Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ Jftisctllnntnns Utms. ACTS Passed at the late Session of the General Assembly. ORIGINATING IN TUB SENATE. 1. An act to extend to Judges at Chambers the power of appointing commissioners to value lands required for railroads. 2. An a?tv$o amend an act entitled "an act to provide*ior't!ie inspection of flour" in cer tarn-particulars. 3. An act to authorize the United States to 'purchase certain parcels of lands in this State for the erection of .light houses and beacon lights. 4. An act to provide for the better adminisU. tration of justice in" the citv courts of Charles- 1 ton. ,, 5. Aii act to incorporate the Charleston , \Vater .Company in. the city of Charleston. : C. An act to .authorize the State to aid in 1 the construction of thfe Charleston and Savan 1 nali Railroad Company. * 7,.. An act to incorporate the Columbia and " TChariotle Magnetic Telegraph Company. originating ix the house. 1. An.act to authorize and empower the 1 . Commissioners of the Orphan House of Char- ? leston to select the number of youths therein ' mentioned troin those educated and maintain " ed on the bounty of that institution, who'shall be allowed to complete their education at the ,l military schools established in this State. ^ t. 2. An act to authorize aid to the Blue Ridge s Railroad in South Carolina. 3. An act to amend an act entitled "an act a to re-charter the Merchants' Bank of South a. Carolina at Cheraw." r . .4. An act to authorize and empower the city council of Charleston to levy and collect taxes P on the real estate of banks within tho corpor- li otejimits of said city. 0 -5.. .An act to authorize the Cheraw and DarlingtenRailroad Company to increase their ^ " - ;fpiapital stock. ; JS. 4n act to incorporate the Elmwood Ceni- 7 . plory Company, ? . 3i7. An act to amend an act to incorporate 'J ithe^Mremens' Insurance Company of Charles* 1 leston, passed the 16th day of December, A. P' D. 1852. te 8. An act to incorporate the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company. 9. An act to incorporate the society for the relief of indigent and superannuated ministers of the Presbyterian Church and their families. 9? ^ 10. An act to amend the first clause of an ^ act entitled "an act to renew and amend the 1,1 charters of certain towns and villages hereto* fore incorporated" passed on the 20th day of ^ December, A. D. 1853. P? v " 11. An act to authorize the formation of a Sl volunteer battalion to be attached to the 23d Regiment of South Carolina Militia, and for ^ other purposes. . 12. An act to incorporate the Saving and building Association. 0,1 13L An act to incorporate the Snartanburs Female College. ^ 14. An act to incorpg^^r^'j^vi|jage 0f wt Marion and foro^* purposes therein men- Pe tioned. jei An act to extend the time allowed the nv Greenville nnd Columbia Railroad Company w.' tQ open books of subscription to the capital P1 'stock of said company. iG. An act to vest the title of the State in certain escheated property therein mentioned J1 in certain persons therein named. VI. An act to divide Pendleton into two f? election districts. m 18. An act to incorporate certain religions m and charitable societies, and societies for the Cil advancement of edncation, and to renew and Vc amend the charters of others heretofore gran- C:l ted. Q1 19. A n act to renp.w and amond tln> charters w of certain towns and villages heretofore moor' porated. 20. To rechartcr tlie Dank of Georgetown, S.C. 21. An act to incorporate certain societies, Jc associations and companies, and to renew and ls amend -the charters of others. ,n 22. An act to extend the charters of the st town ofYorkville. s; *23. An act to amend the charter of the town P1 ofMfc.. peasant. 24. Ah act to incorporate the Columbia Ma- J"0 chine Works. 25! An act to incorporate the Merchants' " M[utual Insurance Company. 26. An.act to incorporate the Columbia Fe malerCollege. fa ? 27.~An act to alter and amend the charter lt of the town of Columbia and fur other purpo- rt ses. 28. An act making appropriations for the f'yearjgommencing October 1854. 89. An act to amend an act entitled an act u toancprpprate tho Northeastern Railroad Com- ^ pany. 30. An act to amend an act entitled "An s( act^to authorize the formation of the Savannah a RiVeV Valley Railroad Company, and to grant w .fcid jh .the .construction of their road. r( .31. An act to authorize the Town Council of Hamburg to subscribe to the capital stock )' of certai.n railroad companies therein mention- ri ed,rand.for other purposes. 32; An net to prescribe the mode and terms v upon," which 4be City Council of Charleston may 1 sunscribc to the capital stock of railroads, plank ' roads-find canal companies, and to confirm the subscriptions Heretofore made by thein. 1 An act to recharter the Board of Dircc* 1 fore of the Theological Seminary of the Synod j 1 of Sooth Carolina and Georgia. s 34; An act to amend'an act entitled," "An act to charter the Wilmington and Manchester Itailrpad Company. 