MOUNT VKHNOIf ASSOCIATION. 7V> /A* J/ityor* nf Citl'*, 7W?M unit t'(UUpr? PrttUUntt or Uriah of CnirtrtfH**, CnlUrjn, AcwUt*{rt St-Aixlit; /'rt*!itrnt* nf S,tr(rtit, of l*?(pr*, < 'itptmfnt of \fitilnry f.Wt/Htft'ffti /froth of nthrr tuMitutioH* nnti Auvciatiotit, Dininr*, Phi/*iciant, J.mrym, /Cditor*, throughout the I'hioh. We hitvo been commissioned, by "The South rit Mntron," lo make un earnest appeal to nil and each of yon, to come up promptly and eflieicntly to the help of tho " Ladies' Mount Vernon Association ol the Union," in tlio great and patriotic work of the purchase and consecration of Mouut Vernon, us the perpetual shrine of Washington and Mecca of America. It in hut the fitting homage to his illustrious slmd?, or the greatness and goodness of his character, to the private and public virtue of which he was the | model; to his laurels as a warrior and his wisdom as n suge; to his fatherhood of our country! Let, then, every one feel, acknowledge nviri rpi!t'?m tiliial ) anivorsary of i Washington's birth,) as the perpetual shrine of ! greatness, patriotism and worth. More thnu j one-eighth of tho required fuiii has been already i raised, by the eloquence of the gifted Everett, n | son of M.iUKipliiiiptla ivnrlliv of tli? I11H Bnv ! State, in llio day, when Bunker Hill and the ! Palmetto Fort gave forlh responsive thunderu ! ugainst the common foe. Orators, lecturers, edi tor*, and pleaders of both boxcs, ore already actively at work, from rock-bound Maine to golden California, from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific border of our continental Republic, under the banner of ' The Southern Matron," in the , Hume noble cause; but ilr reqniries unitrd as well as vigorous effort to achieve the consummation most devoutly to he wished. In the name, then, of "Tile Southern Matron," a daughter of the < Palmetto State, with ancestral Virginia blood ! j running in licr veins, the head of this holy miu- : sions of the women of America, who, from a nick pillow, and with trembling hand, has issued 1 those heart-stirring missives and appeals which have penetrated and agitated all America?in that name, under whicli she inaugurated and has rendered feasible the hallowed enterprise? B in that name, under which alone her modesty ? consents to communicate with the public, and by which she will go down to and lie blessed by c posterity and all future time?and for her sake, c as well ox for the sake of the sacrcd cause with ( which she has identified herself in immortal union?we propose, nnd earnestly appeal to all and 0 each of you?and especially te the Mayors of n cities, towns and villages?to take all necessary c and proper step to bring the subject prominently, r ity UICUH9 ui puunc niucimgs or ouicrwisc* ue- j fore the public, in your respective precincts, or- | 11 gnnizatioiiB, or circles, or influence, on the coin- 1 mg Fourth of July, (or us soon thereafter prac- g tic able,) that it may be consccrated, and rendered ' v memorable forever, by the taking up of Mount j Vernon Srbscription*, from every portion of the j jfrnubiiu, to unsure the Mount Vernon purchase, j 8 aud to hallow, additionally, if possible, the Birth- . e day of our National Independence, by render- j, ing it tributary to the proposed homage to him, whose wisdom aud valor, uuder Providence, secured that birth-day to our country. To our brother editore, too, in the whole Re- , public, we extend the invitation to enlist, as j knights, in the order of Mount Vernon, and to v do gallant and efficient service, uuder the patri- n otic flag of "The Southern Matron," Loth sound- 0 ing to the onset und laying at her feet the fruits of victory. c N. D.?All subscriptions*, from one dollar, ? (which secures membership,) aud upwards with si name, sum and residence of each subscriber, to ^ be carefully registered, and to be forwarded, in order thut each subscriber may be sure of hav- " Ing his or her name enrolled os a member of the. f* Association, in the Mount Vernon Purchase o Book, to be deposited at Mount Vernon, with the fund? collected, in any State having a Mount Vernon State Committee, to su'Ji Committe, and " in default thereof to Mrs. William F. Ritchie, w ? ? n:o rresiuenr, or i>ir. \v llliuui 11. JUacfnr- | 0 land, Treasurer of ll?e Ladies Mount Vernon R Association, Richmond, Va., or lo any of the | Organs of the Association, which are nt present " the Pennsylvania Inquirer, Philadelphia; Jour- h mil and Statesman, Wilmington, Del.; Rich- 0 niond Enquirer, Richmond, Ya.; Wilmington ^ Herald, Wilmington, N. C.; Charleston Courier, Charleston, S. C.; Chronicle and Sentinel, An- " gusta, Ga.; Herald and Tribune, Mobile, Ala.; o St. Louis Republican, St. Louis, Mo.?Charleston j, Courier, June, 1857. jj THE PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNOH. l' We ore glad to see that the attention of the ^ press and the public is being drawn to the recent k appenl of a ' Southern Mairon," to make a new t( and vigorous eiTort to secure the purchase of Mount Vernon. The Montgomery Advertiser, in a long article upon the aubject, furnishes the a following narnnrrnnlm . _ r_?o" **r"w u " Mobile is resolved to devote on? day to the causc?the anniversary of American Independence. The committee of arrangements in that city for celebruting the ensuing 4th of July has n decided to furnish a most opportune occasion for presenting the objects of the Mouut Vernon As- 81 eociation. In another column of our paper we b publish the acceptance of Col. W. L. Yanc\i of h the invitation to deliver an address in behalf of a the Association in Mobile on that day. Such ia Ilia devotion to the cause, thut lie does not ul- " low himself time to pause, and consider how d much an acceptance to the call will interfere i, with his professional and other engagements.? "VVeagree with the Mobile Advertiser, that "iMr. Yancey's presence among us on such an object " will give to the exercises contemplated 011 the o 4th proximo and eclat they