.
i "^^Pjf <c* * ?jy>^(t.^v. ^ ^ , * jjl-y.
]?cal to Pennsylvania to know wbicliside nlu
takes. S!?? has been true to Btrfet construelion,
ecouoioy, ami State rights, ami uevci
will trail the old democratic bauner in the
<Jitst. [Cheers. | Tho whig!? have "beaten, bul
never vanqoUnod you ; and it behooves you
nqjur. to buckle on your armour once more
nitd *?tr?lto <br your principles. The-eyes ol
your sister States are upon you, and we ?h;iii
I?*>k anxiously to see you roll up your ne custoinevl'maiotitv
for Hinder. elect true dun
vKTiits to Congress and your Icgwlalure, ami
carry out the principles which have so greatly
^ promote?) tho howur and fflwy of the whole
couutry. [Long continued cheering.]
Conservatism of the 8outh.
John Mu-oitki. : *" la tho chivalrous
South Uiv^iiijtiividf^al, in vindication of his
houor, of which,the law pf tho land takes
?o oogilizanre, pHkcticesa code that violates
alike the statute and the djpfoiou law. The
# ^W^'nuouees, for the most part rest with the
inuividittd. But you will jarely ace mobs
assembling to bnrn churches, or to violate
the consfitutiou, south of \fason and Dixon's
line. Tluu:? the tttajo&y jot tb? law U resj
j?octcd tmd'uplretd by tho aggregate people,
There no Angfcl fiabricl sounds his hurt*
disturbing the rpiiw Sabbath, and calling to9
.v.alw.. ?: ? i"
w ^iiuh ui rumuus. i ueir, no CNiiern
withora'fl, nor Blue ^iwd, nor Bloom<?rism,
nor Woman's Rights, nor Mormonism, nor
Millcrum, uor Anti-l'opery, nor Spirit-rapping,
nor Socialism, nor other monstrous
productions, have sprung up to choke the
healthy growth of ffeouoin. Those poisonous
weeds and'fungi belong to the North,
and are cultivated to highest perfection l>v
tlio wise men of the Kant. In the Soutii
there is r.o jxjrseoution for conscionco' sake.
It waa the South?tho Catholics of Maryland?-that
first set the example of religious
toleration to Northern men and to the ro?t
of the world; and Bancroft, whom New
Kngland elaiius as its own, eloquently dwells
upon tho fact. And still tho North only
lags behind the South in a truo estimate ol
mis, tuc tirst principle of human freedom
1 nit. is ret^ogjiding to the el mm els of tin
Roundheads in quest of tbo dry bones of t
decayed fanaticism.''
Boston, July 15.
The Grand Jury of tbo Municipal Court
this morning, mude s report cf tbeir notion
in relation, to the riot and attempt to rescue
tbo fugitive slave Burns from tbo custody oi
tbe United States Marshal on the night ol
tbo 20th of May, when they were driven
back after killing James Batebelder.
Tbo jury presented a bill containing four
counts against Walter Bishop, Thomas Jackson,
Martin Stowell, John Morrison, Samuel
Uroudmnn, Walter l'henix, John Wesley
and Rood Thomas W. I Iiggiuson, as follows:
1st. That on the 20th of May Inst they,
with some 500 persons to the jurors unknown,
did unlawfully assemble together in
a manner that constituted a riot. 2d. That
on that occasion thov disturbed ih?
and committed an assault. on 8. \V. Cutting,
3d. That they innde an attack upon the
court-house. And 4th. Thai they began to
demolish the court house in an unlawful
manner.
Bishop: Jack eon, Stowell and Morrison,
were arrested on this indictment and pleaded
not guilty. The other parties will prob*
ably appear in Court on Monday and Tuesday,
wliou a day of trial will bo tixed.
Noiitii Pacific Extlohixo Expedition.
-?The New York Post lnis received by the
Franklin some interesting particulars of the
progress of tlio North Pacific Exploring Expedition,
which sailed from the United States
under Commodore Ringgold a little more
than a year :igo. They arrived at Ilong
Kong on the 20tli of March, uftor touching
ftt Mnderia, the Cape do Verde?, Cape, ol
"Good Hope, Sydney, and traversing the Coral
Sea, visiting the Santa Cruz group, Carolines,
Ladrones, <fcc. The Post's correspondent
states that they liavo made a great many
important observations, barometrical, thortnonicti
ical and geographical, all of which
should lie promptly forwarded to the Navy
Department at Washingfon, and published
as speedily as possible for the benefit of our
valuable and growing commerce with Australia,
the Kiist ladies and California. All
such information is of the greatest value to
the navigating interests of (lie country, and
the quicker they have the benefit of it the
1 tetter. The health of the men and officers
of the expedition wua good.
