and respectable classes?ono in Columbia, the ter
other in Newberry. Tho class in Columbia, at tho ing
dose of Miss Tike's lectures, gave their unqualified eig
approbation in tho public prints, both in regard to the om
system of Mnemonics as taught by her, and of their Wl
high regard for her character and general intelligence. ren
' Sho speaks of probably visiting Camden next win- su^
ter, which if sho doos, we aro sure thoso who give her
a hearing, will bo disposed to regard Mnemonics as ^
not a humbug.
Congratulatory. ]
In copying the subjoined from tho Winnsboro' Register,
(says the Carolinian,) we unite with its sonior ^
in his congratulations to our younger brother of tho :
quill: -v *
Married, at Grace Church (Charleston,) on the even- .
ing of tho 29th ult., by tho Rov. Dr. Hanckel, Mr. ^in'
Franklin Gaillard, (co-Editor of tho Fairfield Herald we:
and Register,) to Miss Catharino C. Porchor, of Charles- W.
ton, daughter of tho late Philip Porcher, of St. John's nnr
T. i.i o n
uui&iujr, >J. VA py (
May our Junior anil his brido realize all tlio bliss pri;
connected with tho connubial state, and a perpetual
honey moon shed its silvery rays upon the happy pair,
and light up their path in their declining years. j
Charleston Custom House.
The Washington correspondent of tho Courier says: f).
"Tho Contract for the construction of tho Charleston Con
Custom House is broken off, and proposals will bo ad- 1
vcrtised to-morrow for tho construction of tho building villi
above tho basemont with marble. The advertisoment of t
embodies tho restrictions of the new administration of of c
all contracts to those who shall actually execute the per
samo : that is?tho practico of sub-lotting contracts is of t
not to bo tolerated. Tho proposals for tho marblo the
structure of the Charleston Custom IIouso are to be ^
opened on tho 22d May." Th<
Death' of Gen. Hanna.
:t is our melancholy duty (says the Cheraw Gazette
Wednesday,) to announce the death, at Chesterfield
irt House, on Tuesday last, of Gen. W. J. Haxxa,
icitor of the Eastern Circuit. Though this jveut
s not unexpected, it has stricken his friends and the
amunity in which he lived, none the less sorely. To
State he was an upright, able and efficient officer,
I to the community a wise, prudent and safe counlor,
whose loss is irreparable,. As an officer, a citi,
husband and father, he was peculiarly distinguishby
all those traits of character which endears their
sessor to the living, and renders their memories sad
when they arc dead. None knew him but loved
), and there are none who do not lament his death.
* p. Poroor cv Eon Editor and Pronriptnr nf flip
lrleston Southern Standard, has been nominated to
Senate as Sub-Treasurer of the U. S. at Charleston.
Literary Notices.
Jorth British Review.?We have received this
iodical for February?the first number which has
le to hand.
'he Contents are as follows: 1. Tho Prospects of
nee and the Dangers of England; 2. Scottish Phijphy;
3. Sunday in the Nineteenth Century; 4.
:opean Navigators in Early Times; 5. Litton on the
ireh; 6. Progressive Aspects of Literature; Recent
lays; 1. The Universe and its Laws; 8. Tho. Govment
of the East India Company; 9. The Legal
ifession and the County Courts.
Sdinbcrgh Review.?We have not received a nurayet
Hope Messrs. Scott & Co. have not forgotus.
Ilackwood's Magazine, for March, has come. The
utation which this old and able monthly has always
L and the fact that it maintains its rank as the first
n the very first line of British and American Perijal
Literature?renders it unnecessary for ua to make
;her comment
Iodey's Lady's Book.?As usual, up to time and
sd with lots of pretty things. "We always take parliar
notice of Godey, because he deserves it. His
)k comes regularly and promptly, and therefore it
ome encouragement to give him a notice every
nth Godey is up to a thing or two; he has not
(d over twenty years with his Book for nothing; he
acquired a reputation co-extensive with the Un?and
wherefore ? Because he has labored earnestind
indefatigably to improve every succeeding year
in the past, and ho has succeeded. Another secret;
dey'ls ever mindful ol the Editorial fraternity; and
finds that his exchanges (about 1600) are no little
antage to him. He is like a certain friend of oursj
0 says he would rather have the Editors on his side
n any other sett of men ho could find. He is right,
is Godey.
Friendship's Offering.?A collection of Fragments
n an Author's Portfolio, embracing a number of
nperance Odes, sung at Temperance Hall, Charles,
at various times; also, Dedicated to the Mariner's
arch, &c. A book which it would be well for the
nperance Societies to obtain and circulate through,
the State, as the cost would be small, and it might
the means of doing much good.
