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THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL j VOLUME XV. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1854. . NUMBER 21. | PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THOMAS J. WARREN. TERMS. Two Dollars if paid in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Gents if payment be delayed three months, and Three Dollars if not paid till the expiration of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the following rates: For one Square, (fourteen lines or less,) seventy-five cents for the first and thirty-seven and a half conts for each subsequent insertion. Single in?orkinn?^ nnn Hollar nor sauftre: semi-monthlv, month ly and quarterly advertisements dharged the same as for a single insertion. fry The number of insertions desired must be noted on the margin of all advertisements, or they will be published until ordered discontinued and charged aecordingly. fgrirnlturn!. From the Rural New Yorker. The Object of Plowing. The object of plowing is not fully understood and considered by the majority of those who perform the work ; if it were, it would be done more faithfully and thoroughly. It is not alone to kill the weeds and grass, nor even to furnish a seed bed of fresh turned soil lor planting or sowing?nor anything which looks merely to the inversion of the sod?which constitutes good plowing. Large plows, turning a wide and shallow furrow, will show a large day's work?but the work is imperfectly ac- , complished, when the true object of plowing is the preparation it gives the soil for producing vegetation?for giving to the plants sown or planted, the elements of growth and fruitfulness. It should thoroughly pulverize and loosen the texture of the soil, and thus admit a free si!lot!..,, nT tiir utwt inikichirn u-hioh hv <*hpm. VII VliiailVU V/1 oil (tuu m>'<gvu( V) >?! , ical action, disentegrates or breaks down the stony or mineral portions of the same, so tiiat they may be more readily dissolved and taaen up by the roots. In a soil thus plowed?thus prepared for yielding its support to vegetable life?plants can appropriate from far and near, the nutriment needed for their growth. It is dissolved and ready for their use?not hidden in unbroken clods, or slumbering in an undisturbed sub-soil?but awaits their action in a friable and penetrable state, where every hungry rootlet, sent on to gather nourishment for its parent plant, may find and appropriate it. It is truly wonderful how full of minute roots the soil of corn fields become, and if that soil is fine and deep the deeper and closer together will the fibres permeate and intersect it. This is true of all other crops and while the leaves and fruit depend so ultimately on the vigor and extent of the roots, these facts should always K/% nlron ln?A f lift ohlHCtS of plowing. Fineness an<l depth of soil are requisite in order to perceive the full benefit of the manures applied. It is not fertilizing food in its crude state which assists vegetation?it must first become intimately mixed with in fact, a part of the so"'l. Barn ) ard, manure especially seems of little worth, while forming visible layers between the clods of a half plowed soil it is often a dry and coarse?and rather shunned than sought by the roots sent out to forage for suitable food. If a well prepared soil lias any strength and'virtue, it win yield u reaoin; and poor land in good tilth is often more productive than better soils le>s perfectly prepared. The influences of air and moisture, have freedom to work, and they are no sluggards in gathering means to suppl) the wants of vegetation. With these hints on the subject of plowing we might connect others on the process?the best means of accomplishing that object?but prefer to leave it for other pens. Will our practical farmers, who have thought and experimented upon the subject tell us what plow, and what depth and width of furrow, taking also soil, season, team, and time into consideration most thoroughly loosens, pulverizes, and in verts the soil ? This information would be of much value to every farmer, and is expecially needed in the present state of agricultural pro gress?for taking the country at large into account, plowing is more imperfectly performed than any other part of farm husbandry. From, the Northern Cultivator. Importance of method. No greater element of success can be introduced into the habits of the agriculturist, than strict, methodical manner of conducting the business of the farm, and no deficiency will more