Tub Governor and Legislature of New
If amjtsliirc appear to have been at daggers'
points ever since the commencement of tbo
session. Tho Governor last Friday vetoed u
bill authorizing the Secretary of State to
draw on the Treasury for funds to defray the
, ^ expenses of repairing tbo State House, for
the reason that the constitution provides
that the Governor only shall issue warrants
for the withdrawal'of money from the Treasury.
The Legislature was to adjourn 011
Saturday. ^
Anotiikii serious Know Nothinir riot t/vr.V
e>
place in JUitlalo last Thursday liiglit. It
npftears tliat tliove had been street preaching
for several evening* in succession, and on the
occasion in question a numl?er of Irishmen
assembled and created a ditliculty after the
preacher- concluded. A desperate light took
place, in which eight of the irishmen were
^merely lkatcn, hut' none of thcin killed.?
4|Eriotlicr row was expected 011 tlie following
nighty
. Notk Tiiih*?In a cloudy morning it is
a matter of importance to every farmer to
know wherher it will be smislune or sliowery
in the afternoon. If the ants cleared
their hole* nicely, and piled the dirt up
high, it seldom fails to bring a good day for
the fanner, or even if it should bo cloudy
till ten or eleven o'clock in the forenoon.?
Kpider wet* will bo very numerous about
the'tops of the grass and grain some cloudy
mornings, and fifty years of olwervntion lias
shown the waiter that these little wenthorgftossers
seldom fail in their prediction of a
fair day.
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Friday Morning-, July 28, 1854.
AOBNT8.
E. W. CARR, N. W. cor. of Walnut mul Tldrd-at.,
1'liilfttlolphirt, in our authorized Age hi
A. M. PEOEN, Fnirviow 1*.^., Greenville Did
WM, C. BAILEY, Wiil)aco'n Knory, ypfirtniiloirg
W. W. SMITH, Merritavlllc, Greenville Di*trl?l.
A WEEK IN GREENVILLE.
rr 1.. 11 i i i
a mi> > win vmugo wis prwcnieu u uusy,
> bustling scene fur the past week. It has
; nover, within the recollection of tho "oldest
inhabitant," bceu so crowded. Most every
' section of our State has been represented.?
, The olil, the young, the beautiful, the gay,
, an<l fashionable, have been and are?still pass'
'ng n pleasant time in our midst. The fact is
too evident, aud the people seem no longei
to be willing to remain in ignorance of it,
L that: Greenville is akcad of all mountain
towns, in bounty, excellence and acconmio}
dntions. Some, who, a short tiino ago, were
willing to detract a portion of tho well-deserved
praise bestowed upon our town and
vicinity, are now anxious to give Greenville
the title ?ho so much deserves?utho Queen
of the Mountains." No ono can visit us
I without being pleased, gratified and benefitj
ed?leaving with an avowed intention ol
' "seeing us again." But wo proposed givI
mo jott ? sketch of the doings iy Greenville
II for a week .past, commencing with
Tho Address of James Tapper, Esq. oi
11 . Charleston. <
I It would be impossible for us to givo r
' full syuopsis of the address of this talented
11 gentlemen. It would be pleasing to us, it
t we could only furnish, to our readers n
"bird's-eye sketch" of tho beauty and moral
excellence of his production, lie selected
for his subject?Education, its mutual dc<
pendanciea, and its connection with religion,
1 Advocating the importance of education to
p all, both rjcli a?*d jn>or, but still more highly
F sustained the importance and greatness of n
' moral and religious training. The absurdncss
of the doctrine that a little learring was
a dangerous possessession, he completely
obviated, and that reading and writing were
essential to the happiness and condition of
every class. He next spoke of scetaiian institutions?reputing
all objections which
might bo adduced in opposition to them. It
they prevented, said lie, ilio |iiuiunl^n('nm ?t
, | a single atheistical doctrine?tho spread ol
: Papistical heresy or Peisin, ho gloried in
i seeing them fostered and cncouragad in oui
. State. He farther remarked, that in oui
I softiirinri ai-linoln n.iil.lnr. '' *
^ ..uwiiiig .??? imiglil U1C 81Ui
<lont but the great truths contaiucd in the
: Bible, and instanced many institutions in
j our State, proving the certainty of his asacri
tion?and that the peculiar doctrines ami
tenets of the denomination having them in
' I support were not iustilied and inculcated.?