would not otherwise i| attain." The prompt, earnest and persistent ad- v vocate of every good cause, he has presented the claims of this noble movement with his cliarac- 11 ( eristic zeal, energy and eloquence from its first s< inception in this State by himself. We bespeak d far him, in Mobile, an assemblage commensurate ^ with the importance of the enterprise, and anticipate the happiest results?yea, complete " Micccees?from his efforts on that occasion. b " In other cities and towns of Alabama the 8( ball is in motion. Many^noble and gifted souls . are responding to the appeal of a "Southern Ma- ( tron" in different portions of the State, resolved e that Alabama shall contribute her quota for the p purchase of Mount Vernon. Especially is the ,. legal profession engaging in the work moet heartily. The ladies *re attesting Iheir gratitude and regard far the Father of their Country by tl (heir aecastomed zeal and devotion. ' To uioman, jc ?n such a ssion, no heart, no purse could be ^ closed. She, thtn, ha* but to will it, and on his birthday in 1858, the home and the grave of the ?J Father of our Country can be publicly and sol- di nr>A*r *' ! -I - , r.?? ...? " ' vii guaruiansiup OI bi the 'Mother State." She has but ta will it, and henceforth wherever the 'stars and stripes' may (rave, or Washington be honored, the 22d of y conceal himself from their view. lie soon ecame calm, however, and when asked if ho new where his ma' was, promptly replied, "My la's in Cokeslmry." lie was found to ben little A iverish, but with that exception, quite well, and be few hour's nursing soon restored him to his sual good health. pe FOURTH OF JULY. Jc Thin iW I - .uvivw iv ?.ne nucriy oi our mag- m ificent country, passed off unheeded and unob- |?1< crved in this section as an ordinary day; 110 8'! ooniing of cannon, no glad shouts of freemen, ailed the rccurrance of the day. The farmer bsorked with his cotton fields, the merchant with M is ledger, the lawyer with liis briefs, and the $ octor with life patients, felt nothing of those 110- ^ 1c impulses which once stirred the hearts of our j , ithers. This should not be so; no Fourth of ou uly should be allowed to pass witout commemrating, in a suitable manuer, that illustrious day, "V : wo would transmit to our children a proper tu eneration for the deods of our ancestors. When m lis day is forgotten by our people, and the ob- m' jrvatice of it ceases to be & custom, it will be a ark time for our country. Fourth of JulyI ha rhat a crowd of associations rush to the mind at tli 10 bear mention of it! We are naturally lead ra ack through the vista of years to the stirring ;enes of those times that " tried meus' souls,"? > a mighty nation in its incipiency struggling for cistence, and gallantly breasting the tide of opresuion, threntuing to whelm it?to the seven iA> eara 01 wartare, privations, toils and hardtthips en r our fathom?and to the glorious ncliievment of Ilu io liberties we, their descendants, this dnv en>y. Let this day, then, ever be kept in remem- tli< ranee, and upon the recurrence of each Fourth 21, f July build high our altant, and with our chilren around their blazing fires, commemorate the QD irth-day of American freedom. j?r< SOUTH C ABO LIN A COLLEGE. coi Hie following communication, taken from the ewbeny Mirror, proposing the name of Mr. odert Garlinqton for a professorship in the m,; ollege, we publish at the roquest of a friend.? cei fo have no acquaintance with the gentleman, it from the recommendation of our friend, most leerfully commend him to the consideration of t|u iose appointed to select officers: ac? South Catolina College.?Mr. Editor: Allow 'oc e through your columus to suggest to th? *to oard of Trustees of tho South Carolina College, 'ml e name of Mr. Robert Garlington, of Newberry, i oim possessing, in an eminent degree, the ca- t'tl ,??j wu ^jvcuiucmionB w> nil one of the Profes- bn nial vacancies, occasioned in that Institution no' r their late action. Mr. Garlingtoii is a gradu ble of the College, of the Claas of 1848, (of ?* bitfh ha bora job the first honors) and was resrked tUrotigboat his whole course as a yonng 4 an of wtUaocdiixaiy powers of mind, only equal- (El 1 by the purity a?d integrity of his morals.? 800 ace Hit graduation be has'spent some time in tehing, and haa always MMfefed the oommen- ant tion of his patrons, tor tfetf possession of those ?rP alities foe which be wm ifctinmlijtaHa Col- 000 re. For two of til* fllllt P*of??HMiips, Be? At of Mathematics, and M' JjbgU ^oA-Meta- }? yslcs,) I am confident no man Rt tfce Stat* ia equal, and in connexion WMB&??*,*I bag to '85 (geat hie name to llw * Irattkopper*^ Kitttd.?Tb^fra?hopp?rs th*t Y? r* wrantenea to acnroy tM wwfa O ofMiDQMOU b> &? ^ A cold wet w??tl)?r. It ? WWfc?h*u [?? 8S PROK. Bt.AKK 8 LKCTOHK, We IhhI Hip ptasuret on the evening of the SiNli nil., together with * Inrgo assemblage of our citiftetis, or hearing Prof. IIi.akk's Lecture bofui-c the Young Men's Christian Association.? It wiu no ordinary effort, nnd ono (1ml clearly evinced to ull who heard it, tlio genius and thorough mental training of its author. Tlio itihjoct wus tlio " ohjectious to Scienco." These the lecturer divided into two classes: first, those urged by tlio unsciontific generally, styled by liitn "the ohjectious of the world and secondly those felt by unreflecting religious person?, which lie denominated ' the objections of the shurcli." It is objected by tlio world that Science is imiracticul, triviul and barren of results; that its notaries neglect the proper business of life, and ivusiu meir energies 111 dreamy speculations, or rhildish experiments. Tlio lecturcr met these iharges in the first place by inquiring what is raluable in human life? This lie pointed out to ic the investigation of truth, and not the pursuit >f wealth ; hence, if the study of science reveu' ho secrets of nature, and develope tho mind of nan, it is dignified and honorable, even though t should not