largely detract from his prospect of success, than a lack of method. The contrast between the man of method and the man without, is vivid in the extreme. The business affairs of the one are in all manner of forms and conditions, save in a prosperous form, while those of the other are, in sailor parlance, ' snug, trim and all ataut.' The contrast in prosperity and general enjoyment of life is fully as great as in the externals of business affairs. The sue cessful management of a farm requires a vast amount of care and attention, a close oversight; in short, an incessant watchfulness. There mnst be brought to the task no insignificant quantity of the most multifarious talents, and they must be steadily and sturdily exercised. The details of farm management are of the a. ?a ] ?] J oliaroptpr nnrl TllOSt exinmai auu wuipuvunM VM?. ran be fully and successfully compassed, but by the active exertion of a disciplined aod educated mind, which must call out its full resources, not forgettiog the systematic arrangement, and prompt execution of all requirements for labor and skill. That is a trite old maxim which sayeth, " A place for every thing, and everything in its place." Were it added, that the place be un-der a shelter, the addition would be an emendation. The farmer who lacks method ha9 many places for every thing, and far too frequently places of full exposure to the vicissitudes of weather. The lo!.s r.onseauent unon such VUW ?' vm?. ? ? - , exposure is no small item in the year's account, and the loss of time, though too little heeded, will often engulf the year's profits. The orderly arrangement and systematic conduct of ail matters pertaining to the farm establishment is not only indispensable to the profitable management of the same, but is also a sine qua non, with regard to the pleasure which is to be derived from rural life. Orderly arrangement leads to neat arrange* ment and therefrom springs the sure beginnings of refinement and rural taste, which is a way mark in the direct road to intellectual culture, honor, usefulness, true gentility, and a happy life. J. G. K. Dryden, N. Y. jvt' .If jt2iroi!flunni5. The Sabbath a Friend. 1. To Education. Compare countries with and without the Sabbath. Its ministration powerfully quickens and invigorates the hu man intellect, while a vast amount of knowledge is accumulated. 2. To Government. Where are the honored Sabbath and despotism co-existent.<' It shows the nature of human rights?adapts laws to the actual wants and circumstances of men?creates a conscience, that sustains law, and qualifies men to make, as well as to obey laws. 8. To Health. By promoting cleanliness, by I furnishiner needful rest for the body and mind, by promoting cheerfulness ami elasticity of spirits through its power to produce a peace ful conscience, and by its sublime influence over the hateful passions of men. 4. 'I o Good Morals. By keeping in sight the character of God, by unfolding the claims of his holy law, by creating a distaste for un lawful pleasure, by creating a public sentiment that frowns on immorality, and through that, suffering, causing wise and effectual laws for the suppression of vice and crime. 5. To Piety. By causing a right view of God to prevail, by constantly pouring on men's minds those great elements of piety, the divine truths of Revelation, by thus generating all right affection towards God and man sha, do wing forth and pointing men to the Sabbath of Heaven. Therefore the Sabbath is the friend of the nation, the family, everybody's fiiend and neve-fails to repay tiue and devoted friendship for it w ith the most precious blessings for time and eternity.?Boston Traveller. >?? Tlie Land Beyond the River. It was a lovely day. The balmy breath of June wafted the rich fragrance of the summer (lowers, while the warbling songsters of the grove chanted sweetest melodies to their Creator God; and in their most nielodius strains, vied with all created Nature in rendering praise to the Fountain of all blessings. The golden orb of day was just sinking behind the western wave, and its last lingering rays, as though loath to leave the scene, still shed their halo of mellow light upon it lighting up the arch of heaven and gilding the fleecy clouds with the tints of Paradise. The whole scene is one ofsurpasPot Isinrl rotulpp U'i.ilt* VOllT Olllg uncillicoo* ASIIV. UIIIU V Itviv | " J heart is filled with praise and love to the bountiful Giver of all good, go with me and.learn to adore his richer love. Litilc Ella was dying. Pain 110 longer racked her