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? * .' " ' ^ ^ .: .. ^ . i* ; VOLUME XXI. t CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, I860. NUMBER W CHESS COLUMN .or TUE CAMDEN JOURNAL. Tuesday, March 27, 1860. PROBLEM NO. 21, BY "LAX," OF CHARLESTON. ^ SO. OA. BLACK. - 1 A MSfeTWm Vm& %>?M fM->.:-J^y</////> ** tVUITE. White to play, and Checkmate in two moves. Solution to Problem'!Yo. 20, O - " : WHITE. | BLACK. . ' 1. B. to Q. 8. 1. B. to K. B. 3, if 2. Kt to K. 5. 2. B. takes B. 3. Kt to Q 3. 7 . : 2. B. takes Kt 3. B. to K. Kt. 6. 2 K. takes Kt : 3. B. to Q. B. 7. * " 2. B. to Q. Kt 4. 3. Kt to K. Kt. 6, mate. tr t Vt tn V Tt r moves the same as ; ? jit Cflinku IBttkhj Sonrrial: * r*-r"; .... 1 ~ Taesday, March 27, 1860. v J. W. Associate.Ed.itor. ,?_? J. Free Trade. England has nearly swept awny its tariff policy. In 1845 duties.werc collected on lj-103: articles; in 1853 these were reduced to 466, anil in. 1861 th#y will corao 0 down to 44| Tho btitt ofihe revenue from customs trill bo levied on only fifteen articles, the other twentynine articled being rct-iinod on other grounds. The Kingdom of Tascany. The Emperor Napolzox, in a speech at the opening of tlid dfrcnch Legislative Assembly, said tliat Tuscaiiy was to be erected into a separate kingdom: that Parina smd ^Modern might be anncxt-d to Sardinia ; that Franco wbiold take Savoy for the security ofjier.frontier. lie hoped that the great powers would .see the necessity fortius. ' , -i ' . Eligibility of Jews. cEp tbb following item'from' au exchange, us significant of the practical tru: li that, what is rejected to-day may to-morrow become tbc chief corner stoni: ' An extraordinary event iu- the history of the German Jews lias just taken place. In the free Citj ot Hamburg, wirere a*'Jew, ten years ago, was not even eligible for a nightco instable, a Jew, bv the free suffrages ot the citizens, lias lately been chosen li cliief magistrate. ^hgMtorvhi f!?:it Bepnh nc; inogcnueinnii i'iucmm bu vuanu^u.Mn:ujiuiacuiiauii and writer, Dr. Gabriel Reisscr, who was Vice-President'oftlie German Pnrfiafuent that.-sat at Frankfort in M " * Coat of Jolin Browu'it Raul. Tlio Richmond Dir^aiclt says,, according to . official statement. tlio Jonx Bnowx raid lias already cost the State of Virginia the sum, of two. hundred aud sixty thousand dollars, bttfjdeSjtke yaluable lives that were, sacrificed by that marauder and his'gang. ' And yet, the recent'action of the Virginia Lcgialaiure / in. regard to tbo South Carolina Conference proposition, ^ can but be interpreted tp signify the, readinessof that "mother of statesmen," to mako similar investments iu the future, in -tn instiruiib^ which yields no dividend, save to its faVoritcs and our common enemy. , Encouraging;. c" JlMfeMRlP r? At too mutualcommencement of tlio Medical Doj-artmerit olctlio Pennsylvania Ifirivcrsity, in a class of 173 studentH," only two of,the graduates were South Candiumjta,i ri?:^ Sutxtx IV. IdcKt-xzic and Joux K. JlCJjEAS. This Is significanto( the right spirit, and we hope to see stall further deductiolE from the princely fund which ' the Soiithhas annually ..contributed to the support of this and other institutions of learning among a people, whose course towards us has been one of continued aggression, strengthened by the .very facilities of $ Sou'hern ht lp. Purchase ,?f Cuba. The Now York Courier has the following item of news: "We learn from a satisfactory source in Paris that the French Governmcut were advised that Spain has agreed to sell Cuba to the United States. Everything was arranged except the price, about which there was some little difference of opinion. . We give the following "difference of opinion'' as the most probable condittou of matters in regard t? Cuba. The special correspondent of the New York Tribune telegraphs to that paper as follows:? /? -?"There is no foundation for the statement 'in the * Courier and Enquirer that Spain has agreed to sell Cuba tor-til? United Stores, or that France Mias been advised to that effect. Mr Preston has never made any overture, because, when the President recommended tlio purchase to Congress, the Spanish Government officially announced that any such proposition would be regarded as an international affront, alter its decided refusals. When F. J. Grund, now Consul at Havre, was sent abroad as the secret ajjent of the Department of State, ho - presented this subject to the attention of Louis .Napoleon, who suggested as a modo of compromise, that the people of Cuba should purchase the island from Spain, to be guaranteed in their independence by the joitft "protection of England, France and the United States. Upon this report being submitted to Mr. Duchanan, _hv said lie did. not. like the partnership. A Sew Order. The ''times'' are certainly "rery prolific" in the .growth of orders and leagues of men whose platform jot principles is confined to the knowledge and understanding of the initiated alone. The latest manifestation in this direction has been made in Texas, the effect .of which-iff thus described in a lettorfrom San Antonio, .of the 24th ultimo: ;,'$aa Antonio iff thrown, into confusion and excitement by the appearance of a new Order or League in their midst, having, as some suppose, for its object the conquest of Mpxico, and, as guessed at by others, the old doctrines of South Carolina: but really not understood by any. The new Order is called "Tambourines." I send you a notice winch I picked up on the street, \viiich is the best exposition any one has, save tho members of the League. Numbers of citizens are being enrolled, I am told, evory night. Make your own comments. J Tub Alarm.?Texas and the whole South aro dcep? , ly interested in the present alarming state of affairs on uur oouunvi^tcru wftur. A meeting of the Order of "Tambourines'' will be held at the Pla2k House, this evening, at half-past 8 .o'clock AH members will please attend, as the P. 0. D. from South Carolina, and tlie H. Y. H. of Chihuahua, will bo present to submit important matters to tho Leagac. By order of thp P. 0/ D." E. L. T., Secretary. San Antonio, February 23, J.8G0. ' Doxatjos.?Wo Iwra from tlje Yorkville Enquirer that Lawson D. Williams, a