contribute to our mental comfort. Hut in the next place, he took the ground that .11 improvements in the arts of life, and all the .dvaticc made in man's dominion over the powrs of nature arc due to the discoveries of science. I'his ho illustrated by reference to stcum, elecricity and animal inagn?lit( that the most minute fucta are necessary to lie greatest results ; that the science of electricLy duwued when Tiialks rubbed his little piece f nmbcr; that a fulling apple guve Newton the lue to gravitation; that a flunk of alcohol conlined the germ of (he steam engine, mid that lie sickness of a Bolognese lady, was the occaion of the discovery of magnetism. lie justicd naturalists in watching for weeks the hatchig of a Anli's egg, and in studying, with intense nthusiasin, the homology between the tooth of a itnpillnr and the proboscis of a butterfly ! He contended that nothing is little in science, itlie hc::ss cf being contemptible, but that the Tiallest fact may be the turning point of a sub* mia ""-j i?1*' *- 41 - "* * #* " ?item in me irue spirit ol the aconian philosophy, that it is only by a careful duction of these minute particulars, that a road and reliable generalization can be made. This in but au imperfect sketch of the former id larger part of Prof. Blake's Lecture. In lis brief compass wo are unable to convey any uprcBsion of the beauty of language, the wealth ' illustration, the minuteness of analysis, and ic cogency of reasoning with which lie fortified a positions and adorned his tlieme. In considering the next objection, viz: "that ience it- sceptical in its tendencies," it was lown that scepticism is not the pooduct of sciice, but the offspring of the human heart; that ience is reverent, but that man bna I ? 1"" *v# :r teachings, as he has all other truth. The iinegnable position was laid down that there can > no conflict between nature and revelation? stwocii tlie works of God and the word of God lien therefore an objection iB based on nn appaut disagreement in their teachings, it is not ience but ignorance, that frames the cavil, lie sured the Church that she has nothing to fear jm the invertigations of science, but everything hopo. II? deprecated an estrangement of rc;ion from science, and urged the church to enter c field of the natural sciences as slio had enrcd the field of metaphysics, to meet her foes >ou this new arena, and predicted for her a iuniph not less signal than that which crowned :r efforts in the last conflict. These points were stronrrlv nr?wpnf?^ : ? ?? ? O J I ictinn with Geology, whose progress was traced om the peiiod in its history wheu it seemed to utterly innimicul to scripture, to its present isition, which, as the Lecturer thinks, not only insides with, hut in many particulars, corrobo,tes the statements of revelation. But wc must forbear, and in conclusion, feel >und to do Prof. Bi.ake the justice to say, that is is but a mutilated synopsys of his most adirable, elegant and instructive Iccture. From the Carolina lima. KANSAS. The following letter from the Hon. D. It. tchison, to his Honor, Mayor Tradewell, will ! read with painful interest. The condition of Fairs it describes as existing iu Kansas, as it relea to our prospects there, although not unexicted. will l? v.vw?ib Kiwui^ciice. Gen. Atchison is well known as the creat lea>r of the South in that Territory, ana though iHUccossful, deserves the gratitude of our pools for the uuwavering fidelity and zeal he lias own in the cause of Southern rights: PttATTSBUiiOy Juno 12, 1857. Hon. J. J). Tradcicell?Sir: Your letter of ay 20th, together with the enclosed draft for 1*00, has been received and will be forwarded to r. W. II. Russell, our treasurer at Leavenworth y, K. T.i and will be appropriated to our cause, juiinot tell what will be the result in Kaiuas; r friends in tho Southern States are very apaelic, nud some of our friends who have hitherto rained every nerve, spent their monoy and their ne, are beginning to despair, and others are i rning their attention to speculation and money aking. I therefore would suggest that no more , oney be raised in South Carolinn, the people of < at State have been liberal above all other of e Southern States. Yet I fear that the North . us, and will raise and expend in Kansas, to effect cir unholy purposes, ten dollars where wc can iae one. Yet I do not despair. Your obedient servant, , D. R. ATCHISON. , United States l'ott Office Department.?On the , th of June, 1856, there were in operation in is country 7,972 mail routes, whose united lgth was 239,64) miles, or nearly ten timet the ) tire circumference of the globe, and the total ( mbcr of miles rnn on these various lines for , tingle year amounted to the enormous aggre- ( tc of over tevcnty-one millions of milet I In s accomplishment of this va?t transportation, , ,809,000 miles of Railroad, 4,640,000 miles of j lamboata, 19,116,000 miles of coach, and 26,- , 0,000 mile* of all other descriptions of convey- , ce were made use of. This immense labor was t ssided over and conducted by some fifteen ndred agents and messenger*, and was acmplislied by the aid of 6,872 contractors. By ] esn parties not leas than 260,000,000 of letters ( th 50,000,000 of Newspapers Mid paphlets j re transported, and this immense amount of f itter was diitributed at over 21,000 post offi- f u J To perform this service to the satisfaction of t 000,000 of people scattered through an area of f litory fourteen hundred miles long by over ? ee thousand wide, where the unnumbered ^ jldentsof travel, steamboats stopped by ice, ^ omotives stopped by imperfect tracks, stages B pped by washed roads, post boys stopped by passable streams, and the efficiency of eaen B de of conveyance dependant upon the promp- / ide of manv others?all ihl? ation of administrative skill that mortal* do always possess, with a conjunction of favora- n circumstances that man can never coutrol. 