, | For fear of warying the patience A his audi,
once, the orator omitted much of his address.
I We hope, however, that the entire address
will shortly be published, and we bo pennitted
to indulge a luxury of which we have
been unluckily deprived.
The Baptist State Convention.
This laxly, composed of 1 telegatcs from
1 various sections, commenced its session 011
Saturday, and adjourned on Tuesday af
ternoou. The subject of establishing n
Female College elicited much of tho attention
of the Convention. They soon decided
unon pstaliliiilimAiii n?> -t -?
t JimuiUllUIl UI llllll
; kind in tho State, ami then, tlie question,
Where should it l?o lpcato4 J aroeo, and after
an exciting debute, it was finally agreed that
it should be LOCATED IN GHEENVILLK,
?accepting the proposition of our citizens?
who tendered tho academy lauds and bound
themselves to furnish the additional donation
of twenty" tiiolsaku dollars. The
ciii/.ens gctvemlly liavinjf subscribed ton thousand,
and Messrs. McBkk, Wauk, Elford,
Tiiomi'hon and others, are guarcntees for ten
thousand more. The war, wo trust is over.
Tho Trustees of tho academies aro to make
tho transfer to the Trustees of the Furman
University, and the exercises of the College
I to commence in January. This is glory
enough for one day ! and it only remains for
Greenville to keep the advantage thus given
her over others, and continue in her onward
course of cntcrpriso and prosperity.
The College Commencement
The Commencement exercises of Furman
University began on Monday Inst. A large
concourse of citizens, strangers and visitors
A&ipinbied in the grovo in front of the
Colh-ge Building*, where neat and comfortable
seat* had boen propnred for their accommodation.
The exorcise* were commenced
by Prayer from Rev. J, R. Ivkndiuck ol
Charleston, after which, tliey were gone
through inJiie following order. The yunng
gcntleineny^aisplaying in tlie selection ol
their subject* and delivery, a taste and orntorM^-ljgiwcr,
beyond the ext?ocUition o<
all :
1 rrtjhunce.?1. K. II. SKYMoviu-OluthjIon,
8: V
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J
?f :
Oinmden, Ark.
3. Jformontsm.?D. C. BwAff, York, S. 0.
4. Decision tf Character.--}. F. Mouuall,
Grfthatuville, &.C. v ,
5. Oliver Connwll.?-J. G. Williams, Colleton,
S. C. v ,t
0. Love of Approbation.?W h. Pas lev.
Greenville, S. C. >
7. Chivalry.?J. K McIvku, Society fiBH
fcka -X y.f .
8. I '(/Iconic , Iction.?an Evidence of the I)i Kvine
Benevolence.?John Mitchell, Jl. C
Presentation or Ditloma
TO JOHN M1TCIILL,
uradl'atk of theological del'artmknt.
I
Mr. Mrrciifct* was the only graduate, am
wo aro h?l>py .to learn tliat Uic Faculty have
retained him as assistant in the Aeadetni.'
Department of the University. The. other
young geutlemcn remain one year longer.
During the intervals the assembly were
. enlivened by sweet strains of Murity furnished
bv the Greenville Draws Band. j
1 At the conclusion of the addressoy,, and
after the presentation of Diploma'to Mr.
, Joiia Mitch el, a Prayer was offered by
Rev. Dr. Johnhon, when n Penediction was
pronounce<l, and the assembly dispersed,
highly delighted with this, the first public
Exhibition of tbe Institution.
Grand Division Sons of Temperance.
This body commenced its quarterly session
r at this place 011 yesterday morning. We
understand that ipiito a number of Delegates
* are in attendance.