35. An act to amend the charter of the ? Bank of the State of South Carolina. 3G. An act to incorporate the Yorkville Fe- N roaleXoltege. I 37. An act-to aothorize the Comptroller If Generall to accept the bequest of the late John j Blair.,. , . ... ^ i 38! - An act to abolish the office of,Tax Col i ] lector A?r the election district of Winynh, and | for other purposes. 39. An act amend the charter of the town of j Georgetown. , 40. An act to raise supplies for the year com-1 , mencing in October, 1854. I 41. An act to classify the lands in the Ca [ ' tawba Indim Boundary situated in York and ( Lancaster Districts, and to tax thein as other: , 'lands in said districts and for other purposes. t y , There are said to he 27,000 foraales of good I character In the city of New Ybrk eutirelv des- t titute of support. . .y' Later from Europe., Halifax, Dec. 23.?The R. IW. Steam Ship America from Liverpool on Saturday, .the Dili inst., arrived here, this afternoon. The screw steamer Sarah Sands, Sailed from Liverpool on tho 5th inst. for Portland. TLo cinflin shin Washington, sailed from Southampton on Wednesday, the Gt'n, for New York, with. 100 passengers and a cargo valued at-?000,000 sterling. The Collins steam ship Atlantic^ from New York on the 25th ultimo, arrived at Liverpool at 11 A. M., on Wednesday tlie Gth inst. The Arabia having taken in shot and amunition at Kingston, would proceed to Marsol lies to embark" French troops for the Crimea. There is but iililc news of interest from the seat of war, hut negotiations are becoming ? O most complicated and critical. On the 2d of December a treaty of alliance was signed at Vienna between Austria, France and England, fhe exact terms are not known, hut are surnised as follows: Fiistly, 'I hat Austria regards lie violation of the Turkish territory as war igaiust herself. Secondly, Thar Austria will mgment her forces in ;he Principalities, so as o enable the Tuiks to resume offensive opera MM ||._ MM .. if. _ ,|. 3 ,c 7?. ^ ions. 1 lliruiy, i Hill oil uieuemutiu 01 ruiua' md England 20,000 Austrians will lie sent to he Crimea, Fourthly, France and England [uaranlec that the territorial possessions of Austria, shall, under all circumstances, remain indimiiiished. Fifthly, At present is secret. Sixthly, Prussia shall he invited to join the lliuncc. Seventhly, The treaty to come into juration on the part of Austria, should Prus ia not come to terms, before January the 2d. ctting forth the terms on which the Czar will ssent to peace, namely: First, A joint guar- j ntec hy the five powers of the protection of | 10 whole Christian population in Turkey.? ecoudly, A joint protectorate of the five owers over the Principalities subject to cx iting Russian treaties. Thirdly, The revision f the treaty of 1841, to which Russia will as;nt if the Sultan will likewise do so. Fourth\ The free navigation of the Danube. The speech of the King of Prussia to the b ambers is also published. The King says int the army shall he made ready for war, but 2 refrains from indicating the course which russia will adopt. Meantime the Berlin pa ?rs publish .1 despatch from Baron Von Man ffeuiel, Nov. 15th, to the ambassador at Viinn, expressing the determination of the russiat) governmenl not to demand from Busa any concession beyond the four points.? is indeed stated, but should be received with mtion, that at a Council held on the 6th the ing of Prussia determined to unite in the eaty with a view to bring the war to a close. The deliberations of the Germanic Diet omnjittee are most important; the actual )sition of affairs seems to be that Prussia insts on a declaration in favor of Prussian poli r, or nt least of neutrality ; wlnle 011 the conFiry, Austria insists that the following point mil be decided : " Whether the northeastern Diiticrs of Austria are not sufficiently tJipriit icd to wa r ra iiImi iT|i|iinl 1111 m e^yJp(|^^lF!!f)ps!Tlost of the Germanic ates are with haste putting their armies 011 a Fir footing. The present opportunity for ace is probably the last, and it this bo rented, we may be prepared to see, next Spring, ilitnry operations on as large a scale as they jre during the great wars of the French cmre. Ji uc vt ii? . Affairs before Sebastopol are unchanged.? here has been some fighting, but none of iportancc. The garrison continues to make rties. During the night of November 14th, a hurricane of wind and rain, the Russians ade a sortie from the city on the French imp, but were repulsed. On the loth of iNo tnber, several men and horses died in the ,mp from cold and exhaustion. The Russians tiet. iGth, fire very slack. A few redoubts ere completed by the British overlooking the kerman road. Some reinforcements reached e French. 