0 SoiUh Bide Democrat, (1., e ?jy 9(W Fellenetkip in England.?Th* Manchester ? igland) Unity of Odd Fellowa report that the ? ietj' had expended daring the year in aick ^ 7 to member*, ?80.000 in faneral gifta, j I ?40,000 for the relief- of widowa and. o liana. The capital of the aocietyis ?l,75i,^ tl >, and dnring the last twelve pontha fifty r fodgea have been opened in viKHotte pa*U of i. world. In 1852, 10,612 new raemWwa *?* #, ^ ated; in 1853,. 18,616; in 18*4, 18,881^6 .2 6, 21,818; and in 185V 28, M?, * >85 were under 28 yeare,of ,ag?* ^ Vir^ In Neui T?rtv?Daring ^he^m / ^ * ** r * "i7v V 11 1 -11 1 -JL1IU. THR 8UN0RA MA88ACRK. Tlii* Snii I'Vnnukco pnpm publish Hir following Mlnr, wtUlrnoy it limn mtntrd Itornnndc* who cut off (leu. Cnililt'* bond, to |)r. llanii ntoml of For! Yuinn, dHniling th? rircuiiiHlnnoe* ! of the ciWMg? not. Tht? fooling of i>nVBgp oxultatimi wlihih porvndos ovory lino iAPiioUgh loiimKe ; l|i?* IiIihhI run cold. lloro is the ictli'i', crrbittim rt literatim: Alt.xh, April ir?, 1857. l>r. Hammonds, I linvo nut had time to answer your lettor I resivod few of the medicine you boikI mo, nml mil niiicli obliged to you, for so doing. 1 m>poHo you are very well known o( your Americans got whip hero with us, Dr. the Americans enine herewith a grout hostile indijjuutioii, in a noinber of K)0 or 111), they fought desperately, hut in vuiu on. noiubcr was I.10 men in all. three officer* Rodriguez, tinuilcndo end me. Rodriguez was kill by C'rabb, but 1 hud the opportunity to cut (Jrabb's bend olf and I have got it in u preserve toreinombor the piratical action of Crnbbism. After four days light, loo on each side thu iillibusters few of tlioni uurrendor a discretion, and in u few of coort mnrtiul I was commissioned with my company to have all shot, which 1 did. l)r, we Mexicans do ....... .? ..kmv linn III IIIIICK past. (iood IllUliy of tlie American population lisis trcnl us badly, and wc intent to do tli<> name in war. I have no duct you may be sorry your countrymen, but as I think you arc gentlemen you cannot never liuve the idea of protecting Kobbers. Ur, etay always at home, never come to forrcn country, we do not like Yankees no more on account their had action. 1 have plenty uicdicino Now, tlie tillil>nsl?T8 drought nic nil I want, thercfi rc I am obliged for your eomadntion.? Mr. Crabb nnd fifteen others cry like children before they were condcm to be shot.?great great diBgraco for you Americans. Yankee of no kind has no show now here. Yours, J. C. Hernandez. Dr. Hammond, in bis reply, says: I had ulroady heard of the defeat of Crabb and his party, and that tlie body of Crabb had been disgracefully mutilated, but your own letter contains tho first information of the name of the dastardly vidian who could so deface the corpse of h noble foe. Understand me, I have no sympathy with filibusters, thoi'gh 1 l'eel sorry in this ease for their sad fate. It is not the custom amongst civilized nations to mutilate the bodies of the slain ; savages alone are guilty of such inhuman conduct. I had heretofore placed the Mexicans at least one step ubove the Indians, but am compelled to own 1 now prefer tlio latter. I wonder, too, if you did not head the paity that crossed the line betwccu the United States nnd Konora nnd in the night torn from Mr IIiiiiIihi-'j "" ? ? nwic IUU1 HICK men ? incapable of resistance ? and inhumanly butcher them? I have the charity to think that ns you have written to liiein Kuglish, you Jo not know what you say ; for 1 cannot believe that a man who pretends to have the sentiments of u gentleman could write so barbarous a letter as yours. G. II. To Dr. J. C. Hernandez, Altar, Sonora. President Jhtchmtniis Wife.?I saw yesterdiiy, n lady in New York, who claims to be the wife of our bachelor President, Mr. Buchanan. She is quite open and persistent in her claims. Hhe has 111 a bed what she says are two children, whom she claims are the President's children, and nothing but the constant care of her friends jjioi-Hio ncr iioiu going l:j Washington and demanding to be placed in liie White House, ns the lawful occupant of ihc domestic department of that celebrated establishment. Tho lady is in the Insane Asylum ut IJIackwell's Island, anil her children a>"e two white cats, whom she has trained to such docility that she keeps them in bed nearly nil day sleeping between two sheets, on nicc clean pillow-cases, all tucked in like children, with caps 011 their heads. All the visitors cull on Mrs. Buchanan, see her cats, and they allow the clothes to be turned down, and a view taken without an cflbrt to riso from their couch. The name of one of the cats is John C. Fremont, and the other is Alexander Hamilton, ?Correspondence of the Boston Journal. ??< ? Novel Attempt to Jiacape Jail.? On Saturday morning, one of the prisoners in the city jail, named JosBelyn, imprisoned for stealing a watch, made a most original effort to escape from the hands of law nnd justice. By sortie mcauR ho had managed to obtain an ounce of snufT, and ut the usual breakfast hour, on the morning, placed himself behind the door of his cell, awaiting the entrance of the jailor, Mr. Wm. Jackson. In due time this official entered with the morning's meal, but 110 sooner had he done so, than the daring young scamp let lly the snuflf in his face, blinding him completely, and in u moment wns rushing to the steps towads the outer door. He gained the sheriff's office, the door of which was open, and was within a single leap of freedom, when, uufortunately fur himself, a stalwart black, employed on the premises, entering just then, encnunfor**! ???#! T?,?i ? 