talented and promising young lawyer of Arkansas, recently deceased, lias bequeathed his entire estate-^a liaudsomo property?to the Theological Seminary iu this place. He was a son ^ jjftlic Rovf. Aaron Williams, formerly of York District. Columbia CuarJian. South Carolina Patent. A patent for an improvement in ploughs* lia* been granted to Mr. William Watsox, of Bishopville. Death of Rev, Augustus L. Converse. The Sumter Watchman of the 22d inst, says: 'Tntclligenco has just reached us of the death of Rev A. L-.Gonverse, in the neighborhood of Statesburg, in tills District He died, on yesterday morning between the hours of 8 ana 9 o'clock. We have no other particulars' than his death was a lingering one, and his bodily afflictions great, which he bore with fortitude and resignation." Charleston Spring Traile. tVn nro wind to know from tlio annexed remarks of the Covriec, tliat the Spring trade of Charleston eouluucs in n most lively and buoyaut condition: y The lively condition of our spring trade, which we Have reported, continues with unusual pressure, and ' our leading houses are still taxed in all their working force to meet and dispatch orders. Notwithstanding , the vety heavy supplies laid in, and in most cases by direct importations, some of bur houses have been compelled to replenish stocks, by special orders to New York importers. Having once received assurance of the disposition and dctcrniituition of Southern merchants and retailers to support and encourage the direct trade and imports of Charleston, our importing houses will be ready to make even more extensive preparations for another season. ? Wc arc pleased to hear from our exchanges generally, aud by letters from dealers, that all orders entrusted to Charleston for this season have been filled to satisfaction, as to quality, styles and prices." Villainy Most Foul. The Memphis (Tenn.) Aryn* thus records the deeds of a modern "GuyFawkes" in a recent "gun-powder hlntr1'? sr "The inhabitants of Napoleon, Ark., have been considerably excited daring the past few days, by the discovery of a plot to destroy that town by turning upon it the current of the Arkansas river. Napoleon is situated upon a narrow strip of land at tins junction of the Mississippi and Arkansas' rivers, and'for several miles back' the two rivers are only separated by a strip of gro'und.only about four hundred yards in width. A week or two since a train of powder was laid across this narrow point, and Monday night the mutch was applied; A ^erritic explosion ensued, and the cartli was torn up to an extent which allowed the Arkansas river to find its way into the Mississippi. Already lias a strong current formed in the breech, which is hourly wideuing and deepening, and from the present indications, at no distant period the town will be swept away. A planter in the vicinity, whoso interest would bo greatly enhanced by the change in the current of the Arkansas river, is suspected of having perpetrated the deed, but nothing positive is known." Charleston and Liverpool. ? ."VTc obsen e from the . Charter that a movement is on foot in Charleston to establish direct communication between that point and Liverpool, by.tbc institution of a special line of steamers. This recommends itself as the best mcaus yet devised for the .concentration of the immense souinern ana soum-westcrn traae. in tuai city. Indeed, we regard other claims advanced by the Charleston merchants, as mero appeals to sectional patriotism, and which mast eventually succumb to the pecuniary interest of the purchaser mid of the consumer. Tho drafts upou patriotism nwy be promptly -honored for. one season, but, therejs no guaranty, uor has Charleston any right to expect that it will extend further tliau this, under Dresont circumstances. If it is the settled purpose of Charleston merchants, to undertake the supply of the South and South-west, they must bring to bear all. the facilities of. a first class market, in order that they may be able to present other and more substantial inducements than the mere gratification of a sectional preference. Men arc sometimes willing to make temporary sacrifices for the gratification of patriotism, but never have been known to set up such precedent as a general line of policy, the pockscalefcaingui ihr riisfoir Ip wli-p hard" and frequent strain. " " ? ' .It wouldaindeed be gratifying to tho feelings of every true Carolinian aud Southern man, could we become commercially independent of the Northern States, and open in our midst a market supplied with every article of demand and consumption amongour people. Efforts have boon made, with somo success, by the merchants of Charleston, in this direction; to retain what has already been secured, aud to make still larger accessions to their list of purchasers, it is absolutely essen tial that they should set about the provision ol some ruetins more enduring and of more general attraction than simple appeals to pride and patriotism. Let them make it a matter of rrcd- interest, and this, combined with tbo natural preference for a Southern market, will give-Charleston a lived trade, which is of far more practical beneiit than that influenced by spasmodic ami uncertain operations of local patriotism. The South, to.inako the doctrine ol' non-iutercoursc generally effective, must possess a market within her own limits quite'equal, if not superior, to the conuncrcial-marts of the Ncrth. To cliangc the channel 01 trade Bowing into Northern ports and driving the machinery of Northern manufactories, requires something mono durable than straws to turn the current. Mexican Affairs. Telegraphic dispatches announce tliccomiiKlieement of the siege of Vera Cruz, by Gen. Mutaiiox, ou the 5th of Match, and the appearance of two steamers without colors before the city. The S<natu<j'i aided, by detachments of men from the Suvamuh. and I'rtble,.ou board tho Judiunola and the Wait was ordered to proceed to tho anchorage ground of these vessels and ascertain their character. Ou neuring them one moved oil', when a shot was Bred l'rom the Suruiogu to bring her to, and the Indicant}a sent forward to overhaul her The" hail of the Commander ^of the Imtianola was answered by a shot