Last night, the Grand Division, Greenville
f Division, aud Cadets of Tempcrnnco made
ipiite a demonstration in our streets. T<?rch1
cs, banners, ensigns, regalia, transparencies,
I ; tfce., were flourishing in grand array, presenF
j ting an appearance terrible to tbe friends of
1 ! lvincr Alcohol ami the oimnnonls ef P?a1.S- .
? - ?? I I ' ^ * ^v".
I hition. We cannot say what they intend
| doing with that dear little boy?pKOHtnrriON
. ?but must presume from the spirit of' thb
leading temjwirnncc men and the anxiety
, manifested by the friends of good morula,
that they will adopt it Wo believe that
r he is ?juite a promising Ind, and with eare.
fnl training in the commencement might
, prove an honor and a blessing to our country.
The procession proceeded to the Baptist
church where they were addressed by
Mr. Waurkn D. Whacks, of Anderson, inn
very handsome and appropriate manner?
principally advocating the importance of n
Prohibitory Law. Others responded to the j
f i calls made upon tliein for addresses/ We I
p; are ooinpelled to forego our remarks npoji
i the proceedings of this meeting until our
, J next issue, when wo hope to furnish our ren,
I dcrs a more lengthy ami interesting account
of its proceedings.
RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT. |
The passenger train upon tlie Greenville
i C. It. It- lliol Willi ? -- *
...... o WTICIU itcciueui Oil
Tuesday evening when within about, seven
1 miles of this pi nee. The Engine, Tender,
Mail Car, and one platform, wero thrown oil
j tho trook, And precipitated dowu-.HU 0111I
hank men tsoino seven feet high, causing n
j total wreck of the Engine, Tender, atld the
I platform car containing two carriages belonging
to pnvcng r<. Tho Mail Ageyt and
a negro fireman were somewhat hurts The
Engineer, Mr J. 13. Edwards, miraculously
i escaped uninjured. Nono of the passengers
i 1 were harmed, although some twenty-live
.! were on board. The cause of this accident
! was the runuiiig over aud killing of two
. cows by the engine.
OUR BACHELOR FRIENOS.
Littlk did we think, when we answered
, the enquiry of our friend u Chesterfield " n
short timo since, in regard to n little jK.int
of etiquette, that we would ho arraigned bo- j
1 fore n lWIiol.a.'j '
o ajur, w mower an?l demur!
to the charges preferred against us. Now,'
wo really tliink they, of all classes, should J
i bo the last to take exceptions to the maimer
i in which we disposed of the matter. .Every
| one well knows how very boshfhi bachelors
are, In fact, their ba-dtfnlness is the prime
cause of their belonging to suih a "disconsolate
order. We have never wished sincerely
to lie known n* u one of them," and if we
have been considered as such by the fraternity,
we desire now to discard all such expectations.
Should wo never become a happy
benedict, we will endeavor to make ourselves
otherwise useful to society. Wo publish
the proceedings of the Club, and should
they desire carry their aggressions farther,
we trnst the ladies will give us their pro
wHvn uiiu' emoraces.
For the Boat hern Enterprise.
Mr. Editor :?The Committee appointed
by tbe llachelor's Club of Pendleton to take
into consideration your anawcr to the enquiries
(A ** Chesterfield" beg leave to report
That having made due enquiries into the
( case, they find the Editor of the E^terprite
, guilty of deciding in favor of the Indies,
, therefore enabling them, under hi^ decision,
to speak to Or "cut" us at their good will and
. pleasure, without allowing us to fairly retaliate.
By order of
1 J'KESIIIKXT CAUDLE.
HamukL No-mauhy, Secretary,
j? ikk
ANSWER TO ENI8NA.
Mr. ACilitorTho enigma in amt ireak's
paper is "TniSouTiutRN EhtkrfA?bb." Tbe
terms composlng^t**?as follows: Southern,
Illicit, Thou, llornhutt, Seine, Sun, Ottor,
Enterprise, Trout. Yours, respectfully,
Minn is.
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For the Southern Enterprise.
Mr. Jtfotor .?We, as eftfcens of C! recnvillo
District, and voters of the same, request
the different candidates of this District for
ilio Legislature, aj tho ensuing eloction, to
declare their sentiments publicly as regard*
the total prohibition of urdont spirits-?also
he Electoral and Penitentiary system.
J , ' v MANY VOTEJlS.