1 - 5 M...I 061AVU mm. auaacij 11 BinigpiOU dcsperatcty, and at one time almost levelled his dusky cuptor with blows, when the latter, finding him gaining an advantage, with u will as hearty as cominendublc, dealt him what he facetiously terms acapsizrr, and so secured him until assistance arrived. He wan placed in heavy iron#, and returned to his cell.?Petersburg Express. Establishing an Heir.?Hon. P? K?, lato Probate Judge of neighboring count3*, was wait ed upon one warm afternoon hy a buxom matron with a child in her arms, whose business was, as she said, '"of a Probate nature." Sir. If. being a polite man, intimated his readiness to learn her wishes. "Now," snidphe, hushing her baby, and squaring herself, for a regular talk, "you see, Judge, my husband was a forehanded inau, and leftu good farm well stocked, and ^ust because I am a lone woman in the world, hui relations arc going to throw inc out of all but my third.? Now, Lawyer told me, some time ago, that if there was an heir, he would lake it all, and I should be bin guardian." "How long sinccyour husband died?" asked the Judge. "About thirteen months," was the reply. "And how old is the child?" "Four weeks," was tho answer.? " I am afraid this case is beyond my jurisdiction." Baid the Judge; "you hud better go back to 3nuir? " ? n..? ??i -r A . MUV) omu mo lYUJUttll, ' XI yuur Probate Court can't establish an heir, what is it good for?"?Detroit Adverlizer. ^ ? An Jnteretting Relic.?Dr. Witherspoon, of Alabama, hag in his possession a manuscript lopy of the Bible, written over a thousand years igo. It is described as being strongly bouiid in boards of old English oak, and with thongs, by which the leaves are well bound together. The eaves are entirely made- of parchment, of a most superior qunlit}', of fineness and smoothiess little inferior to the best satin. The pages *re all ruled with great accuracy, and written ivith great uniformity and beautifully iu old German text hand, and divided off into chapters ?nd verses. The first chapter of every book in .lie Bible is writteu with a large capital of ininitable beauty and snlen<|i41y illuminated with cd blue aud black ink, ny]| in vivid colors; and 10 two of the capital i* itt?';J>ook precisely ] ilikc. ^ < Feathered Tribe, Attention.?Oi Saturday, at , 'rinco George, a friend of ours, Mr. C., fired i > > a nock orsmall birds and wounded one, which , ell ax if its wing had been broken, to within n ew feet of the eurth> when another small bird lew directly underneath and bore it gently up.? ( Vfter having attained considerable elevation, ( he bird underneath withdrew its support, but j Inding the bird was sinkiug again to the earth, . t resumed its station, and once more reared it in J he air. This was done three consecutive times; ( ill at last the woundod bird appeared to gain , treugtb, and flew away, its companion following. | 'his is a remarkable instance of attaehment and K ympathy in the feathered tribe.?South Bide t Jemocrat. t Earthquake in Lauren*.'-?Mr. J. H. Martin, a ' liable gentleman, informs us thai on the night f the Snet of June, he felt, very sensibly, the r videnccs of aa earthquake, at the residence of 8 Ir. John Robinson, ncrr Poplar Springs in the B pper part of this District It occurred between t live and ten o'clock, and was also felt.by hi* sis- . >r. Mr Joha Puofcptw living near Knight's , ?! * -4-1? *L ' * * * e~, ?.<>? Nuirs mm me shook ?u oo great i?t it Awnkf Viis, and on "mifafog a tight in r >? room, h? eoold see the hou?e?haking." Mr. ? (ortin, fearing ho might be do#?iron? had felt the siuao ahoek.?Lmurent- i lie Herald. . %L v ' * if . ' A'Jbong Unpaid DebC-*-** A??&riy ?u tlje 8th 1 ^ApnK Mr.^EvereU, ial^Bonker E OKI*. WALK Kit I* MM NORTH. 'I'll* Northern |>rrft* has been a* vituperative as a beldam during tlio tint* tluit Preside 111 Walkrr him boort traveling ill that iuhuppitable region The juynu* welcome lliat waa awarded to tlio (Jetietal in New York, (luring the |ta4t 1|efek, wna declared to tliv/'coRfcquanotV idle VfM* bonds and ftrnngrm representing tlifct. deleCUjr bin city. In Washington, where (lie Nicnragunfi leadeP was viiiiU'd by many of the moat influent tint citizens, iho Union is entirely silent on the subject, and the National Iiitelligcuccr barfly condescends to recognise his arrival. The Statea is far moro liberal, and render* n fair meed of praise to the gallant soldier. It is evident from the splto with which some write, and the undignified silence which others preserve, that {the editors of New York, Iiultitnore and Washington are suffering from chagrin. They uttcmpted to nrovo thut the proiuU nent citizens of Now Orleans who welcomed President Walker on his landing and at the St Charles Hotel wero the poputaco, and tlict every respectublo man stood aloof. On being refuted on tho vulgar and clumsy Btntemout they fell to calumniating the hero. Many a brave- soldier had fullen in Nicaragua, through him, wus their slutemcnU mid their bones were now bleaching in tho sun. This story probably had its weight with a few idle people, though a moment's reflection might have told them that in the heat of battle lives are not quite as secure ns in ordinary ?...i ?: i.i. i: ?iiivj iiiuiu Ij^utuiu UIIIV?* Wo believe tliat a very few days will nliow the result of Gen. Walker's visit to Washington and New York. lie is too practical a man and deeply interested in the Southern cnusc to liuve gone to those cities without a direct motive.? The President may not have wished to announce that lie desired to have an interview with the General; but we ft el'assured that he would uot preinit him to quit, tlio city without having learned his coursL of action ub regards the future, and decided i" '? the Goveriuuent could nunport those vi. 