l'rom the guns of the Miravton with a vaney 01 musKCtry, wuercupon me Saratoga gave ner a broad-side ami the action became general. Com. Maris and his meu are prisoners on board the U. S. Sloop-of-War Preble. . These Steamers ou their arrival at Vera Cruz passed nil the foreign squadrons and the CastSo of San Juan de Ulloa without Com. Ma mx hoisting his (lag, notwithstanding.a shot from the Castlo and other equally persuasive siguals. It Ls said the French, English and Spanish men-of-war took no notice of this fact. ) The Saruk'ja was towed up by the Jmliaiv-ln, and took Com. Marix by surprise. The. engagement took place by moonlight, both steamers trying hard to escape. Three Americans were wounded, one, it is feared, mortally. On the Mexican side, 15 aro reported killed and 30 wounded. After the action had commenced, Com. Ma mx hoisted tho Spanish (lag. The prisoners corroborate the reports, relative to the steamers having ; cleared at Havana as merchantmen; and that tlicv I hoisted the Mexican (lag only after having sailed from the port of Havana. They also mounted sis guns, each, after having cleared. ' "\Vc presume that the demonstrations above mentioned will somewhat upset tlie calculations of many as to any nrncpnt (nice br-twoon the contending nartios. and tlmt it will entail upon pur Government somewhat of an obligation to take a decided, stand with the party of its choice, should it be (bund essential to establish an early and favorable treaty with Mexico. The objects of delay in rej^rd to tlio treaty proposed arc evidently of some policy; the ends of this delay will more than likely be detrimental to American interests, llence, } if Uncle '.am is wide awake, it is not hard to determine i the sequel?he must and will take such conrsc as j promises most of good to his own cause, the frowns of j other governments to the contrary. There is however, I ot'late, considerable tuanieuvoring prior to his decisions, I and wo must bo content to bide his movements, with ! confidence in the sage advice of his political advisors, I who act as prompters behind tho scenes. For our part we would rather uot seo tho General Government, just at this juncture, involved in anything like a hostile arrangement of difficulties with foreign power, becauso of tho natural efl'ect it would have of j diverting tho public mind from a sottlemeut of the more important questions at home. It will pot much sur| prise us, however, should tho Unionists soizo this op*! portunityns thodornier resort of opposition to anything ! that favors tho disruption of tho Union, or tho band to | hand conflict of the two sections, in tho practical assertion of rights by tho .South. MISCELLANEOUS. The Hamburg Railroad. [ There wns quite a large meeting held last i evening nt the City Ilall, to hear the report of I the Committee appointed at a previous meeting {: to take into consideration the propriety of the i City Council subscribing to the slock of the c Columbia and Hamburg Railroad. Hon. W. F. Desaussure submitted the follow- t ing Report: 'J The Committee to whom was referred the ]) j; .e _ --1 I ? 4|.? re... _.r ?. expediency ui a siiu.scnpiiun uv uiu uhj v? o Columbia to tile Columbia and Hamburg. Rail- s road Company, have had the same under con- fi sideration, and recommend that the city author- g itics be requested to subscribe ?100,000 to jj< the capital stock of tlie Company. 11 The Committee are of opinion that Columbia fi is interested in the construction of this road, t Its chief value will be aS a passenger road. It c will place Columbia upon the great line oftra- b vel from the North to the South, from which n this city is now excluded. There has been a n great struggle 4o secure that travel, but it can- e uot be monopolized. e The trahsniontano route will control the v larger part of it, but the Wilmington road, and s the Charleston .and Savannah, will enjoy apart fi of it, and the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad a very considerable share?the more especially 0 if the construction of this road shall insure the - a connection between Danville and Grecnsbo- o rough ; a connection which, it is said, the.recent c legislation of Virginia has already substantially t; accomplished. o It has been suggested for some years to con- ti struct a road from Chester to Newberry, and e thus cut off Columbia from the route which it was supposed might then become the main ti route. The face of the country and the great c expense will probably, always - deter prudent v men from undertaking that enterprise; but it t seems quite certain that the construction of a T road from Columbia to Hamburg will forever a prevent it. . a Your Committee arc not insensible to the t injury the South Carolina Railroad Company, g may sustain from the projected road, in the a loss of passengers from Kiugsville..to Augusta; h an injury in which such of om; citizens as own t stork 'in the South Carolina Railroad will par- ? ticipate; but it is hoped they will feci the necessity of submitting to this loss for the public good. To tlie extent that the passenger busi ness is transferred to tne tmanotto liaitroau, tlic city will be benefitted as far as her stock is concerned, and she is a stockholder to the t amount of $100,000. t Although as & freight road it is not supposed s that the projected enterprise holds out great p * inducements to embark in it, yet some pricti- s cal persons arc of opinion that its claims in ]; that regard arc not to be. entirely overlooked, v Xo doubt, a large portion of Edgefield will t continue to transact its business at Hamburg fi and Charleston, but irom this side of the ridge d something may le expected, especially if the ii discrimination in -freight against Columbia is r abandoned by the South Carolina Railroad v Company. The bacon "and flour and other t articles brought from the valley of the West 1 find their way "to us now circuitouslv. By 3 cutting off the detour at Branchvillc and c Kingsville, something more of thatfladc may ; be expected. If the Blue" Ridge Ilbad were 1 completed, our intjjjpjp.nrse with the West would c be l>y lliatToute?tlut wlien \\ill that he? 