17th, men and officers are conructing huts for the winter. An order has been ?ued by Lord Rag-Ian that no officer shall ave the camp unless sick or wounded. Rain coming down in torrents. lSth, weather ore temperate. Russians in the valley; ob trved to have received more reinforcements; n.n/iBml itvnnlv tlmnciml under ticncral Li .tTV,?V- V..^..V , randi. 19th, the French made a reconnoisance in nco, and found the Russians busied in repairig their artillery damaged in the previous bate. Nov. 20th.?The 97th British Regiment inded ex-Orinoco steamer. The Queen <>f the outh arrived with various drafts of British oops. The French landed considerable redeforcements at Kameisch Bay. Firing veryrisk from the town, and warmly replied to om the French and British lines. Nov. 21st to 24th. ? Bombardment contir:ed weak on tho part of the allies. Their fire id little damage, and that little was constant f repaired. The allies mainly occupied in ^lengthening their positions against attack, nd in establishing new batteries?the tire of liich has not yet been opened. Menschikoff jports that the English had attempted to esiblish themselves near the head of the dock aid, but were repulsed with loss. Further einforcements reached the allies. Nov. 29th.?The Russians made a sortie but rerc repulsed by the English, who, in pursuing, ook and retained 9 guns which the Russians argot to spike. Another account says that they captured wo seven gun redoubts. On the 20th, part of he garrison attacked the French lines, but re ired with a loss of-230. The French lost eventy-five.? Char. Courier. Gloomy Condition of tlic Army. A letter from Constantinople, dated Nov. !0th, says: The boat from Crimea has arrived, but vitliout any army mail. Wo have intelligence jowever, from the camp up to the 18th. No iring, beyond an occasional shot had taken. i{ace for three days, in fact, all active ope "ntions were suspended. Sir Do Lacy Evans ins resigned his command and come down lere ill. The. writer of the letter says: With regard to the hutting of the troops, I itn sorry to say, that the prospect seems rath gloomy, as no foresight has hcen shown in the matter, and everything retains to bo done, rim order for the tools with which to construct :his large number of buildings is dated the 12th if November, and was not icceivcd in CoiisUtn inople until the 17th. The list of articles rejuired is of enormous length, and it is totally iioyoud the capabilities of this part of the world :o furnish them. Orders will be sent off to Malta and oilier places, And with great efforts j the thousands of trowels and hammers, and : the hundreds of thousands of nails may be fur nished within a month from the present time. ! The wood will not bo forth coming even at so j early a date, and the loss of so large a portion j of our transports will still further retard ope ! rations. Then comes the period necessary for | the construction, which will not be less than : three or four weeks, considering the dillii cnlty of bringing everything six miles along j j an uneven road. In short, I am assured that i the troops will probably not be in their huts for nearly three mouths, and that they cannot i j by any means have them leady in less than I ' two. They will therefore, have to brave the ' ! fury of the elements and the cold of the lius- ! siau bills until at least the middle of January ! without any protection but that of their tents, j j already tmicli injured by the storm of the 14th. i This, added to the destruction of l lie stock of i winter clothing in the prince, makes their po| sition one not to be looked forward to without j apprehension. i The following letter is from an Assistant ' j Surgeon: Ukiciits of Setjastopot., Nov. 10 & 12.? 1 j Here we are, after a wet night, moving on a ' j mud bank, inches deep in dirt, in a miserable j ! and comfortless condition?even tiling wet and I ! cold; but wc are as cheerful as ever, though ; the fall of Sebastopol is as far as ever from our i gaze. So we are to stay here for the winter ! and encamp in huts! Fancy us under canvas ; on a hill slope, with incessant rain, which comes i even through into the tent, and makes tilings j wet or damp, so that any change for the bct! tor is impossible. The camp is a mud hole, j and the poor hones stand shivering in the rain and wind most pitiably. Our only chance is for some of them to die, as any h?s3 of men *could not touch the lu-art of our Brigadiers or any of the chiefs?men can be replaced; horses cost money. This weather, we are told, will pnotimip to flbristimos and tlipn snow sets in. Wood lias been ordered for hulling the horses mid we are told tostay undcrcunvas until Christ- ' mas but the wood has not appeared, being only ordered two days ago, just as the houses ought ' to have been built. Meanwhile we are surrounded by a large body of Russians: sonic of tliem occupy the houses which we have so humanely spared while under our possession. They also 1 enjoy the forage and hayri'-ks which wc humanely paid for (or gave tickets for) but which 1 the enemy is now enjoying. Everywhere they have burnt what they could not remove; but 1 we pay for everything and destroy nothing. J At Alma we lost two days, most important ' days, in staying to bury their dead and see to ( their; while they, panic struck, were running ' away at the cry of tiic<i English are coming," 1 mrl lunvtnrr nil lioliitwi flium TIoil M (till* IV U I 111^ llll "V IIIIIV1 IIIVIHl * ll?V? V, 11 K I IV. IV I l< and Eyre then heen listened to, we li.nl pursued tliem into Sevastopol without opposition, (which the former offered to take with his divi- ' siou alone. As it was, they had time torocov or themselves and to build niinj batteries , round therJp*?