weary li cbs. Under the touch of th-? icy hand of death, the fever that for days had been drying the blood in her veins was rapidly cooling and the Hush was fading from her thin cheek. The dying little one was dear to many hearts; theirs was the giief too deep for utterance, and in the silence of bitter, tearless agony, they stood around her dying couch, for they knew that she was departing. The father and the mother and the kind physician stood bending o.er the form of the lovely child watching her labored breathing. In apparent sleep, she had for some time been silent, and they thought that it might he lhn> she would pass away. But suddenly her blue eyes opened, and a smile of heavenly sweetness rested upon her features. She looked eagerly for ward at first, then turning her eyes upon her unither'?j fnn?. said in a sweet voice?".Mother. see that beautiful country, beyond those dark, rushing waters. Oh, how beautiful! What is the name of that country, mother?" " I can see nothing, my cbiid," said the mother. u Look there, dear mother," said the child, pointing again, '"can you not see it now ?" See how those angry waves dash along those ro<ks; and oh! what a beautiful country beyond?ihe sun shines so pleasantly, and I see such beauf.jI flowers, and the birds sing so ^weutly ; <>b ! they are so near me now, I can almost touch them with my band, and the people all look so happy there. Oh! papa, can you not see beyond the river ? Tell me the name of that laud." The parents exchanged glances, and replied together, "the land you see is Heaven; is it not my child ?\ "Uli, lei me go. But how shall I cross that deep, dark river ? Father, carry me ; will you not ? See, the angels are waiting for me. Oh, father, tike me in your amis, and carry me across the river. I must go." A solemn awe pervaded the room, as if they stood upon the very verge of eternity?as it the eurtain was about to be withdrawn that concealed the unknown glories of the eternal world. "i\ly child, will you not wait with us a little longer," said the father; ''stronger arms than mine will soon bear you cross the river. Stay with your mother a little longer, see how she - .1 . ?L Li . r I ! >1 weeps at me mougnu ui losmg you. "Dear mother, do not cry, but come with me and cross the stream. Come, father, coine? angels are whispering in my ears, and I see a being standing upon the other shore who is smiling upon me, and stretching out his arms to take me. Now he is coming down into the river to carry me across. I must go?come with me!" and stretching out her little arms for a last embrace, she said, "good-bye, father? good-bye, mother. Don't you be afraid; he has come to carry me safely across the river." And these were her last words. Gentle did they lay the fair form back again upon the pillow, and kneeling at the bedside, those griefstricken hearts thanked God for this lesson of love, and prayed for resignation saying, "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." Graphs.?A great drinker being at table they offered him grapes at desert. 'Thank you !' said he, pushing back the 'plate; 'I don't take my wine in pills.!' Sunlight and Lamplight, OR, WE ALL ATTEMPT TO RULE. BY MARY J. SMITH. " I would darken my parlors and light them with lamps during the day, if I were wealthy.1' remarked one lady to another. "I," replied the other," value more highly the immediate izift of the Creator, and there torn 1 would fl.iod my mansion with the glad sunlight; even the timid moonbeam should find quiet entrance there. It seems sinful to pervert the appointed use of girts so gracious." 44 Nay, do not misunderstand me," was the response. 441 do not disregard those favors coming from a benificent source, neither would I thanklessly seclude them from the drawingrooms of my home, but my preference for the soft, shaded light of lamps amounts to a passion. Nothing is more inspiring to me than tastefully furnished rooms illumined with a subdued radiance, through which moving forms pass with a waving motion, as if borne through i molten brilliance. Nor do I consider devotioii. to this species of beauty at all inconsistent with the requirements of the Divine I'uler. Is not love for the beautiful, wherever it is found, an inherent principle of our nature?" 