'illinm Wnlker wnB well informed before ? ?rth on liin journey, and he know tliattb re far different personages in power at V >L Jn than were iu tlio days cf Pierce. Every fact that has been brought to light since Captain Davis of the St. Marys succeeded in inducing the General to leave Nicaragua, tends to lite conclusion that the United States ships were acting under orders issued by the lnle administration. A bolder and a wiSer course will be followed by Mr. Hucht.nan, and we look forward with confidence to the time when Gen. Walker will return to Central America fully assured that our Government will render every assistance in its power to liia cause. In a brief period the General will have performed the object of bis journey to the North, and be again with us. Let us be prepared lo show that we have advanced his cause to the utmost of our ability.?N. (J. Times. BETTER TO DIE LIKE THEM THAN LIVE LIKE HTM. At n late meeting cf the American Tract Society, in Huston, the 1'cv. Mr. Stone inade the following remarks: "I would speak of ttie providence of God with becomiug revercnce. but it is an instructive fact that Brooks, the nephew, wan in nshes, Butler, the uncle, wns about to bo buried, wliilo Stunner, the victim, was improving in health, and receiving the honors of the Courts of Liurope." Yes, Broolta is dead, and Butler in his grave, While the malignant, base and dastard slave, Bold ill his tongue, but coward in bin heart, Assailed the uncle with his poison'd dart; And when the nephew paid the old man's score, Crouch'd like a cur and provelpH on !>? flnnr Figures at Courts (so says good Parson Stone,) Liko othi'r rogues, most honored where least known. Heavens! who would not.prcferan honored grave To sueli a life as that of this vile slave? Who would not rather from this world be torn. Than live the mark of every brave man's scorn f To skulk from notice in a foreign land, And crouch and kiss the despots's iron hand J Happy tho dead whom all the living prize, Wretched the living, who nil men desprae. [jV. Y. Dau Jlook. American Cousins of the Empress Eugenie.? A correspondent of the New York Mirror, slates that two young gentlemon, brothers, have arrived ill Ivaris from the interior of the State of New York to make known to the Empress Eugenie that tliev- are her relations. We all know that tho Emperor had kinsmen and Cousins in tho United States, both Murnts and Bonaparte?, anil they1 are all taken care of who have claimed to share his favor; but that the Empress lind nnv Amci-icnu relations, took ull by surprise.? Iler mother, though a Duchess, was the daughter of the British Consul either ut Curlhagena or Barcelona, who was h Scotchman of the name of Kirkpatrick, himself connected by marriage with ft Spanish lady. llis brother went to America innny years ago, und settled in Washington County, N. Y. lie had a son, Wm. Kirkpatrick, who held the appointment of Superintendent of the Onondugo Suit Works for man)' years. At a late period in his life he married a Miss Dunscome, of Syracuse or Sali11a and this lady bore hiin two children, twin brothers who survive him. These young men, on the accession of the Empress, began to traco back tliirir own pedigree, and ascertaining they were cousins of her majesty, have gone ever to make her acquaintance, but with what success has not yet leaked out Another Mob in Memphis.?Able taken out of Prison.?The Memphis, Tenn., Bulletin of Saturday, 'announces the a&embloge of another mob there the night before, for tlio purpose of hanging Abel, tho gambler who shot Everson, and says: The crowd was immense, amounting to seveial thousand, who s?emcd animated by a stern anil fixed determination to execute the judgment pronounced by the minority of the popular jury unpen on ? cunosuny night. A rush was innde to the prison, the doors forccd and Abel taken out. Everything seeniH to have been prepared, and the purpose was to have hung him at the further end ofihe Hope Walk at the Navy Yard. The interposition and agonizing entreaties of his mother, alone saved him. Stern as was the determination of those immediately concerned in the movement to hang him, and supported as they were by the voice of the thousands who surrounded them, their manhood shrunk from inflicting the doom in the presence of his mother. lie was taken back by the same crowd that hud tuken him out> and \vas again consigned to the Calaboose. <1 ? i Horrible Affair.?Last night the Fulton House ; in uus cuy was the tlioatre or the most awful tragedy that has ever occurred in the anuala of crime. About a quarter past 8 o'clock, a young man twenty years of uge, named William Witcher shot his fathor, D. H. Witcher. The ball fiassed through the stomach and left lobe of the iver, lodging near the spine. We were inform* ed thai William, after eating supper, drank two glasses of brandy his father took hjm into the room to reprimand him for drinking, when William drew liis pistol and deliberately shot his Cuthejr, We loft Mr. Witcher at half past?he was not then dead, but suffering the most excruciating agony. William immediately effected tiis escape. The police were on his track at 10 o'clock.?Atlanta, Oa., Examiner, June 28. 1 m ? ? > I Very Mysterious.?A few days ago, we were 1 consulted by a friend1 under peculiar circum- ] rtances. A box was received from some unknown person in New York, which excited busrticion. In it was found a port of the skeleton of 1 i female. The bones were very light, and evi- ' lently belonged to a delicaU Anon,- and al- 1 hough the head was wanting, .yffrj CYfshionable >onnet, though very small, aildajflnr of gloves, . leeided the point as to the ownership of the artisles We advised the case to be submitted to ^ he Coroner, and tho decision of a jury,, but we j tave as yet seen no report of it.?Carolinian, | A Singular Reunion.?Ten years ago last ! iight, tea young ladies who were attending 1 chool in this city, where Bang's Block now tands, agreed with their teacher, Miss Sterns, t o meet in jast ten years and have a supper at ? no#woroester uonae. Nothing but death was g d interfere with the meeting of the full ntfber. r ?ast night they all eame to the Lincolu House j ngether. The hand of death had been laid upon f one. Time had alto dealt leniently with them, Ad but two of their number were married.? Tiey all/*t down to a Lincoln House sapper. ? n Vorcertar Bay Slat*, 23d. fi wt dminittraiion of Ivutitm in. England.?Jo- > iph Manning Wilson, a tnsmhant of Kedds, u nglgud, an?peot?d of Csrtiqg bills of oxahange a oring 1855 and 1856, ft too amount o1110,000 bseonded to Australia i? the litter year. Ho theSse^'the