*S^uVrchJ~we ltavc fired at night J .a^'Tjayior four weeks, without destroying. Our fires will not burn to day, so warmth is I out of the question, besides sitting under wet ^ canvas is not conducive to heat. I hear three s thoniand more French have just e^ne down to ' Balakva, so the force there is six thousand English and French, and it is safe. Medical j matters are in a wretched state; those whom ^ Smith sends to Scutari for service come to the Crimea without reporting themselves. As it is wo have too lew men, and scarcely any at ., Scutari. Our ration of rice is stopped. It 0 seems it had been issued to the Turks, and j the commissariat found themselves suddenly without supply. This is the way things are v managed. Our biscuit is fortunately rery s good. Fancy the Guards filthy with dirt and ,, vermin; the latter infest all of us, more or less. ^ Those beautiful coatees you admire arc their s daily and only dress, and the Hussars call f their splendid jackets gilded night dresses. s Lord Cardigan still figures in the Eleventh [ uniform. c 2Iexic?. The following information, as relates tD the j internal state of .Mexico, is derived from an authenticate source. Affairs in that country * still present a condition of great di-Uwctioo.? j While its ruler pretends to retain his position ^ by submission to the popular will, his rc.strictions on the Press, and even on speech, arc nilrelaxed, while heavy penalties are threatened ^ against all who communicate any intelligence j unfavorable to ll.e central army. That insur- j invite ;ia 1511?v- !iri> cullpd. firi' Motive mill in no 3-?-' "" m"'j ;?i - j tion in most of the Northern Departments, anil particularly in Miehioacan and Guerrero, on the Pacific, admits of no ilouht. Alvarez, liius far, has been triumphant in maintaining the independence of the latter, and in keeping open ' the port of Acapulco, free both for ingress and 1 egress, and conducive to a more liberal com- ( mercial intercourse than the central govern- ( inent admits. It is throng!) the latter enly that any information can bo gained publicly, 5 and the truth is more inferred from the cxangerations of what is permitted to be pub- I lishod than from the promulgation of what is desired to be known. On one day at I'uebla 1 there were salvos of artilleries for victories said to have been achieved at Morillio by the Central over the Insurgent forces. The noxt day whispers were circulated among the con- 1 cealcd friends of the latter to the reverse, and the report is that the Central Government ad- 1 mits that it lost a general in the alliiir, but at a ? ..conn ....... ......nu;.wi ivil.alc Tl.n 1 uu2?L UI ww IUVII l?? u?w vj?jn?omi- ivi/vio, ? uv latter, it seems, have adopted the guerilla mode of warfare, that which is most dangerous to those who keep embodied, and contend for positions. Hence when the insurgents attack and practice on its principles of warfare, "That lie who fights and runs away, May live to fight auother day," the central occupying force claim a victory, though t hey may have had the worst of the battle. Valdemar and his associates Garcia and Chrespetun have been reported as annihilated at Victoria and Montery; but the next intelligence is, that they have re-embodied and again threatening some other place. So on the whole Ka D Airolllf toll lo nf/inrrnccnfii ttmvr tw\CCI I/IIV uvwiuiivii 10 jin'^itcoov j uiiVi hmi? |fvoci bly soon assume a head too formidable to be resisted by the central power. That there is much disquietude at the I'nlucc is evinced by almost every decree emanating from that quarter.? Clicr. Eve News. Tub Fohi.oun Hum:.?The Editor oftho NT. ' Y. Courier inquirer, who 1 as recently returned j from Europe, says that Wild Highlanders, the i ; regiment which received and repul>ed the j charge of Hessian cavalry with such admirable j coolness on the tiiith of October, has volunteer j ed to lead the storming party when the breach- I i es are opened at Subaslopol. Probably not : j one of the gallant foHows will live to know I whether the attack is successful or not. -.TaMmaat^zMBauMWiimmKjsjujjp.ni i iimbi? i min;?i The Anti-Slavrrv Agitation.?It has been remarked by. some of our leading Statemen, that the course which should ne pursued in Congress by the Southern members