44It is; but our knowledge of what constitutes the true beautiful, may be very much at fault; it may be influenced by a misguided fancy, by early habit and indulgence, by error of the judgment, &c. L think your partiality the result of a morbid taste induced by frequently reading of splendid entertainments where natural lights were superseded by artificial, so that the extravagance of personal adornment, and the gilded show arOund might be blended in dazzling indistinctness, thus confusing the senses and producing a dreamy state of mind any thing hut consistent with thai clear perception which accompanies an unclouded intellect. Such indulgences are exerting a baleful influence upon the general society of our day, and unless a mighty re action is accomplished, I see no rescue for the youthful mind from the effects of luxury and indolent ease. Many ruined nations date their decline, from periods in which wealth flooded their limits, and its Circean draughts, Syren songs and wild revelry so bewildered the senses, that iu.ic nr,,cfrsOorl liufm-o its nStt'flP. aild the HH..U, ?..S, ..w , shadows of desolation soon gathered over thoso lands whose mental suns were extinguished.? Will you not be warned t>y these precedents, and avoid the rock on which nations as well as individuals have been wrecked V' "I do not advocate ungoverned indulgence," was the reply. "You have altogether mistaken the spirit of my words. I am equally aware, with yourself, of the injury, both physical and mental, arising from abandonment to selfish gratifications of any kind. Very possibly, indeed, my substitution of luminous matter for the purer radiance flowing from distant orbs, might bear too much of the ' earth earthy,'to insure me against, the mishaps incident to this lower sphere, but many explanatoiy reasons luight l>e hi ought forward in tho'formation of a defence which would shield me from your imputation of error, and also show that the path of safety is a narrow one, lying just between the two great oceans of truth and error. I shall, however. nersi>t in mv determination to reject the glarish light of day for those softer and more subdued rays which are so grateful to a happy imagination. And let me assure you that 1 am not alone in my preference? many of our friends cherish the same preference." "Quite probable, but that does not weaken my conviction of its error, and I shall continue to oppose it until some of l hem are disabused." Such were some of the rennrks we heard lately, originating between two ladies, who were each absorbed in the attempt to bring the other over to her side; and it aroused a train of reflections perhaps little complimentary to the general tendency of human efforts in themselves, however laudable an exterior they may wear. Let them come in whatever rorm they may, a careful analysis will detect many of their motives to spring from a secret desire to rule; to sway the actions and opinions of the multitude, and to gather a host in whose numbers there mav be a fancied assurance of security. It is to be feared that the unanswered question, coming from ope- of old, ''What is truth?" is riot the lever arousing our powers into action; if it were, there would bc'less rushing over to the popular side, and little dread of being found with the minority. The impetuosity and thoughtlessness of the present age render it extremely difficult for a careful observer to to receive that as truth which comes with the acclamations of the crowd, because impulse and the fever of popular favor are the motive principles impelling it, and what is exalted to-day, may, to-morrow, fall into implied disgiace. Rather than be classed with the few, who, in their adherence to right, maintain a firm silence when exciting topics are intro 'lunu't run,it.- nniiiiutuiiifiil hv niopnl ( mirdffi. <J UVVU, ....... J , -I p-, forsake their position and unite with the swelling throng, which, in its headlong career, will ultimately he split into numberless factions, and end in final ruin. Selfish argument and contention cannot result in good, as they issue from an evil source, and like the fruit of an evil tree they retain the parent nature. Neither is it wise to unite tacitly with the multitude for the sake of peace and with the hope of future rescue from its toils. Will and judgment will thus be sacriced, and the unfortunate beings will become little better than living vanes, at the mercy of every change in the breath of human passions. Sages have ever retired from the jostling crowd and resigned themselves to calm, unitnpassion* ed thought, when events of a momentous nature demanded action, ana they have thus mar sballed expedients equal to any emergency, and stood as to vers of strength and order in the midst of factious dissention. \s with the great, so with the small matters of our life.? Contending, restless