'lwo "I plans tor aiding the projected road were discus- s sed in the Conmiitfee?oiic bv guaranteeing the bonds of the "Company and securing the city by a fir& mortgage upon the road ; the other by a direct subscription. "It was supposed tlic mortgage would prevent subscriptions by others, and the latter course was adopted, which ! tlic Committee accordingly recommend. All of which is respectfully, submitted. I t< W V 1 A f's'sTTl?^ v Chairman. n Mr. DeSaiisStire. advocated the Import with I much force. It was also advocated by Messrs. p \\ ood, Gaillard, Townseiid, McMaster and h Peiharn. . f Dr. William Reynolds and Messrs. Senn s and Allen spoke in opposition to it, or, at least t to the polfcy of subscribing at this lime. After .a full discussion, on motion of W. S. Wood, the sum named in the report was increased to $300,0U0, and, by a large majority, the report, ,l as amended, was adopted. On motion of Mr. McMaster, his Uonor the j;Mayor was instructed to appoint a Committee 1 ot five gentlemen to proceed to Augusta to ? bring the subject to the attention of the City Council of that, city, and to correspond with 11 leading mcii in the Districts of Edgefield and L f .!> Vllllft >1*1 111 l*l.l.|tl/Ml t/i it MVAIiljjlVll IWIHUWII UMV. ^ 'J m Sun than Guardian. ^ Vkhy Witty.?The Providence (Rhode Is- p land) Journal, a lVec-fi.ltli* paper, is nothing if y not witty. Referring to the call for the Con- n vention of Inventors, Patentees, <kc., in this ^ city, the Journal remarks: s, CI'i'i'lrsloH Courier. [, We have, no chmht that there will be a large r( gathering of such men there at that time.? j, Some of them have been trying their hand in r the Senate on an invention, intended to secure ? the endorsement of the slave code bv the next ^ Democratic Presidential candidate. Otliers are busy trying to invent a platform, on which p Douglas can stand, and appear to the South to be favorable to their ultra pro-slavery doctrines, and to the North to be a popular sovereignty candidate. Indeed, we doubt whether the good old City of Charleston ever saw so 1 many "inventors and manufacturers" as will . assemble there in April. The advertisement " says: :l "Inventors who design attending may have " suitable board secured in abv'aucc by address- * ing 'Dodge'sMachinery Agency,Institute Hall, Charleston, S. C." !' They will feel themselves quite at home at ^ Dodijc'tf. Mauv of them have been there for veftrs. 0 ScKPittSE Paktv SfKi'HisEn.?Young America, not long ago, undertook to have a surprise q party, at the house of Dean Richmond, in w Buffalo, Xc\Y York. In Tull feather, with eat- ; nlili'Q Mlifl flviiilvililnc tinrl mncn. fl\r\ If ted guests, to the number of two hundred, drove ' up to the Dean's door, rung the hell, and prepared for a rush in. But they reckoned wrong. jv Dean answered the bell in person, ami of course blocked up the entrance. The Buffalo Express tclls-thc n.st.: He politely asked the business of the leader of the paitv. lie-is informed "that this is a surprise party." lie assures ^ them that he is not surprised at all?is not surprised at anything now-a-davs?docs not intend to have a party bliat night? when lie ! wants one lie will make proper preparation, and hid the.guests himself. He wishes them a d nt/xifiiil itiiflit " on/I /.l/,n/-n !./. /!/./,.. Tl.!? li I'lVlfiniil/ (jVUVI HUM VIU3Vr?Ult'UMUI, ?llli."*; - was fairly turning the table on Young America- tl . the ftnrpriscrs were the surprise party. 0 ], Liberal Bequests to Servants.?Mrs f< Mary Dale, of Philadelphia, lately deceased, in 1, her will bequeaths Si 4.000 to James Baxter, n a colored servant, who had been in the service of herself and husband for twenty-three years, and the stun of Si 500 to her waiting maid, tl and provides a trust fund to pay the board of: h her old horec "Sam," and the further stun of j ti ,S15 per month for taking care of said horcc.' tl # Blow the YaukcesJ Jtukc Shoes. The manufacture of a sb ,c is divided in two >arts. The first is. that cork which is done ipon it previous to Icavini the factory of the >oss, which consists of tl? cutting out, shaling, sewing of the uppcrs,/atid preparing the naterials, or "findings," as.lhcy are technifnlly ailed, necessary to finistiTtkc shoe. Tliesc uppers" are th^n sent to tjTe journeymen by lie "case"?each case continuing sixty pairs.? 7he second part of the Wvrk is that which is mi'fiirnnvl liv the iourneVHreli Iilnl consists of Imping the uppci tct the "hist," "pegging" tlie ole ami heel, and "trimmuJ*tlicin down. To noilitnte the latter operation, and get out a ;rentcr number of shoes,.it?s customary for the onrneymen to ivork in ifcuples, and divide heir wages between tlienr. \t Qne of these connes himself exclusively to Listing and shaping lie shoe; this being donclbo hands it to his hum, the "peggcr and heeler," and his duty cing perforined, it is againlgiven to the other, ho trims down the edges^ r?f the sole and rciovcs the "last." So far as/they artcoiicenid, the shoe is then . dojnf aud their money arne'd. It is then rctifnj?d to the factory, dieve the bottom is scrapbAtand finished, the hoe is cleaned, stamped, Ming up to dry, and nally packed for transportation. Two workmen will, in this manner, make, n an average, fifteen pairi of shoes a day< or case and a half per weelqvtfor which, at the Id prices, tliey would bc^paid aUbut ninety cnts a day each ; at the prices now demanded, licy would receive bctwecfe them an advance f forty-five cents, or fronyont dollar and fifccn.cents toone dollar anu twentv-five cents acb. Much of this work is dojI> -by farmers, who (ike two or three cases -i^th them into the ountry ; hut the regular "jdiirs" work in shops rliich are runted/for 'the ,-airpose' by some of heir number more cnferpj^sitig tlmn the rest, 'his "jour" then re-lets "be'njji room"-?:a space bout three feet by fivi;?to thc?extcnt of bis / / /MnmivlottAliC tiftH tlw? c?nrir? :it lie rate of a shilling a wce$ The hands co'nregated in this manner-ar<\ called "a crew," ud as the lessee of the prewjkes generally takes is place among them, he-j^iis dUi-es from lie two sonrces, namely, flic revenue of the cats and his own labor, aajfurifortable income. Niio York Herald. F' om Vanity ' fair. .The Battle of IhcJpictlonaries. The affair between the Cambridge Pet and he New Haven Nestor, stfdotfg looked for in lie circles of Philological Ej^iitfy, commenced everal weeks ago, is still proceeding and will irobublv proceed until it ste&J."; Both men arc till as fresh as the lucid an?.tjtaoseat? morning, in:: their bottle-holders :u% bleeding freely, riffle a similar process is^oing oii.outside of he ring, the gentlcmcD ori'the editorial proL'ssion being the only winna^. An effort to I raw the fight was madb, Ay parties not at all nterostcd, after the 99th rfifmd, when Mr. Mcryman, on the part of the Nj&stor,, proposed in inting to Brewer, who wfs paving attention o.thc Pet, to take the nifrff "from the'ring.? }u? instead of writing the yord'plainly "ring," Jr. Merryman, desirous basing only slap-up xpressions, employed the v4><l "Theat-Elt."