on this j question, should bo that of perfect silence, or in the forcible expression of the illustrious Statesman now deceased, " masterly inactivity. The agitation of the subject no doubt originated Willi some of the talkative members from the j Abolition States, who feed anxious to take part in nnv emitrovorsv so as thev can immortal izc themselves, and l>y this means secure tlie i approbation of their constituents. The. subject of Abolitionism being one of theory, makes it easy for the inost ignorant man to make a speech in support of the project, because he can talk away at random without displaying to his friend his great want of the requisites of a good speaker and able Statesman. lint men like the man who set fire to the temple of Diana, are only anxious to serve the immortality of theirnames, by coming in contact with great mew whose names are inscribed oij the tablets of fame by their own great acts and deeds. Charlesfon Standard. - o?- - Bousdaiiv Qcestiox.?The State of Florida and the United Slates are parties in a case of disputed boundary which Florida lias with Georgia. Florida contends that the truo line separating her on the north from Georgia is one established by British commissioners in 17G3, immediately after the -treaty of peace.? This lino begins at the junction of the Apaluchicola and Ogeechee rivers, ami extends to the head of the St. Mary's. The point in dispute, is where is the head of the St. Mary's ? Georgia claims a line thirty miles south of that asserted to have been established in 1703. The district in dispute, hitherto held by the United States and Florida, contains 1,200,000 acres, part of which has been sold and part of which is now in market as public lands. If the Claims of Georgia shall be sustained, the lands unsold will he passed to Georgia, and the General Government will bo obliged to be reimburse the purchasers for that which it has here toforc disposed of. Death of a Distinopishkd Lady.?Mrs Ann Bayard, of Delaware, died in Philadelphia r>n the 10th lilt., i:i the 77th year of her age. Ilcr lather Richard Bas-ct, was the first United States Senator elected by the State of Delaware. Her husband, Jas. A. Bayard, cspresented Delaware in both Houses of Congress. in 1S01 he was appointed Minister to franco, in 1814 lie was one of the commission;rs who negotiated the treaty of Ghent, and in 1815 was appointed Minister t<? Russia. He lied the same year. Richard Bayard, a son, >f the deceased Mrs. Rayard, was formerly Charge to Belgium; and Jas. A. Bayard, anotli r son, is at precsent United States Senator rom Delaware. Glenn's Spuing.?We are gratified to learn savs the Spartanburg h'xpreas,)that Glenn's Spring has been purchased to be openedagainwc n esume as a watering place, and the Female ligli School which has been in operation there or a year will be removed to the town of Spartanburg. We have no <piubt their arrangencnt will be benifieial to all parties concerned nd highly gratfying to the public generally, nvalitls and pleasure seekers will again have heir favorite summer resort opened to them. The Masonic; Festival.?The Celebration, -cstcrday, the Centennial Anniversary of the irgar.i/.alion of the Grand Lodge of Ancient 'ree-Masons, in South Carolina was a most inpusing ceremony. The Fraternity, in their arious < balers anil Degrees, were present in trong numbers, at id the procession was one if I he largest ever witnessed in this city. The lay itself was one of the pleasantest of the oason bright, balmy, and invigorating, and t._ ..I I ..*7:.l. ..7...i III? Miruirj >u iu iin ?mi ^lauucvi pcctators Having reached the South Carolina iifetitute, tlie tiles were opened, and the pro:ossion entered in inverted order, and was idle wed by citizens, until the vast Hall was illcd to its (itmost limits? the guile ries presentng a brilliant array of loveliness and beauty. Vlter singing an anthem, and prayer, an Orajoil was delive.rod by Dr. Samuki. Uk.-viiy Dickson, which, in its composition and delivery, vas worthy his high reputation as a scholar and in orator. Ilis .Masonic brethren evinced their estimate of its merits, by passing a vole of hanks, and requesting a copy of it for pubication. After singing an ode, the Craft again brined in procession, and marched to Masonic lull, where the business of the day was ippropriately terminated* Dividends.?The dividends of our hanks md other institutions providing sources of investment signalize a state of prosperity which jomparo favorably with similar institutions in ?ther parts of the Union. Hank of Charleston, 4 per cent, for the last six months. Planters' and Mechanics' Hank, 87 1-2cents per share, at the rati of? percent, per annum. o* ii ,..i. c .... ?