The Mining Excitement
Tucnk ia now a considerable fever In A
portion of Georgia atul tho western portion
: of Alabama, consequent on recent aisoovej
ries of Gold, Silver, Copper, Irou ami Lead,
' and- steady, old fogy citizens are dropping
their farming and mechanical implements, j
and going u prospecting for those metal*.? j
A* yet thi? fever has been but sporadic in
this State, hut in Georgia it has become epidemic.
Tho Editor of the Milledgeville
Southern Recorder says that recently, while
in Carroll and adjoining counties, ho had an
opportunity of witnessing the great excitement
prevailing in that section in consequence
of recent mineral discoveries. It'
was the nll-al>sorhing topic of conversation. I
| Most persons apjieared to have caught in
I Rome degree tho contageon and were on the
| look out for new discoveries. Many (formerly
prudent men) had quit their regular
employment, and were searching out uiineri
nls under tho expectation of realizing *|>ecdy
fortunes. It appeared to be the opinion,
frpm discoveries already made, that oorowr,
lead, Ac., extended from 1 >ucktmvn in Tenni
o*?ee to the upper part of Cluimlters county,
running from North-east, South-west. Evi
deuce of copper had been discovered in Carroll,
Init not in sufficient quantity as jet to
authorize nny serious effort at working for it.:
Wo wore shown n lump of lead a* taken
from a mine in Heard county, which looked
almost pure. Other parcel* froui the same
bed had, we were informed, l?ecn tested, and
had been found to be from "75 to 80 per cent,
pure. This was not tho ouly lend ore wo
neard of, but a number of othor veins were
spoken of, said to lie equally as good. Lead i
had been taken, wo were told from them in
its rough state, run into bullets and used
for shooting deer. Iron oro in nbunduncc
had been found, said to be fifty per cent,
pure. Also, evidence* of silver, Gold lias
been found for years, and the mines nrc successfully
and profitably worked* It is estimated
that tlioro are now engaged in bunting
copper and other minerals ca*t of the
MWglmny nnJ Mhw ltiJg? :?tlca-st ten tliOU!
sand persous, and the number still iucrcas!iug*
.
j Coal, it Is thought, will also bo found in
abunddtee. There is certainly a wide field
open in that section for an experienced Geologist,
tvhuso labors and whose researches
might prove of immense value to tlio country.
Ill Lumpkin ami adjoining counties, we
lenrn from the Signal, great activity exists
among the fanners in raising articles for the
consumption of the miners. It states that
there are hot less than thirty shafts or tunnels
being operated upon in Lumpkin county,
and a number of tlicin with prospects
truly flattering.?Montgomery^ Ala!) Gazette.
BrxJuht oir Kaii.uoads.?Tho editor of
the Manchester Mirror, in a letter froui Ceutre
Harbor, thus speaks of the great advantages
derived from the opening of railroads
in that part of the country. u At Center
Harbor we left and took on a large quantity
of freight, and among other things a quantity
of strawboord for book covers, manufactured
at Conway and going to the Boston
market. The opening of railways into this
section of country has increased the property
ou all the water streams to a greater extent
than is generally Ixdieved. Each town
along the line of tho Boston ami Montreal
railroad, if it had built it by direct taxation
upon the property of the town, would have
been more than repaid now bv tho riso of
their projicrty. Atllolderness alone, where
previous to the road but little. lm*inn?a
done, mow thcro arc four mills for mnking
strnwboards for covers and shoo paper, and
a fifth one is to Iks erected the present scasou.
Also, moio pegs are manufactured there than
in any other town in the State."
Ooneession ok a Mihuek.?ThuOalvoston
News understands that Sliultz?now under
aontenco of death in thnt. city for inurder?has
tnado a full confession, not oidy of
the nmrder of Batcman and .lett, but also of
a long catalogue of other murders and crimes
during a jH*nod of many years. We have
not as yet been put in }>oase8aion of full details,
though we liono soon to bo. We can
only say now that lie confesses to have killed
an old pensioner in KnoxvJIle, Tennessee,
before lie came to Texas. He does not re- j
metnlier his name, but says be had just received
his tension, and upon the strength of
it, he drank a little too much. Ue adds
that when ho was on liis way #iinc that
night, he waylaid and shot hint, Aud then
placed his body under a projecting rock?
that some school children found the body ths
next. day. That suspicion attached to himself?that
he was taken up, triod aud acquitted.