UoiUd*SUfe* o it WM^arrasted. asd af^r a trial lasting only dl ghfW, was coinfiijQfl and asnteuced to t? L .. J.. J ... . . HfggffWBfl KDITOR'B tank' jL-. V % < IUa have many minds, he mu*t clip and write, and n write and clip with a viow to all?poetry for 1 this one, politics for that one, murders, religions v items, horrible disusters, shipwrecks, marriages, L deaths, births, murkets, foreign items, local news; and the d?I knows what nil for others.? An unlucky paragraph, a wrongly constructed *' sentence ill his leader, u supposed plagiarism 1' find its way into his columns, or his local, being : short of items, he manufactures something to 11 fill out with, which proves distasteful to some T gentleman with a fastidious taste, or who lias . been sold perhaps, by said item, nml the cdiior " is started fromiiis labors " until his hair, like ; ? the quills of the fretful porcupine, stands on end," with those ominous words uttered in a J manner not to be mistaken, "stop my paper." ' Ah I who can picture the despair of the editor, ' as he turns, with bis head tl.robbing to almost bursting with the task it has been socking to c accomplish, and says to his clerk, stop Mr. So and So's paper. | And lie hears some thick-headed nincompoops, who could not indite a single sentence graiuinattically, or some stupid loafer, making 1 remarks about typographical errors. The an- ? guish of n man startled from his sleep at the [' hour of midnight, with that fearful cry, "fire,'' and who rushing out discovers 'tis his own dwelling, is nothing iu comparison to the daily n anguish experienced by an editor. Reader, pray that you may never be an editor. But should you be so uiilucky, notwithstanding j. your wavers, vou will ? ? - , - . r > ">o >111) J nnd the hour that made you one.?dewberry Kiting Sun. c Jftmsachusctt* v*. North Carolina.?A writer v in comparing Massachusetts willi North enroling (its statistics being more convenient nnd ^ population more newly equal,) shows Ihut tlie jj productions of North Carolina were ton limes us n great ns those of MiiRnchusetls. The moral nnd ^ physical condition of her people exhibits u most e startling difference in lavor of Southern iustilu- ! lions. The statistics of crime nnd pauperism exhibit tlio following result?llie population, remember, being nearly c(junl?in Massachusetts, in J 1850, there were 15,700 paupers; in North a Carolina, 1,900. In Massachusetts, criminals n convicted in 1850, 7,000; in North Carolina, g GUO. In prison, in Massachusetts, 1,000; in tl North Carolina, 41. In jails, in Massachusetts, Jj 1,000; in North Carolina, 31. In penitentiaries, pi i in mnssaciiusctis, 431 ; in IVorlli Carolina, 14. q ! Otld Fellows* charities, in Massachusetts, $-40,000; in North Carolina, ?10,000?statistics . which deserve, wo think, the serious study of every cliristinu, patriot and philanthropist in the ?: Union.?Norfolk (l'a.) Ari/us. Mode of Swearing a Jew.?Ail insolvent, in *j the insolvent Court in this county, professing to . he of the Jewish faith, having presented himself J0 to take the oath prescribed by btutute, the counsel of a party interested raised a question as to tl the form in which it should ho taken, and sug- Fl gested that the Hebrew custom, the party swear- ei ing should at the time have his hut on, his left ei hand on his thigh, und his right on the Pcutn- ri tench. The insolvent himself declared that he considered any form ot oath, held sufficiently by the courts, as binding; but tlio learned judge, ( taking the question in consideration, decided that ol if he took the oath with his hoi on nnd his naad upon the Pentateuch it would be sntlioient- And it wus accordingly done.?Boston Courier, - ? A Gen. Wool?"We are happy to learn lhat tlic health of General Weel lias greatly improved. 1" A letter from Troy, dated oir-Friday evening, says: ' b< "The General is now entirely out of danger. es During the whole of Tuesday the General's life hung in tliQ balance of uncertainly, but towards evening he improved, and was then out of im- 2.' mediate danger. Since that time there hasl>een no relapse, nnd he hue been gradually getting better, and even yesterday a return of the dis- ]j| ease was considered nlmost out of the question. This morning he was sitting up in a chair. Ilis recovery has been almost as sudden as his ill- ?' ncss." ? Bank Election.?At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of Newberry, S. C., h?ld on the 1st inst, the folowing were elected pirectors ' for tlio ensuing year:. B. P. Boj'd, Jacob H. Wells, I* J. Jones, Sainf.^IL Todd', Andrew Tur- 12 ner, John W. Simpson, James A. Itenwiok, Charles Sjniih, James 11. Williams, John I>. Young, John 1'. Kinard, II. L. McCaughnm, S. Anrnoir -- . ? . All At n subsequent meeting of t*ie Board of Di- nU reclors, B. D. Boyd w'as unanimously re elected , . President.?Mirror. ' Rumor* of Briber1/ and Corruption at the Boston Custom 'JIousc.?For a few days past there 1ms been considerable excitement nt the |lu Boston Custom House, in consequence of rumors that Collector Austin was making an examination into charges preferred to him, that, two of the lnte appointees had obtained (heir offices by improper meansi or in other words, by the uso of money in favorably disposing towards them ? person having influence with the Collector.? The sura paid 1> stated at 8200.?Boston Travel- *;? tr. c On Gen. Cass?Gen. Cass returned to Washing- Br, ton on Saturday morning, in fine health. He Dr made tire trip from Detroit in thirty-eight hours. Pal In former years, when railroads were unknown, Ly uiiu u voyage uown 1110 Uhio find Mississippi was regarded as nc ordinary undertaking, trips <= between Detroit and "Washington were laken on horscback, and wero rarely accomplished under twenty-five days. Gen. C. has often innde the ' j trip between the two citirs on horseback, the nit. journey then occupying nearly as many days as it now takes hours. to j The Jjn the 16th ult., and resulted in Tom Sayersdeeating the famons Tipton 81asher, in eleven j itoutly contested rounds. The fight lasted one tour and forty minutes, and was witnessed by an inmense concourse of peopled Death of " Wild Cat?From a letter in the w 3an Antonio Texan, dated Loredo, Texas, May the iSth, ve learn that " Wild Cat," the celebrated Seminole Chief, who gave the United States eo j Qoeh trouble in Florida during the Seminole war, senl s dead, he, with forty of his followers having alien riotims to the small-pox. Mrs. Cunningham.?The famons Mrs. Cun ingbam, confideut of a decision in her favor 1 rom the surrogate, in the estate esse, is making otire preparation to dispose ef hsr property in T. York, with a view to remove to Ohio, where ; is said she has so?