_ r..? ii,? i.._? CltUU Dunn, IUUI ['<-"1 tcni, i\/i 111u i*iai 5i,\ mouths. Union Bank, $1,75 per share, at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum. South Carolina Baulc, a semi-annual diviJend of SI,<>0 per share. The People's Bank, a semi annual dividend of 75 cents per share. The Dank of Georgetown, a semi-annual dividend of 81,25 per share. The South Carolina Insurance Company, a semi annual dividend of $4 a share. The Commercial Bank of Columbia, a semi annual dividend of $1 per share. ,-\nd the Columbia Gas Company, a dividend of $1,50 per share of $25 for the past six months. A Police Justice named Clark, in New York has been arrested and committed to await his ' - . 1 trial at tne next sessions, on me cnarge or compounding with criminals who had been brought before him. Thieves and burglars, it is alleged were discharged by this Justice time and again. Hitherto only Aldermen have been caught in such tricks,?but now it is Judges on the bench! By and by, Diogenes will need a thousand lamps to discover even one honest man among thorn. This is one of the fruits of the election of Judges in New York by popular suffrage. The most valuable crop in tee United States is that if lubian Corn estimated in 1850 at two i ? . iii! r i ii i hundred aim miiciy-six millions ui (Miliars, aim being nearly three times as valuable as wheat and more than three limes asvalualilu as cotton six times as many acres of land are devoted to Indian corn as are given to cotton, and three times as much to wheal The value of butter made annually in the United Stales exceeds fifty millions of dollars. ? % * . * # ^ ' <* ?aEWPB^"?IIMIMWjWIBMMBIIIJMIIB Mil ' tljc Caroiirn IWMlij Jtoiirniii Tuesday, January 2, 1855. THO. J. WARREN, Editor. Those who Owe Will oblige us by an early settlement of their dues. It ; is bad enough to work for pay, but infinitely worse, i positively uninteresting, and decidedly uncomfortable, ] to labor for naught. Our engagements are pressing, ; and wo must insist upon all who' owe us paying up. Friends, won't you pay without being dunnedf Do t'7- _ Musical Instruction. Wo call attention to the advertisement of Prof. Do Vine. The recommendations which ho has. and the favorablo opinions expressed, justify us in recomI mendincr him to n lnrcrn natrnna'TP. Our New Postmaster. Mr. Thomas W. regues lias Ijccii appointoJ Postmaster at Camden, in the place of Mr. John N.'Gamewell, ! r(s'gncd. We part with great regret with Mr. Gnme! well, and wo are sure the entire community agree I [ with us in this expression. -'1 letter postmaster cnu- ! j not be found anywhere; his equal is not often seen. J This involves another change which is a source of regret to us. We are obliged to give up our right ^ hand friend and kind co operator, who, for so many j years has conducted the mechanical department of the paper; his place we do not expect to supply,,but, j j of course, will do all we can to remedy the change. The entire duties of managing the mechanical ' department of the office, as well as its editorial interests will devolve upon the Editor; how wo shall succeed, remains to be seen. Dr. Charles Taylor. We had the pleasure of hearing this gentleman preach on Sabbath morning last in the Methodist Church. Xioo years ago, his first sermon as a stationed minister of the church was preached in Camden, lie labored with much acceptability one year; imme I diately afterwards he prepared himself and graduated as a physician, and was appointed by tho South Carolina Conference as a Missionary to China, in which field of labor he has since continued to work zcalouslj- ; and efficiently, until within tho last year, when lie j returned to this country for Mrs. Taylor, whose ill health had forced her to leave China and seek relief in her own nativo land. Tho Doctor, we believe, intends returning to his new field of laborious effort, and we most cordially wish him all possible 6uccessin his self, sacrificing and noble excrtio* "u assisting to deliver that " land from error's ch' It requires a stout heart and an unflinching wii. .ndertako such a task, but the divine command is imperative, " Go ye into all tho world and preach the Gospel to every creature.1 ' Masonic. The following brethren were, on Wednesday cvo. ni.ig last, installed Officers of Kershaw Lodge No. 2D for tho preseut year: JOSEPH 13. KERSHAW, W. M. CHARLES A. McDONALD, s. w. WILLIAM E. IIUCHSON, J. W. JAMES I. VILLI PIG UE, Treasurer. Z. J. DeIIAY, Secretary. L. McCANDLESS, S. D. T. W. PKGUES, J. D. J. 8. DKPASjS .fc W. F. FERItY, Stewards. F. J. OAKS, Tyler. Committee 0,1 Charity?J. B. Kershaw, C. A. Me Donald,T. W. Pegues, W. E. Ilughson, J. S. Depass Munificent Donation. We are gratified to record tho pleasing fact, that George. \V. Williams, Esq., of the lirm of lland, Williams, and Wilcox, of Charleston, has donated the handsome sum of jive thousand dollars to the Woftord College, the annual interest of which it is intended shall be appropriated to the education and support of one or more students, to be selected by the South Carolina Conference, and who arc looking to the work of the ministry. What a noble act! and who can estimate the