spirits will ever mar the etimmotrv nf Roeinl existence, and introduce "J 7" J ? ' confusion with their presence, merely for the sake of attaining that control over others to which they in turn refuse to yield obedience. Alas, that this principle should be so cherished in every heart! A little calm, philosophic reflection, would discover its futility, and open a way for the introduction of high nnd holy as1 pirations.?Arthur's Home Gazette. Mrs. Tattle on a Visit. There's Mrs. Tattle, again, over at our next door ueighhor's. Just listen how she rattles it -off about her neighbors. "Who is Mrs. Peace?do you know her? She called on me the other day, and sai'l she was collecting money for some benevolent cause, and asked me if I would put down five dollars. 1 just told her no. I had my Own friends to look after, and I wouldn't give a cent. She told me, with quite a dignified air. that she was Mrs. Peace. La me! who is Mrs, Peace ? " " Not long ago I called on Mrs. Love, and -she didn't return my call for several weeks. I only went to see her because Mrs. Goodnature said she was a stranger and I ought to call. I guess she will return my call sooner the next lime I visit her, I'll be bound. " Who is Mrs. D., your next door neighbor? Do you know her ? Oh, yes ! I believe she is a.good woman. La! I am sure 1 wouldn't viol her. Her husband is nothing but a mechanic." "Some people think I must be made of money because my husband is a popular merchant, and they are calling on me continually. " Don't you think 1 have been quite intimate u'irh IVfpa Pnwhinn flip flip List two fir three years, and the other day their daughter got married and I never knew anything about it; and then they had the impudence, after it was' all over to invite.ine to a private party. I guess I did'nt go, however. " How I do hate those folks who think themselves better than others because they happen to have a little money." And on she w.-nt, slurring this one, axid finding fault with that one, speaking in the most disrespectful terms of those who were welcome visitors of the lady to whom she was talking. All the Mrs. Tattles are not dead yet. These are the ones who'set themselves up as the pinks of perfection, and with upturned eyes cry out, "La me! there's so much vice and corruption in the world." " Didn't our minister rebuke those upstarts fust Sunday? I wish he would give us anoth or sermon like that one. I'vo no patience with such creatures. "Look there! There goes Mrs. Philips; well, don't she put on airs? What a proud, good for nothing thing. Listen, O my ! that's the bell for church. I must go home and dress. Good bye; come over soon." And off tripped Mrs. Tattle with a mincing gait and a proud air. Music at Home.?Music serves to make a home pleasant, by engaging many of its inmates in a delightful recreation, and thus dis polling the sourness and gloom which frequent I.. nnttti /lionnro fi-nm mnrfifiurl 1*5111 IV Clliac UUIII j;rvij vi^ubb, immm iiivivm.vv. ity, from discontent and envy. It prevents, for the time at least, evil thoughts and evil speaking, and tends to relievo the minds of bwtli performers and hearers from the depres"bmg effects of care and melmcholy. Young people need and will have amusements. If an innocent and improving kind be not provided at home, they will seek some kind elsewhere. If they find places more agreeable than their hotues, those home will be deserted; and thus the gentle and holy influences which ought to encircle the family fireside will be, in a great measure lost. "For surely melody from Heaven was sent, To cheer the heart, when tired with human strife; To soothe the wayward heart, by 60tow rent, And soften down the rugged road of life I" Lot parents, therefore, take pains to encourage and gratify a taste for music in their children and it will amply repay them for so doing. Dkatif from Ropf Jumping.?A bright and interesting little girl about 8 years of age, died on Monday of last week in the village of New ark, from convulsions, brought on by excessive exertions in "jumping the rope." She was competing with several of her school companions in this exercise, who were endeavoring to out d'? ea^h other in endurance. She jumped four hundred times in succession, and until entirely overcome bv the long continued exer ~ V V w tion. The child was taken up insensible, but the movement of the muscles of the limbs, as in jumping, continued without cessation forty eight hours, until the sufferer was released from painful exercise by death. "Seeing it's You.?"I don't drink anything j veiy often, but seeing it's you, I don't care if I do, now;" so replied a young man to a friend who invited him into the bar-room. In a multitude of cases social feeling is perverted to forming habits of intemperance. The young man would not drink but he joins the glee-club, and they cannot resist. The young lady ou festal days, to show hospitality, invites the young man to drink, whose hard fist may yet ? A bruise her own person us uie martyr iu ?uiuuken husbund. The head of the family would be sober ut home, but he forms associations in clubs or the beer shop, where, "seeing it's you," he must drink. 