#l relatives residing. Her IS* aughters will shortly he married, A Cropt in Texai.?Texas papers of the 14th "Pj?, It, say that abundant rains had fallen in portions f the State, and the reports from the planting * c* t riots were generally very encouraging. Cot- CCti 1 n js reported. to be recovering from the late aokwara spring, aud promises n fair vicld. *' ?%4 Blue Ri4#? SJ325S ltnve NM liese items we have no doubt, as they are to us, rill bo interesting to our readers? )\ralhalla tanner. A Sinter of Aferci/.?We find the following Intcment in regard to .Miss Dix in the London 11ustruted Ncwb, June 13lh:?"Miss Dix, ofthe hiitcd States, who has taken so admirable a part ri forcing the state of the Scotch lunatics upon mblic notice, appears to be a person of extraorinary devotion to herseiiBe of duty. So feeble it body that she can scarely walk a half mile. he has traveled over the whole of the United talcs, and induced nineteen of the local legislaures to erect and endow State lunatic ossylums. She has also extended her influence to the crocion of lighthouses and the establishment of fe-boats on many dangerous parts of the Ameri- ( an coast. ( When convinced of the horrible treatment of lie mad in Scotland, and furnished with letters o the Duke of Argyle and one or twoothers of lie Ministry, she started from London, drove di? ect from the ruilway station to their residences, > ud gained their premise of tho commission of iquiry before she secured alodirim* n* ?1 -O?o ? < cr dress. The J/ttrder of James Lylcs.?We published I ndcr our Telegraphic head yesterday, under ute of " Kansas, July that Jninw Lylcs, Reorder of Leavenworth nnd Probate Clerk, wn? illed l>y a Fieesoik r, named llullcr, on the 29th UI1C. "We have sincc learned that Mr. Lyles, the deeascd, is a nephew of our highly esteemed fel- ? )w citizen, Jutnea V. Lyles, Esq., and that he J . as not only a talented und very amiable young J cntlemnn hut that he gave promise of great use.:lnc9s as a Lawyer und Statesman, having been j liorouglily educated by hia kindsmati for high j ositionn in the Government. How ufHicting nd sad must his untimely end, break upon tlio nrs of his many friendp, with whom vre sincerely ympulhisc.?Carolina Times. Later from Kansas.?St. I,ours, July 2.? umes Lylf, County Recorder of l^eavenworth ud Probate Clerk, was killed by a Freo State ian named Hnller, on the 2Gth nit. The affray rew out of the election to till the vacancy in ic City Council ut Leavenworth, Kansas.? Fuller was arrested, and there were great nprehensionn of u riot taking place iu coueeucnce. The Belfast, Ireland, News letter says: Epilation from this country continues to a fearful stent. Every evening large numbers of decent mking people leave this port for the antipodes id the " Far West." On one evening no less lun sixty left in thn Samapliore for Liverpool, lencc to cross the seas to seek their fortunes or tin Uicir friends. Weather in H'crimi Virginia.?The Fincaso (Ya.) Whig says that the weather in that ction, particularly after night, hus been quite aid for several bb declared dividend of two dollars per share, (being nt ic rate of 10 per cent, per annum,) from, llie rofits of the nast six ?p" T? j *? JLT cc it It I ICS, Chopin, sentenced to be executed at {Jreensiro'i N. C., for the murder of a young1 woman, enped from jnil Saturday night. The Louisiana sugar crop promises to yield >0,000 to 300.01)0 hogsheads the present year ;uinBt 7d,O0O lust years. Counterfeit ?G bills on the Farmers' Bank of lizabeth City, N. C., are in circulation. D. M. Witcher, shot nt AtIauta,*Ga-, by his vn foii, last week, died the next day. Commercial. \ , . Abbeville C.-H., July 9, 1857. Got ton.?Very little offering. We quote from f to J3? cents. * - " \ Columbia, July 1857?_> Cotton.?'There was no Cotton offering tovday, d we can therefore only continue our former otations of 11 to 13?c. and choice & Bha'cfc _ 5her.~' ' . r .. ., Charleston, JulyJ&s Cotton.?TI?o tranaaotions iu the Cottou rrjarl on Friday and Monday, amounted to Sere. ndred 'Prieoa'finn.aiid Yorjj/tdfc- "Oa, L16T ofcoNEftdwpEs, .":> ;\ ' maiuing in-'the Depot'at Abbevillf, foYthe ^ week ending JiUy 8th? 1867-r-i ' '. Col J F lVfdr?linll, J. L Dixwon, .Envrrito-A. irr, J F M, IIT Ofc^J^aVlc*, Mc*?( C * BruFil, J J Cuimimrliam, J D Ii^dden, ll S it, W^rdlnw ?fc Lyon, W D Mara, AjCtifWr,pt J W Livingston, "W Cook, IIoitTHS Perrin, '*-80yl>LEY' Ag,fc A '{jpiVntal. 11ARRIED,.in. Kingston, on , l?V the B. Telford, .BENJAMIN REYNOLDS, (formertjflpt G seen wood, ff. C.,) Miss 5IARY JOHNS?#, of Kirrgstoa^s*. Woodland Crkam"?A * Pomade for'be outing the Hair?highly perfumed; superior to afty inch article imporlod, and for half the price. dressing Ladies' Hair, it lias no equal, giving _ bright glossy appearance. It cansea Gentian's llair to dtorl in the most natural manifljlfi emovea dandruff, always giving tho Hairthp learaneo of being fresh shaniDOoecL ' fiiw y fifty cents. None genuine 'nless signed FETR1DGE & CO., Proprietors of thW ' Balm of a Thousand-J^lowers,'' N. Yt 3* For sale by all Druggists. larch 4. 1857. 45 ESPEEIAN CHAPTER ft.*. A.'. |C% N EXTRA CONVOCATION of this Ctitptcr, will he held on tjie afternoon and Efp* C of l\ietdan the. IJ/t1 "*',J * ? ..... >