, 1
If,. ?... I?
??? m no uoimiij^'u wo me -Murrcll
Oang^nnd recite* many robberies and crimes
of which ho wan guilty, while in tiiut connection.
Ho finally caino to Texas in 1835,
for greater security. IIo confesses to having
shot OJ. 'feel in his tent in tho fall of 1830.
Many of our oUl citizous will well remember
tliat ev ent. Tho night was oub of tho most
stormy on record, and Urn darkness was so
great, that nothing could ho soon hnt tho
flash of tho gun. Suspicion attached, he says
to several persons, but not to himselC
M Wr
| mercantile tnen :
A'.t to luck, as I have said before, there i>
j more in the sound of a word which people
I lmvo got usod to titan in the thing they nrt
| thinking o? Some luck there is, no doul^t
as we commonly undorstauu lite term, bu
very much less than, inoet porsons suppose
[ There is a great deal which pnssess for lucl
which is not such. Generally speaking youi
! 'ducky fellows,* when one searches closet}
into their history, turn out to be your fcllowi
that know what they are doing, and how t<
do it in the right way. Their luck comes t<
them, because they work for it; it is lucl
well earned. The put themselves in tho waj
of.luck. They keep themselves wide awake
Ti i.? ?i..? i.?4 ..r ?t.-*
i liiiiRv; iu\J ?iui. vi wimi vi'j^nuniUH
they jxwessce, and always stand ready foi
inOre : and when n mechanic does thus urns
be hard luck indeed, if.he do not get, a least
employers, Customers aud friends. uOtn
new only,* savs an American writer, "to turn
to the lives of men of mechanical genius, t<
see how by taking advantage of little thing?
and facta which no one had observed, oi
which every 0110 had observed, or whirl
| every one had thought nnworthy of regard
I they have established new and important
I principles In the arts, nnd built up for them
| selves manufactories for the practice of theii
i newly discovered processes." And yet them
aro tho men who aro called the lucky fellows
nnd some times envied as such. Who car
dehy that their hick is well earned, or thai
! it is just as much iu my power to "go ahead,'
j as it was in theirs.
Tub Si'ANisn Revolution,?It will b(
I recollected that somo two months ago w<
j took occasion, in writing of tho condition 01
i Kurope, to explain how and why it was thai
; the first serious continental revolution wotilc
I oeeur in Spain. Already that predictior
, (founded on information only i^btninablo, or
I this .side of the Atlantic, in Washington city'
, has been confirmed. letters received by va
' rious parties here this morning from Louden
i Paris ami Madrid, confirm our previous ex
' jx?ctntion of the serious character of this con
test. It is not to be doubted that the rcvo
! lutioiiista, who have lioistod the rcpublicai
: banner, already have upper hand in Madric
and also in Barcelona and elsewhere in tin
Princes. Though General O'Doimell is th<
nominal head "ot the revolution, I Londor
and Paris it is understood by the best inform
ed jhtsoiw that Espartcro (a sincere llepub
lican, and tbo loader of the Spanish Progree
sists) is tho real head of the movement, ntuj
that Narvaez will very probably soou la
found to be engaged with hiin.
So far as the future of Cuba is to bo affected
by tho result of this revolution, wo hav<
to say, that, be that result ns it may, it can
not fail to hasten our acquisitiou of the 1?
land. If tho revolutionists triumph for anj
j considerable time, they will gladly transfer it
to u> for a consideration. If the prescnl
, government are the victors, they will retun
i to the government without n'dollar In hand
j and with no otlior means of obtaining raonu^
than the sale ot ine Island to the Unitec
States. Thus Providence is working in oui
favor, as it were.? Washington Star.
Novki.M vukia.gr.?The Fort Smith Her
aid records, tho following ;?"The other da\
-t t- .