3 idle Defence of Slavery.?"We have been kindFavored
by the author, with a copy of this work,
itaining over five hundred pages of neatly printed
tter: By Rev. "W. S. Brown, M. P., of Glasgow,
. This Book came during our absence from home,
1 as soon as we can conveniently, we will give a
ther and more extended notice ol the samo.
riiE Cotton* Plant?Published simultaneously at
ishington and Baltimore, an Agricultural paper, deed
to the advocacy of Direct Trade, Manufacturers,
relopment of our Resources, 4a A Southern and
stern Journal, which we btpe will be sustained,
ce Two dollars. Published weekly. C. G. Baylor,
tor.
jADIES' Keepsake.?"We have received the March
1 April numbers of this handsome monthly, and ret
that by some means we have been overlooked by
Publisher, and lack the January and February
nbers, which we shall be glad to get, if they can be
red. Jno. S. Taylor, New-York. $1.00 in adice.
Iailor's Magazine, for April, isat hand. Publishby
the American Seamen's Friend Society, No. 80,
,11-Street, New York. $1.00 per annum.
Iciiool-Fellow.?April has fairly set in, and it seems
y proper that our exchanges should assume, as they
c done, a handsome and appropriate dress, welcoraSpring
with its sweet flowers and birds?all in doitful
harmony with nature, as it soon will be clothn
its beautiful garments of "living green."
'lie "School-Fellow" for April is higlily interesting,
. will afford to the juveniles instruction and amuseit.
Death of Marshal Haynau.
iaron mynau, Jt ida-iiarshal in the Austrian ser3,
and well known from the part which he took in
Hungarian war, died on the 14th March.
'lie above wo learn from the Charleston Courier.
Awful Calamity.?The Cheraw Gazette of
ednesday last, contains the following sad inligence,
which reached that place about 10
lock of the preceding day, and which is coned
by a letter from Dr. Craig, Clerk of the
urt, as follows:
Chesterfield C. II., March 29, 1853.
Fames Powell, Esq.?Dear Sir?The Chesfield
Jail was consumed by fire this mornabout
3 o'clock, destroying the lives of
ht persons. The fire was first discovered in
3 of the front rooms, used as a cook room,
icn first discovered it was then too late to
der assistance, to the prisoners up stairs,
ficient to enable them to make their escape,
e names of those consumed are,
Vlandavile H. Hall,"
Robert Dickson,
Tohn Parr, n .
? w u 1t Prisoners.
Urancis M. Hall,
IVm. Grooms,
dalcom Martin,
Vlrs. Martin, wife of Malcom Martin,
lohn Martin, brother of Malcom Martin.
The last two were on a visit to Malcom Mar,
James W. Jowers and Richard Dickson
re discharged yesterday, so they escaped.?
W. CaniDbell was in the debtors' room.
i was turned out in time to be saved. Eveexertion
was used to save the lives of the
soners and building, but all failed.
Yours, kc. J. C. Craig.
Destructive Fire !?We regret to learn that
last Thursday night, the large and capacious
eles at tho Warm Springs, belonging to John
Patton Esq. of Ashville, N. C. were entirely
sumed by fire.
*Ve learn by the Spectator, published, at Ashe,
that there were in the stables at the time
he fire, fourteen mules, three horses, one yoke
ixcn and some six or seven sheep?all of which
ished in the flames! Tho moans and yells
lie agonized beasts is said by those who heard
m, to have been hideous beyond description,
dr. Patton estimates his entire loss at $4,000.
; tire was no doubt the work of an incendiary;
J
but as yet no clue has been found a? to the perpetrator
of the villainous deed.? Winusboruugh
Register. a
It appears that the Brazilian slave trade has
become nearly extinct. This is mainly due to
the measures of the Brazilian government itself,
which, of late, has become sincerely and
resolutely in earnest to suppress the traffic.?
The importation of slaves into Brazil in 1848,
amounted to 60,000, and in 1851 to only 3,286
of which 1,006 were captured by Brazilian
cruisers and declared free. During the past
year, one vessel, and one only, it is said, is
known to have landed a cargo of .slaves on
the coast of Brazil; and this occurred last
Jund. The Brazilian governmenv deals very
summarily with the slave traders. Any person
found concerned in the traffic, no matter
what his rank or condition may be, is impris- -i
1 1 L . J . *4 I 4.
uneu ur uauisueu wiiuout ceremony.
Puice of Pork.?A writer in a Cincinnati
paper estimate* that unless pork rules above
?10.50 a ?17 per bbl. in New York city, from
two to three dollars will be lost on every hog
packed in the Mississippi valley this season. The
price of pork in the West has been unreasonably
high. The grower and packers have all beeu
grossly deceived as to the provision crops in the
Eastern States, and hence their losses cannot excite
any particular sympathy among their Eastern
brethren.