'Ah !' said Seraphina Angelica, speaking of some subject in which her feelings were warm ly enlisted' 'how gladly I would embrace an opportunity'?'Would I were an opportunity,' interrupted her bashful lover. Latinity.?A student of Latin, being confined to his room by sickness, was called upon by a friend. 'What, John,' said the visitor, 'sick, eh?' 'Yes answered John 'sic sum!' ?A Lost Son.?"I will tell you," said a gentleman not long since, when conversing with a friend on temperance, "how much, it cost me to open my eyes on this subject. I commenced house-keeping with a beautiful supply of liquors; I continued in this way until my son became a drunkard. Then my eves were opened." A great many have paid a larger price, and yet gone on blindly to ruin. Not one 60n only?but two?three, and even more have been sacrificed in a single family, to the bountiful ~i.. in?ri-?Jiw>?fivviihhiinsa.keoninir. ouppij %Ji |ll|wwig ........ r 0 Young house keepers beware !?Wiuo is a mocker,' The MoNsmoos Regiment of Women.? The New York Tribune has the follow notice of an extraordinary "Woman's rights" demonstration in that city, which was to come off last Tuesclay : "Our city is to be visited on Tuesday next by three uniform companies of organized and disciplined Female Infantry (Lancers) from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, known as the Fairy Light Guard, commanded as a battalion by a masculine Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel ; but the several companies will be officered throughout by ladies, including captains on horseback. The battalion will be met at the Jersey City Ferry, at 10 o'clock, by n compaI ny of our National Guards, and escorted to me rarK, wnere our iair visicors win give evi dence of their prohcieticy in military evolutions and exercises, repairing thence at an early hour to the Astor House fur dinner, visiting the American Museum in the afternoon, and spending the evening at the Crystal Palace, whence they* will take up their hofhetvard march." The Express pathetically inquires what all the children of these women are to do at home, whilst their mothers are parading; which is rather an ungenerous insinuation in the face of the assurance which the Tribune gives "that the 4Pairy Light Guard' is composed of some of the best educated and most estimable young ladies of Paterson and Elizabethtown, N. J., and ot Harrisburg, Pa.?all between 14 and 18 years of age?a daughter of a late Governor of New Jersey being among them." The parade of these women is supposed to be totally unconnected with Barnum's effort to revive the Crystal Palace. P. S. White. The Lynchburg Virginian contains a series of notes which recently passed between Mr. Charles Irving, of the Lynchburg Republican, and Mr. Philio S. White, the temoerance lectu rer, Mr. VV. P. McCorkle as the friend of Mr. Irving; the difficulty arose from rumors that Mr. W. had'so reflected on Mr. I's course in regard to the temperance question as to injure his character as a gentleman. An explanation was solicited. Mr. White replied that he expressed in his speech his disgust for the oppo silion of diunken editors to the temperance reform. Said he? " My remarks were intended to apply to that class of the community. If you or Mr. take upon yourselves to appropriate the allusion, which was general, to yourself, it is your matter, not mine." Mr. McCorkle then informed Mr. White that he could not say what course Mr. Irving would pursue, but suggested that Mr. W. be prepared ? ** T L lo meet mm at any moment, mr. irving suusequently addressed Mr. White, inviting the designation of some place, outside the limits of the State, where a more definite communication could be delivered. To this Mr. White replied that he was under engagements until the 10th of June, but would be happy to meet Mr. Irving on the 12th of June at the U. S. Hotel, Philadelphia! Air. Ifviug considered this reply in effect a rejection of