? in indignant reply from U rawer followed.? Ic could iiave nothing to will* a sneaking ove who spelt Tlieat-KkLS^K 'l^w vulgar iR. Tlie'iiien, wli^luK^T^ei^misiugPie'iiielvcswith spclling-inatelib's iif their respective orners during the ncgj^ifitfons, immediately nine 'to time in excellent style, amidst much heering from the representatives of the press, .ho alone seemed to nave an interest in the latter. The men walked up, both smiling ike fresh editions, until the Pet sarcastically aid, "Get the Best," which irritated the Nesor to retort, "Get the Best," thus clearly coiling Second Best out of the chafling. The mill ItMV UUL.IIIIU tl VJIV, IV. CIVill liat everything depended oil the wind of the artics, which at that time they seemed to nvc no difficulty in raising. We subjoin the allowing rounds, being desirous of dealing tricflv on the square* v.itli both noble Coriuliiaiis: oxe hundredth. roixd. Both ir.cn fame up like tip top sawyers, and flcr a good deal of sparring, which the fancy utside irreverently alluded to as "gammon," he Pet attempted to bother the Nestor with.a j\v cuts, he, however, coming in soon after ;ith a supply of the same'sort. The proverb, A Word and a Blow," Ijtire received a new lustration,for tlie.Ncsfor.tcxelaimiiigiii a rathr sour tone, "Siderography," planted his bunch f live syllables on the dust-hole of the l'et.? he bottle-holder of the Pet here desired to cad to the spectators tue Articles of the light, ovt ring twenty-eight hundred closely written ages of foolscap, but was met by erics of "0 las!" "Dry Up!" ''We hav'nt brought dm* ight-caps!" The MSS. were then presented l> our reporter, and the same will be useful sine cold morning, toourfifctnnkcr, who herey returns his sincere thanks The 100th ootid terminated with a good deal of conn tin ig and money changed hands freely on the csult. *\.t last the Pet brought the Nestor to rass by n Tattling delivery on his knowledge u.\\ producing a singing there perfectly audible > the company, and resembling, as phouograIfically reported to us, the following?Jcry> fr.v jmixm i cs coltiiitliuun ai res. one nuxdi .'.n axd first round. Both advanced in prime order, the seconds " mo# o..eAfii?i'1 t/\ crvfiitn'iiirr ktwli knffi.v or. ibitcd fine specimens (oir-his mug) ofongravig. Wild sparring, the Nestor, however, {bill awkwaul Spell, appearing to have it all his wn way. At this time, however, the Nestor wing his temper remarked that the Pet was a lief and no gentleman. This brought the anud to a close, the Pet observing that he'd e (no matter what) if lie fought any more.? loth parties retired to their corners, and most f the outsiders went to sleep. ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND ROUND. Doth came to time rather groggy, and sccuid more inclined to gabble than to go to work, 'he Nestor having called the Pet a "Quaker," as told that lie did not know the difference ctwceti a Quaker and an Armenian. More atter ensued, which waked up the outsiders, ho called upon the men to stop their parleyooing and proceed to business. Instead of >!lowing this sensible advice, they commenced lively interchange of long language, each barging the other with an assortment of polyfllnbic crimes and petty larcenies. They 'ere both at it, when our reporter, feeling oth dry and disgusted, abandoned his post to jck his pillow. REMARKS. When our reporter left, things were a good eal mixed up. There were twenty-one disnot and independent fights going on outside io ring, and several clergymen, more or less bsenre, have been earned wounded from tbo eld Monev placed in our bands as stake older?, we have concluded to retain until we el justified in paying it over, which will not c until wc have rend thjrough all the tcstimoy, i. c. both the Bests, j Transplanting Fish.-j?About 30,000 ova of be salmon, from the r vcr I)ooy, in Wales, ave lately been sent to Australia, in order to v flin l'ntrndrctin" ft't he. fii.li 111 t'm r<v>rs of J "" * ? *? ? bat country. Unionism?.\othiaj; but the Union. i It is said that Senatpr Ilanilin, in his late speech, implicitly abandoned the probability o ' -fii.. . i . a revolution 111 tne cvem 01 uic cwuuuu ui i Republican President, because lie believes thai if the Black Republican party succeeds, a great responsibility would devolve on tliein to govorr with moderation. Senator Davis, of Mississippi, has also manifested a little weakness of the knees on tliis point, for he believes that if such a man as .Mr. Foote, of Vermont, were-elected ' President, there need not be a dissolution, There appeals to be setting in now a strong ebb tide in favor of the Union. For instance; look at the proposed action of the Virginia Legislature, iu response to the Commissioner from our State, declining a Southern Convention. The position of Gov. Wise?of the message of Gov. Houston and the resolutions introduced in the Texas Legislature, sustaining Houston's views. The action of the Tennessee and Kentucky Legislature in accepting the invitation of the Ohio Legislature. In fact, we sec nothing now here indicating a dissolution or any likelihood of it?save what is expressed in newspapers and paper resolutions. jVctcl/erry Sim. Sun<lay ?