The SmallPox.?This disease is prevailing
at present, in a more or less violent form,
in various portions of the interior of Georgia
and Alabama. The La Fayette (Ala.) Tribune
says: In consequence of tbe prevalence of
small pox in portions of Russell County,
Judge Doherty, at the instance of the Bar, of- >
ficers and court, and citizens of Crawford, has
decided not to hold the Spring Term of Rus- i
sell Circuit Court, which otherwise would
have commenced next Monday.
Palmetto Armory.
We paid a visit to this establishment a few
days since, and were much gratified to see
the additions and improvements made siuce
we saw it on a previous occasion.
We examined the whole establishment?
from the< forge to the polishing shop?and we
were well repaid for the time spent in the investigation.
We noticed that the workmen
were engaged in making bayonets?useful appendages
to the muskets and rifles manufactured
for the State?and it is really an interesting
observation to follow the various processes
through which these instruments pass
until they come out finished and polished
blades. i
The most curious machines are the planing
and stock-turning. To see a piece of iron,
made of any thickness and as muoth as any
polished surface can be, executed by a small
plane iron, and to see a gun-stock in a lathe,
come out of the machine exact and true in
every point, are really surprising results of human
ingenuity and scientific skill.
We were more pleased with the capacity
and capabilities of the Armory to manufacture *>
rifles. We saw the bar of iron of t he required
length go through all the various stages, until
it came out the bright and rifle-bored barrel of
this truly American weapon, and we must say
that we were really gratified in thus beholding
the perfection attained in this branch of the
manufacture of warlike weapons. Mr. Glaze
and his associates deserve great creditf not'
j only for their embarkation in this enterprise,
but for the zeal and energy w ith which they
have prosecuted it. The muskets, rifles and
sabres which we examined are fully equal to
anything of the kind we have ever looked at.
As the rifle is the true backwoodsman and
Southern fire-arm, we hope that in any future
contracts the War Department of the United
States Government may. enter upon, they will
give the Palmetto Armory a fair chance. Eveu
with our limited knowledge cf such things, we
can most willingly endorse the quality ot the
weapon the Palmetto Armory will turn out.
[Carolinian.
The manufactory of jewelry is carried on
in New-York city to a large extent. It is estimated
that the annual manufacture amounts %
to ?3,000,000. There are seventeen houses >
engaged in it on a large scale, and twice as
many small manufacturers. One of the former
is understood to do a business amounting
to $500,000 per annum; and the average number
of men employed by each is 60 or 70.?
The wages given range from $10 to 818 per .
week. Some earn from 820 to 825; and a \
few have been known to get $30 per week.-?
Gold sovereigns aie chiefly used, though re- *.
fined gold from the bullion offices is worked
up, to a considerable extent. Some manufacturers
consume $2,500 worth every week.
The Eleazer Williams Humbug.?The New
York Herald of the 20th, has the following remarks
on this recent plausible but ridiculous ,
tale, published originally in Puttnam's Magazine.
"We have recently received a document written
by a highly distinguished Western statesman
?>>h/\ hno nAKAnolltr IrtiAtrn oAmAlMn/v nf 1?Ino
?iJU liiW) ^Liovnauj nuunii oviuciuiu^ vi
Williams and his history for the last thirty years
in reply to the narrative and the argument of
the Rev. Mr. Hanson, in behalf of this half breed
Indian's pretensions to the crown of the Bourbons.
This reply we propose to publish to-morrow,
for the benefit of the two or three learned ^
divines interested in the project of restoring the '
Rev. Mr. Williams to his rightful inheritance of
the Tuilleries. The eminent citizen who has
thus found time to attend to the claim of Mr.
Williams, proves him, we think, to be cither the
dupe of a strange halluncination of his own creating,
of the victim of the spiritual rappers.
The Philadelphia Bulletin of Thursday relates
the following incident:
The Romance ok Real Life.?John Aspden,
whose sudden death on Monday, was noticed in *
our columns, is lo be buried this afternoon, from
swanson street, Southwark. Mr. Aspden was
one of the English claimants of the immense estate
left by Mathias Aspden. Before the case
was decided by the Supreme Court in favor of
the American heirs, the latter proposed to the
deceased to compromise the matter, and offered 4
to pay him tiie sum of $250,000 to relinquish
his claim; this he refused to do, and the decision
of the Court cut him off without a farthing.
On Monday morning the estate was divided between
the heirs at law, and almost m the same
moment John Aspden fell dead, at a tavern in
Carter's Alley, of disease of the heart, supposed
to have been induced by disappointment and
mortification. At the time of his death his
pockets contained a solitary cent 1 his entire for
tune ! To-day, the man who might have been
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