his request, and ag-iin repeated the demand, stating that he expected a definite reply. This last note of Mr. Irving's is dated April 20. Following it is a card, bearing the same date, addressed to the people of Amherst, and signed by Mr. Irving. This card, which was posted at one of the hotels in Amherst, after a copy of it had been delivered to Mr. White, announces Mr. Irving's intention to publish the correspondence, in order, as it is stated, to prove Mr. White " as great a coward as he is a liar and slanderer." Thus the mutter remained at last accounts. ? ? The White and Irving Difficulty.?A long reply to the statements of Mr. Charles Irving has been published in the Scottsville Ga zette by Philip S. White. The circumstances detailed do not differ materially from those given by Mr. Irving, except that Mr. White maintains that he acted in good faith, in his selection of the time and place of meeting, that the same course had been pursued on more occasions than one, and was in accordance with the code of honor. In conclusion, Mr. White accuses Mr. Irving with "backing out, under a flimsy and miserable pretence," charges him with a want of courage, and applies to him epithets which it is unnecessary to copy. The affair now wears a very serious aspect. The Norfolk Argus states that about 30 bbls. of fish of various kinds are daily shipped from Norfolk to Baltimore by one dealer alone.? Another, ships on an average 20 bbls. of hard crabs. Later in the season, the quantity will be much larger, 50 bbls. of eggs, (sometimes a hundred,) are sent twice a week to New i" > 1 ? i--.. lorK ny me regular steam pactier. wne man ships 6,000 to 8,000 bunches of radishes daily to Baltimore. A dealer has sent hence to the New York market, within the last three weeks, 600 bbls. of sweet potatoes; and his clear profit is about one dollar on each barrel.? Quite a large business is also done in dried apples and peanuts. Three hundred bushels of the latter article are weekly shipped to New York, one person, who, within the last four or five months has also shipped upwards of 20,000 bushels of dried apples. The American Bible Society.? The t wen ty-eighth anniversary of the American Bible Society was celebrated at the Tabernacle, iNew York, on Thursday.* Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, the, president, Rev. Geo. W. Cummins, of Va., Rev. Philip Kent, of London, and others, delivered addresses. During the year, 82 new auxiliary societies have been recognised ; and 98 life directors and 1,774 life members added to the society. Receipts of the year $394,340, being an increase over the last year of 847,798. The number of Bibles printed during the year is 306,000, and of Testaments 556,000; making a total of 862,000. The number of volumes issued is 815.399, being an increase of 16,029. The entire number of volumes issued since the formation of the society is 9,903,751. The society has at pre sent 34 agents employed, including two in Texas, one in California, and one in Oregon The library contains 2,000 volumes. Besides the grants of books, $28,189 have been grant ed by the Board, in money, to aid in publishing the Scriptures in foreign lands, Cuban Transactions There is a rumor in Washington that the President, in his message to Congress, may J ask for power to blockade Cnbft and Porto' jfl Rico. ? The Herald makes the following cnumera- M tion of a few, and but a feW, of the outrages SB which have been Deroetrafed by the authorities "" ~ I I ^ w of Cuba upon American citizens and American property within the last four years i On the 22d of January, 1850, Charles Pe- a ter V. Esnard, an American citizen, was arrested by the Cuban authorities, and incarcer. 1 ated in the prison of Havana; no charge having ever been advanced against bim. In May of the same year, two American vessels, the 1 Georgians and the Susan Loud, were captured at Contoy by the Spanish General of Marines and brought as prizes into the port of Havana; their crews were imprisoned. On the 25th of March, 1851, John Siiinero, an American citi' zen, was arrested by the Spanish authorities no accusation being made against him. On the 16th of August, 1851, the United States steamer Falcon was fired into and boarded by a Spanish man of war s without any excuse of pretext. On,the 16th of February, 1852, the American schooner Lamartine was fired into by a Spanish vessel, also withoat assignable "" ? Oil rxC DiifAknr motive or pretext. v/u mo uu v? wv^w., 1852, the Crescent City was driven from vana, and prohibited from landing her