<licioJ Work. The season hasjiow come when' missionary work can be done in the country, among the thousands of neglected children who have 110 Sunday Schools. It. is the woiji of the missionaries who arc commissioned by ihcvAmericairSlufday School Union, to establish Sunday Schools, iii which these children may be taught the. truth, of the Bible. - * - . . -1 I . . c !..! \v\e,. uiiiii to ao a large amount oi missionary work-in this. part of the country during the coining spring and summer. It can ho done, if the friends, of the work will liberally come to its assistance. The good results of the work are visible wherever, it has been done. Churches of various denominations can bo shown all over the country, which have grown out of Sunday Schools established by the missionaries of the American Sunday School Union. There arc many individuals who will read this, who can afford to give, the amount ol a iiiissTo[iaiy's salary. Many who cannot give the whole amount, can give half of it. Three hundred dollars secures the services of a missionary for one year. Many individuals and Sunday Schools thus contribute to the missionary work, and in this way have a missionary of their own, from whom they receive a monthly letter, showing them the continual fruits of their liberality. All missionaries commissioned shall he such as shall be acceptable in every respect to those persons who contribute to their support, and to the communities among whom they labor. There are about four millions of children in the United'States who are without Sunday School privileges !. They are found throughout the various States, in proportion to the populag tion. livery 'denomination has an interest" iff the work of gathering them in. Every Church, every Sunday School, every Christian,and every citizen, has an interest in it. The missionary work of the American Sunday School Union is peculiarly adapted to the necessity, especially as it- conflicts wir't 110 other organization. Friends of the iguprant, destitute little or.es, will yott not help "its in the great work ? "Not eiT'dgingly, or of. necessity, l'or tli.e Lord Joceth ' a iji'fecHili"u'lrct. Selid Vonr Jun.ilfuli>, 'ai'gtr or small, to . ALFRED TAYLOR, Missionary Superintendent for the South, No. 07 Meeting-street, Charleston, S. C. March, 1-800. WllSRK TUB YaXKEE GlRLS iiavk Oo.VE.? The women of New Euglad, and particularly those of Massachusetts, earn millions of dollars annually, in various branches of industry which have been introduced in modern times. In one part of the Commonwealth, female labor is.ci.ii.plrty.eil upon landing shoes; in .mother district braiding straw .is the leading pursuit. In a neighboring county, palm leaf is converted into lints and bonnets by women ; and in the seaport villages clothing is made by the female residents lor large dealers in Boston. The effect of this home industry upon a large scale has been the withdraw! of nearly the whole native force from the factories, and the substitution of foreigners in manufacturing villages; while in the matter of domestic service, the native women have almost wlujlly left the field -much to the regret arid affnoyance of housekeepers; and we apprehend that if the amount of the aggregate wealth of the women of Massachusetts could be ascertained, the sum would surprise everybody. Tliev form a large class of the depositors in Savings Banks, and there is hardly a coporation within our borders that has not women among Us share-owners. The independent industry of our Now England women adds largely each year to the aggregate wealth of the community. \ i> r ........ ....... v.. V i JiAlsliU.lL. /111 ?IIIIIIOI ll?? scene 1 mi llic Legislature of Pennsylvania occurred on a motion' to remove the capital of the State from Jlarrislairgto Philadelphia. A matter-of-fact nicnil?cr from the rural districts, a lio liad hoard of the great facilities with which briclc houses arc moved from one part of the city to another, and who had not the least idea that anything but moving the State House was in contemplation, rose and said : ''.Mr. Speaker, T have no objection to the motion, but I don't see how on airth you are going to get it over the river." A similar anecdote is told of a "backwoods" member who was in this city at the time our South Carolina Legislature were discussing the removal of the Capitol. A wag of the City or Parishes, took his country friend around the State House, (now the Court House) and consulted his practical wisdom as to the possibility of removal. It was enough, and on entering the Ilall of Representatives the country member eagerly caught the speaker's eye and delivered bis opinion: "Mr. Speaker, I've studied this question, and I've looked all round this 'ere house, and 1 tell you, sir, that all the oxen and horses in the Waxhawswill never move it." (.'/lurlcsl n Courier. Covrt.?The Spring Term of the Court of Common l'lcns for Marlboro' Jtistnet, commenced on Monday last, and will perhaps close on Thursday or Friday. There is a good deal o! business 011 the docket, but Judge V\ ardlaw keeps the lawyers within piopcr bounds, and then despatches business very" rapidly. All the redundancies of speech and figures of rhetoric were lopped off. and lawyers, clients', witnesses and jurors were required to be on hand and stick to their c ses. <7oli 11 C, Terrell, who was convicted of murder at the last term of the Conn and appealed, was sentenced on Tuesday, morning l?y His Honor Judge Wardlaw, to lie hung on Friday the 13th of April. In reply to the usual question as to what he had to say, he asserted his innocence of crime, and requested Hie Judge to give him as much time as possible. JJo was deeply affected, even to tears. Benncttiville Son. Labor Movement.?The bricklayers of New York, now receiving $1.75 per day, demand ?2 peV day after llic first of April. They do not contemplate a "strike,'' believing that their \ demands will be acceded to without it. caiuouu'6, ?sirui may, ; . At the appointed' hour a large audience c f ladies and gentlciiien assembled in the Colicg i Chapel. Upon the stage was a bust of Cal t honn, crowned with a wreath of flowers. Tit t ITon. William C. Preston graced the seen i with his venerable and welcome proscnce. At , ter an appropriate prayer by Judge LongstrCel ! President of the College, the following Ode i composed for the occasion by Mr. W. A. Me I Queen, of the Senior class, was sung with fim , spirit