amount of good which that donation may accomplish! Tho great day alone may reveal the fruits of that eflbrt. How much better for thoso who have the means to make such investments; they must always paj*, with large interest. The Charleston Evening Xeics, in noticingthis benefaction, says: ''We agree in opinion wich the editor of tho Chronicle and Sentinel, that such a benefaction, matte during the lifetime of the donor, is of far greater utility than if placed among testamentary bequests; for ho is able to see that proper application is made of his donation, instead. as is often the case, being made matter of legal controversy, from difference in the interpretation of wills." The Mail Difficulty. Wo had laid the flattering unction to our soul that tho mail difficulty would bo settled, but alas for all human hopes and expectations, the idea was altogether chimerical. We are as far from a settlement as ever, and old postmaster granny Campbell will make sad ( havoc of matters, if his pertinacious stupidity is allowed to govern in tho present important crisis President Picrco will do himself no credit, and tho country at , largo gross injustice, if he continues such a man in an oftico where important interests aro involved. Terms have been made by Mr. Douglas, tho present contrac tor, to convey tho mails by the usual mode, but tho injunction comer, with imperious authority, from his czarship, that horse coaches must be used in place of railroad care. Mr. Douglas contends for tlio right of! convoying as lie pleases; this right is denied by Mr. Campbell, and thus it goes. The idea is supremely ridiculous, and is the best specimen wo have ever seen of the sudden transition from the sublime to the contemptible. Decidedly rich, and equal to some of the bright ideas we hear about, going back to first principles with a vengeance! Will tlio people submit to such a gross outrage? We hope not. South-Carolina Banks. Tlio Montgomery, Ala., Mail says: "Intelligence was received here yesterday that notes on the Banks of Camden, Cheraw and Georgetown, South Carolina J were no longer redeemed in O/iarleston. This news ! created some distrust among bankers here, and some of them in oonsoquence, reject the. notes not only of the institutions named, but of all. interior South Carolina Banks. This is suicidal policy. There is not even a rumor that those notes are not redeemed at their own counters. Until then, it is creative of unne ccssary distrust, and promotive of very bad consoquenccs to reject tliem." To tills tlio Cliarloston Courier replies: "Wo arc deeply indebted to tho Mail for its prompt dcfenco of our Banking institutions, and can assure it that wo have every reason to believe they aro beyond suspicion. Tho stockholders are liable to doublo the amount of their subscriptions, and thero is no instance wo belie vo on record of any bill holders over having suffered from tho failu:e of a hank in this Suite, consequently , tho citizens of other States need have no l'enr relativo j to tho prudence of accepting of any of our prorates to pa}'. Tlio notes of our interior hanks are taken freely not only at tho hunks in this city, but by our citi- , zens throughout the Stato." ? *' .v. ...V .-V . - v ... uwuiPJK'MiinumajiJl Major General^ Election. The last statement which we have of this election, gives General Aiken Id mnjority ovor General Chandler. The number of votes polled gives Aiken 27 0, and Chandler 251, out of which 3 were rejected from Chandler, and 5 from Aiken, making a difference in, favor of Aiken of 14 votes. Printing Office for Sale. Tho proprietor of the Chora vy Gazette, owingto proi tractcd ill health,' offers his establishment for Bale. To a practical, business man, this would no doubt prove a profitable investment for a small amount o^ capital. . . ..... . .. Florida Senator. - . "VVe are "gratified to learn, says .the Cliarlesfon'Mer. j cury. tuat tno uon. v. L. l ulee was cuosen u. & $enai tor on the tirst ballot, receiving 31 votes against 23 in opposition. Mr. Yulec, though-fitill in tli'e prime of life, has had a long public experience, and has bCen;^ : not only an ablo and watchful representative of,tha , interests of Klorida, but a faithful and unflinching I friend of tiie South. The State-Rights party will give i iiim a warm welcome back to the Hall of the Seriate. Another Year j Has passed swiftly upon the wings of restless, flitting time, and wo are brought to the contemplation of the stubborn fact that ; we are one year >? : j r older, and one year nearer to our end - man the hour when our last New Year's salutatory was penfced. It is an important time, and an appropriate-season for reflection and sober thought. Wo desire not to be prosy, for it is no time for sentimentalities or vain abstractions; 'tis the the time for practical, cvery-day, honest reflections. Tho recordof the deceased year has been made up forever, and it must bd met and w * - % answered. A\ hat we have done, or have aot done, or might iiave done, are matters lor another and a future time. -i> . .v " ' The future is yet before us, let it bo improved, .for we are more interested in the present and the fiityro than in the past; the past is gone?let it go," perhaps its experiences may serve us profitably?