mails on the childish and frivolous pretext that the par* ser spoke and wrote ill of the Cuban authori* ties on his visits to New York. In the March following, the Ohio was detain* ed three days at Havana, under an unprecedented and ridiculous plea that she ought to perform quarantine. On the 14th of that month the schooner Manchester was boarded by a Spanish vessel of war, searched, and detained twenty-four hours, without the shadow of any pretext whatever. In February, 18^. and subsequen ly, the United States mall bags were broken opeu by the Cuban authorities, i many of the seals broken, and the ptivacy of American correspondence violated. On 5th May, of the same year, three American seamen belonging to the American bark Jasper, were arrested, on vague suspicions^ of being concerned in the slave trade, thrust into prison, and subjected to inconceivable indignities and cruelties. In November, Pedro Raices, a nat ? .1 ft 3 uraiizea citizen or tne unuea oiaies, was arrested at Havana, tio crime being charged against hira; was tried and sentenced to a year's transportation. Shortly afterwards another naturalized citizen of the United States, Isidore Richoux, was forced to leave the Island of Cuba, no motive being assigned for his expulsion. The notorious case of the Black Warrior completes an imperfect catalogue of the affronts we have suffered at the hands of Spain during the last four years. Counterfeit Note.?Wo were shown yesterday a counterfeit Ten Dollar note on the Bank of Charleston, which had been passed to a storekeeper of this city. A comparison with u genuine note would enable any one to detect the counterfeit. The central figure in the genuine represents a female taking from an iron chest with bags of specie near her. In the counterfeit it is Ceres surrounded by Agricultural emblems, and the head of the figure obliterates the " A" in u Charleston," at the tbp of the note. In the genuine note tnere are two small medalions on the left with the figures " 10in the counterfeit it occupies-the entire width of the note, with "Ten" in large let ters, and a large and dark looking medallion near it representing Mars. The signatures of " A. G. Rose, Cashier," and " Henry W. Conner, President," are well executed, but seem to have been stamped by a steel die. The person who passed the note appeared to be a foreigner.?Charleston Mercury. The Calm of Death.?Clasp the hands meekly over the still breast?they've no moro work to do. Close the weary eyes?they have no more tears to shed; part the damp locks? there's no more pain to the heart. Closed is the ear alike to love's kind voice, and calumny's stinging whispers. Oh, if in that still heart you have ruthlessly planted a thorn ; if from that pleading eye you have turned carelessly away; if your loving glance and kindly word, and claspiug hand have come all too late, then God forgive you. No frown gathers on the marble brow as you gaze, no scorn curls the chiselled lip, no flush of wounded feeling mounts the blue-veined temples. God forgive you ! for your feet must shrink' ^ ? ? ? 11 A..V ?Y"? ?K'o n/il/1 riOOr* VAI1P fult0% aj'puucu IIUIJI X/cavu a vviu i w vi } J VII. * ??. ing tongue ask "Can this be death ?" your fading eye linger lovingly on the suuny earth ; your clammy hand yield its last feeble flatter. Oh, rapacious grave! yet another victim for thy voiceless keeping! Why! not a word of welcome from all thy houseless sleepers! no warin greeting from a sister's lips ? no throb of pleasure from the maternal bosom ? Silent all! Oh, if these broken limbs were never gathered up. If beyond deuth'r swelling flood there was no eternal shore ; if for the struggling bark there was no port of peace; if athwart that lowering cloud sprung no bright hope of promise? Alas I tor Love, if this be all, And nought beyond?ob, earth I Fannt Fern. / An Ingenious Riddle.?It was done when it wns Immniii. it was done when it was half done, and yet it wasn t done when it was fini>hed. Now what whs it? Ot course you can't guess. Will this do? Answer.?Timothy Johnson courts Susannah Dunn. It was Dunn when it was begun, it was Dunn when it whs half done, and yet it wasn't Dunn when it was done; it was Johnson. Caution to Whiskey Drinkers.?Three persons in Zanesville, Ohio, one Saturday evening, a few weeks ago bought some whiskey, and were all found dead on Monday morning. Some of the whiskey that remained wasanalyz ed, and found to contain a laiye portion of strychnine?which deadly poison is said to be used by distillers, in order to increase the yield. y -si