and effect*by the College choir: ' . Carolina! raise the psan, / Bring the laurel, Wreathe the bay, Scatter incense on the altar, Hail with joy the natal day 1 Living?a c with honors crowned thee; Dying?tears bedewed thy tomb; Now we glorify thy fjririL Ever-living, great CaliiogX ! When the storm, oppression wakened, Itaged throughout our name land, I nou must speutv--iiic sionusuosiugu ; Peace ensued at tliy corartand. . No pollution brooked thy presence ; No ambition lured tboo on; Tliou dids' rise, and set in splendo-, An unclouded, spotless sun. Carolina, bear ! bo spcakctk:? "Bow not to tiio oppressor's rod, Draw the sword, gird on your armour, Trust in justice, trust in God! , Burst the galling chain that binds tlieo TO the body of this death I Rally round your lone Palmetto, Freedom yield but with thy breath 1" Mr. Maxwell, the President of the Clariosophic Society, next introduced to'the audience the orator of the occasion, Mr. A. C. Iluskell. o) Abbeville, who,-in a speech . characteristic oi the orator and scholar, commanded unflagging attention for three-quarters of an hour. Columbia Guardian. --o? Robberies. Hotel thieves are getting quite daring and active among us. We take them to be the ucant courier of the Northern hordes, sent lotward to ascertain the points of the town. Officer Sehouboc arrested, vesterdav morn ing n couple of fellows, w#o cbo^c to Recalled E. Shannon and James Mann, for robbing the sleeping apartments of live gentlemen at the Mills House 011 Tuesday night. Two gold watches and about $500 in money was identified by the missing party, and the parties were bound over by Magistrate Kirk wood. One of the gentlemen robbed was a wealthy foreigner from Hamburgh, who had been remarking, only the day previous, how fortunate he was; ho had travelled, notonly in this country, but as far as Mexico, and -never lost a dollar in all his wanderings. Another of the robbed Bgcntlciricn was the Warden of the Louisiana I ^Penitentiary. These gentlemen were excused from the witness' stand, thcyest of the evidence being considered ample. . The same night an apartment occupied by a gentleman at the Charleston Hotel was entered, and a gold watch and som^Tmall sums in money taken. No trace lias been obtained of this affair. The Accabec bar room was broken open early Tuesday morning, by a party of young rovstcrs from the city. * ^Hnnii'eH'cry hrrppy i*; say" uinrcfln-rrjlaiu officers appear to be fully equal to the tricks of any of the thieves and rascals that arc prowling about. A little vigilance on the part of the citizens generally will materially assist them. C/iurlexton Afire it i\>/t lid inst. A Gambler, known as Mountain Jack, performed an extraordinary feat of physical strength a few nights ago in the bar-room of the St. Charles Hotel, in New Orleans, where a large nuiftber of the carnival revellers had assembled. A drunken fellow, dressed ill Indian costume, rode a horse into the bar-room and dismounted to take a drink, and while at the bar another drunken lcllow clunucct into the saddle. Mountain Jack, as his name indicates, is a giant in size, C feet 7 inches liigli, finely proportioned, and possessed of enormous strength even beyond his colossal proportions. He was at the time on a spree, and a fancy seizing him at the moment, he stooped over the horse, placed his j right arm around his belly just behind" tjie [ fore legs, and lifted the animal off his legs, riI del* and all, and threw them heavily upon the j floor with a shock that jarred the whole house. ; On finding himself down the horse refused to | get up, and the giant again laid hold of hint and set him upon his pins, in order to release the bruised and helpless rider, who had fallen partly under the beast, and who considered himself lucky to escape without broken bones. Later in the day Jack got to throwing tumblers promiscuously, and was arrested by the united efforts of about 20 men. r?. ........ n^nc JL/lOi i AWfiCUC* A strange disettsc lias been lor some time prevalent among the lio^s in this part ot' the country. The animal attacked becomes drooping and poor without any apparent cause, until it dies. Many persons have lost nearly their entire stock of hogs. The malady is as frequent with fat as with lean hogs. A sort of hit ml tilaiiyri't is also prevalent j among horses and mules in some neighborhoods. One gentleman near its has lost two fine horses and one fine mule by it. Another person has recently lost two horses. The use of copperas in food is recommended for the hog distemper. Tor the horse disease we have heard of no specific. Some have used bleeding and strong plasters upon the forehead with srtccess. But in the more violent ca*cs, nothing avails.?A'd;/rfield AdetrlisCe. A Relic ok the Revolution.?"We have recently seen the watch which Gen. Marion owned and carried with him during the days and nights of the Revolt Jon. It is made of silver, and manufactured in London and has every appearance of having seen some service. Thin precious relic is owned and highly prized j by a female descendant of Gen. Marion's bro thcr, who is now Jiving in our town, una who bears die name of her illustrious grand uncle. Notwithstanding its age and the trying limes it has kept, ij^is still able to mark the passing hours a> correctly as ever, and for such labor it is tar more valuable than halt'the watches that are manufactured in Yankecdom. Ore? it villi Enterprise. Smart, Smarter.?At a hot/'I, a girl inquired of a gentleman at the table if his enn was out. "No," said lie, ''but my coffee is." The girl was confuted, but she .determined to pay him back in his own coin, if occasion should turn up. While at dinner, the stage drove up, and several coming in, the gentleman asked, "JJoes the stage dine here ?" "No, sir," replied the girl, laughing," but the passengers do!" Srsrz.vsio:.* of Drilling.?The Secretary of War of Great Eiitain has instructed the Lords Lieutenant of die different counties oi England, that it b not the intention of the ! Government to cause the yeomanry to bo drib ! led and exercised tbi? _"ear. Indian Jiassacre. >f " St. Louis, March 20. e Advices received liere from Oregon report '* that different bands of white men made a sirae ultaneous attack upon the Indian villages on c Eel River, mnssncreing indiscriminately three hundred men, womcik nnd children. 