-if BO,jt is. well* Five years have olapsed since our editorialdebut We are still at the helm, and now have entered tlie sixth. We hope our voyage may be a pleasant one; if spared to see its closo. We wish our friends and patrons every possible comfort and happiness wittim.tlie bounds of reason, with a charming Sew Y/ah. Another Stranger at the Door. In our summary of the intelligenco-brpiight by the G cor ye Law, will be found an extract from tbc Panama Star, announcing that (be Galapagos Islands have been offered to the United States lor Stf.OOO^OOO?a- gOod-round sum these hard times, for a group of-smouldering volcanoes tiff the Coast of Ecuador; in the Pacific. The New York Fxpress-says:1 "These Islands are situated somO.six hun^/ dred miles from the coast of America, and.lie immediately under the Equator. The archipelago consists of ten islands, of whttth fivG exceed the others in size?namely Albemarle, Indefatigable, Chajhaui, Nu thorough, and James; the smaller ones are Barrmgton, Charles Hood, Biudloes, and Ahington. ' The climate is not excessively hot, as might he supposed from their position, nor docs- mUch . rain fall, but'the clouds hang low, and though the lower parts are sterile, at an elevation of a thousand feet and upwards, it possesses a tolerably luxuriant vegetation. The islands, are all volcanic, and Darwin, whom we quote, says that there cannot be less than two tliousaiid craters throughout the group. They are generally very sterile, and water is exceedingly scarce; on sonic orfhtfislauds noneua known to exist. The animals, insects, and plants of these islands, in rn??st instances, differ from all others known, but they are very few in num? ber, and except the tortoise* and a, few wildpigs, are no use to man. There are numerous good harbors, and the neighboring seas abound with whales, which causes it to be much frequented by whalers. Excellent fish is caught close to the shore. There is a fishing establishment of about thirty men on the islands, who dry the fish, ane find a ready market for them in Peru. "General Vilamn, the Ecuadorian Minister at Washington, is the proprietor of one of the largest of the islands and it is said he-bos fur. some time past been anxious to sell out. . ' j "Unless the Sandwich Islands hurry up, therefore, 'Young Galapagos' will be in the /1 . t i * i iir i _/ capital ueiore ncr. ivansas, a country -01 yesterday, is already in,? iS'ebraska is coming, Owyhee and Hawaii-are preparing to Riatt,? and we should not wonder if we were to print in the Express a speech frorn the ' gentleman from Galapagos' before the next year comes to an end." .. 1 There are thousands of operatives .said to', he out of employ in Newark, .N. J.v being one third of i s whole population. Such distress has not been witnessed there among the working calasses since'the year 1843..c . CAMDEN PRICES CURRENT. A BAGGING, poryard, .. iWS 18 BALE ROPE, per pound,.-......i.11 to'lfl' BUTTER " 18 to 20 BEEF, 4 to 6 BACON, "... Hto 18COFFEE " 12 to 14 CHEESE, " to 10 COTTON, "...., 6 toff. CORN,... .per busliol, >87 to 100 FLOUR,., .perbarrel, ...900 to950 FODDER, percwt 75 to 87f LARD per pound, 12fcto 14 MOLASSES,. per gallon 30 to 3f OATS, per bushel, 50 to 62 PEAS .." tolOO SUGAR... .per pound 6^fox12 SALT per sack . . ." "to 3 ??* Arrivals at the mansion House,. FOR THE WEEK BN'DIXG DEC. 30. J' '' E. G. ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR. ; J A Ambrose, Biahopviile J T CftUtlien,^Lanca8ter S. F. Dufley, Chester WE Mathews, Columbia J F Falkner & lady, N. C. AG Hawefl, do / . Dixon Barnes, Lancaster N F-Spann^Snrater Dr. Cautlien do " R C MelvaintJ7ew York C Adams, do T R Mc<?rabam, Ch'laten ' T J Bradford, Ala; ' ? X"S Allcora, N Cl 1 . t rr:n f T TUnmnarm An" .J Drown, Muunjr uliii ? R B Cunningham do2 . N Colien, Boston J S Thompson, . doA. M Caston, Florida Asa Woodward & brother B<W Chambers and lady Durlingtou . Charleston; P II YoungJ Florida W G Barton, Wilmington D M ltodgcrs, Abbevillo W J Pcrduo, St. .Helena v, S B Hammond, iliss . - Tsl?nr\ A McPhoc, Columbia _ U J^Paniilton, Lancaster S S McCorkle & lady, Ala Mr. Massey, do A Brassell, Charleston J W Carlisle, do C II Behro, Columbia Master Sadler, do I \rnWnn UmTrma t n R ttmivM TTorsViAtc A Vcul, Wadesborouglv B F Young, do J Veal do WF G??oi?e, IL Place. 0 J iNcal, Now York D W Harrington; -Sumter N S resend, >* do \ H E Ogdcn,. Williamsburg Mra Tillman, n cliildrcn ^ G K Ring, NevYork . ? aji'Viiiit, Lancaster4 G A Rebb, .Charleston J L Rca, X (5 N McDotmld^bri'djk W. Massey, Longstrcet. J Williamsou,' Nbwbefry > .. ^ ' v l*4r? *?..T-"*- >.f 1 WCj, 'i