1 . ? The Charleston Convention. Washington*, March 20. The National Democratic Executive Committee are considering the propriety of calling a meeting, for the purpose of allaying apprehensions as to^tlie capacity of Charleston to accommodate visitors to the Convention, and also to confer with the hotel proprietors there in relation to charges. Disasters at Sea. New Youk, March 20. The barque Drccbeit, arrived to-day from i i-i * wuimm?, orings tno captain ami crew (twentytwo persons) of the steamer Commerce. Tliey were rescued from that vessel on the 14th instant. The Commerce was from New York j and bound to Galveston, and when abandoned was in a sinking condition. Philadelphia, March 20. Capt Hoffman and crew, of the barque Marj tha, of Charleston, arrived here tc-day. The Martha was struck by lighting on the 13th instant, burned and sunk. The vessel and car|b arc a total loss. She was on a voyage ^ from Charleston to Boston, with a cargo consisting of 10 bales Sea Island and 1,038 bales upland cotton; and 335 ticccs rice, valued at 75,000. Moiiile, March, 20. The propeller Sofia, of Philadelphia, hence : for Indianota, with a valuable-cargo, was lost on the 14th instant, ou the coast of Texas. There was a heavy sea, which prevented the propeller from steering West, and she went ashore. Marshal McMahon unites the energy of a ; Canibrone with thoelegant valorof a Richelieu. He is one of those heroic soldiers .who carry into the field the easy-grace that is proper to tiie salon. Has eminently the courage of an aristocratic race. If with liim the soldier ah ways savors of the gentleman, the gentleman does in nothing savor of the soldier. It is hard^ to describe how unlimited is the modesty (almost reaching to basbfulncss) of the illustrious warrior, who, everywhere unless in the midst of grnpeshot and muskctry,_scems to take pains to hide himselrfrom notice. In his outward appearance Marshal McMahon has much of what his moral qualities would lead one to suspect. His countenance is austere, but pleasing and tells of the man who submits to duty only and of the thorough gentleman. Not above; but scarcely below the middle height, rather thin than stout, what first strikes is the exceeding smalliiess of the head. Intrepid as a Zouave; lie yet preserves all the clegaucc and polite . grace of a cuptuinc uux pur-Jen of the old time. A Dutchman's Answer.?I say fellow, can you tell me where Mr. Swackhainmcr the preacher lives f Answer.?Yaw. You just walk de road up . to do crcch-..nnd <1 ilL'iilcniitcty over tbastlisyOiL_?. + ? den von just goon till gum to a rote vat vinds de woots around a school house; but you don't take dat road. Veil den you go on till you meet a big ben'schingled mit straw, den you durn that road round de field, and go on dill i i ..II i-i J jk ua viimiu tu ?i i'jii uuuscuii dpci'Kiuu u?cr nit vitc, and the garret up stairs. Veil, dat isli my l.railcr Ilan's house. Den you durn dat b^pse around the barn, and you see a road dat goes up in de woods. Den you don't take dut road too. Den you go right straight on, and the first yon meet is an old hay stack, and de next a barrack.?Well he don't live dere. Den you go on a little tiirder, and see a house on de top bill, about a mile an go in dere an ax do old voinan an she \ ill tell you better as I can: An epitaph in the cliureli-vard of Morton-in! the-Marsli, runs thus: Here* lies the.bones of Richard Sawton, | . Whose death, alas! was strangely brought on, I Trying, one day, his corns to mow off, j The razor slipped and cut his toe oft'. llis toe, or rather what it grew to, An inftamatiou quickly flew to : Which took, alas! to mortifying, And was the cause of Richard's dying. I The Athenaeum mentions a rumor that Mr. j Cobdcn bus lost, nearly the whole of bis private j fortune by investment in American railway i shares. Ir is, however, stated that his less will be repaired in a manner at once splendid, delicate and prompt. "In a few days," if we arc rightly told, "names have been put down for .?40,000, in sums from .?500 to ?5,000 each. The friendliness thus expressed is a most noble tribute to public virtue and public service." Sexsiule.?An old farmer in Texas, about : leaving home on a visit to the states, asked of his Dutch overseer, Peter, what kind of a woman shall I bring back for you to marry ? "I does vant," replied l'cter, "a Dutch voman mit a fo-'t fourteen inches long and five inches broad, mit a big leg coining right down in dc j mittlc, so she can stand hard on the ground to I trivc oxe;:s trngh de mud." Ax IxoExiors Dodge.?Wc learn that a ' shoe manufacturer in Farmington, X. II.,?a ! rank abolitionist, and who sells a large portion : of his shoes at the South?in order to convey | the impression to his customers that he is a j Democrat, buys all the old copies of the Boston ! Post he can procure to line the boxes in which i his goods are packed. , Mr. Hamilton, member of Congress from | Texas, contends that non-intervention on tho part of Congress in slavery in the Territories, should be the policy of the South. lie contends' that Douglas has been consistent in his course on the Territorial question, and is the most _ ; available candidate for the Presidency. ^ "Why don't you come after cold victuals as usual?" said a lady to a boy who had for a ' long time been a daily visitor for that species ofcharity. "Father has joined the Tcmpcri ancc Society, and wc have warm victuals now," ' was the reply. The Xew Hampshire Election-.?Full return* from New Hampshire show the majority of Gooiiwin, (Republican) be 4,599. The Republicans have ten out of twelve Senators.? Hie Republican majority in the House is cighty\fivc Snow at Goldsboro.?Wo learn from the Charlotte Bulletin, that on Monday night last the town of.Goldsboro, X. C., was visited with snow, rain and some bail. On Tuesday morning the house tops wore slightly covered. ' Constant success shows us but one side of tho ; world; for itsurrounds us with flatterers wjio will tell us only our merits, and silences our enemies, frcm ""hem ilov.c **** might !s?.r2t cur dcfccit.