, me ou<iiivc iinK u? our conn was Riirpnsoc
l>y the marriage, in his presence, of a counh
' who walked into his office. It was in tlii:
wiso: He was sitting at his desk, busii)
engaged in writing when a gentleman froir
; the country, about fifty years of age, and i
; lady not far behind in this respect cnterec
the office, and after tho usual sanitations tin
man asked him a few (juestions about tin
law on contracts, and wished to know what
marriage was considered logally. Tho clerl
' informed him that it was esteemed a civi
! contract; when the old gentleman pulled ou<
i a paper, read over a short agreement mad*
I hy the parties l>cfore him to live togethei
their natural lives, and to have and to hold
as the law goes, all things in common foi
1 their mutual benefit, asked the clerk to re
cord it, paying over his fee, fifty cents, an<
l?oth deliberately and <juietly walked "ott
i leaving tho clerk in utter astonishment, anc
pretty well confounded by what ho had nev
! er seen before?a marringu without a parson
| judge or sijuire.
| In Haiti more, a Hebrews women, wbo wai
sii|>|K)s(''l to be dead, was dressed in liei
shroud, placed iu her coffin and the lid wai
about to l>e screwed down, when it was dis
i covered that life was not extinct. AH pre*
| ont immediately gathered around the coffin
and the enshrouded, corpse-like form art**
from her narrow bed, a:;d embraced her chil
dren and relatives with all the fervor C'f re
newc?l life. To all appearance she bocom<
convalescent, and subsequently partook o
food, t'lie. remained in this conditiou unti
the approach of night, when she tottered U
the bed, and in a few momenta breatliod he
last.
Thr Itoston Journal says that there wai
quite an excitomcnt in Fleet-street, about si:
o'clock, yesterday afternoon, cwrvd by a col
ored man escorting a white lady through th<
street- They were followed by a large crow<
of men and boys, when one, more darin<
1 Hinti iKa aI? ?- * '
i ...... ?.u ion, Kiiuvktti mo negro uowil.?
After being rather ronghly handled, the ne
gro made Ids escape, while the wotnai
sought refuge in an opposite house.
M inter, a and Lynch Law in Tbxab.?
Or. Linton, fortuely surgeon in tho Unite*
States N avjr, shot two men at Laredo, Texas
rocentlv. He wns subsequently seized by i
mob of U. 8. soldiers, Ana hung on a gallows
erected upon the public plaza. Linton, it i
said, was on board tho Uuited States brij
Homers whou young Spencer was hung bj
Commander McKonzio. The two men wh<
were killed wert|AchiUcs Centro, an Italian
and baud roaster of the SlU regiment of In
1'atttfvJ^md Don i'odro Carera, a Mexican
U in Wlegod that Uie difficulty grow out o
1 an insult by Linton by to the wife of tlu
I band ma*tor. < 'arora, who was endeavoring
I to quit the parties, Centro was killed at tb<
second fire. -
r forxiA.-^o mnct^kas been saidabout Ud? 1
have been pt(bli?hed, that we in * common
, with the Ykt*W tlieprfcs flfdmcHv, conelu?
ded the whole matter a hoax, naq.so pro?
nouueed it. We yeetarday learned that tho .
report wut? true, and received from an. eyet
witness fall particulars concerning the affair. '
The cause of difficulty between ihe parj
tie*, Messrs. Elleelcr ami Ihibert, occurred at
f Oakland, onfMomlay of last week, and origr
inated from remarks made by Dubert con)
corning a lady, which ho _ was told by EHea,
lor not to repeat. Dubert doing so howev?
> er, E. spat in his f:?ce, when the fprnier roc
marked "that is sufficient for (he present;
r let's tako a drink, and to-morjrow we will
. settle the uftair." They accordingly drank,
i shook hands and seperated. Tho next day
r they niut near Oakland, armed with swords,
t in tho use of which tlioy were both very ?s,
pert, and allowed a* our informant (himself
j an ftxoellenl swordsman) say*,} the greatest
i exhibition of skill and enduranoe he had er,
cr witnessed?no advantage being ginned
i by either for some eight or ten minutes,
r when Elleelcr received a severe cut on tho
i sword arm. The ]>arties, their friond* and
, tho spectators, then camo together took m
t drink, and tho wounded man remarked that
- as soon as his wound was healed, they would
r meet nod 'have it out.' The next thing the
? spectators and friends knew was, they were
, again at it, and a fierce contest ensued, rcsuli
ting after a twenty-minutes encounter, in
t Dubort rcoeivingTi stab in the right side,
' which terminate! fatally on the following
morning. lie was buried iu Contra CJosta.
[Sow Fnxnrisco Coin. AJrtriiatr.
Divorok Exthaordikabv.?A woman
( a]>pliod U> ono of our attorney's not long since
. to lake steps towards procuring a divorce on
account of habitual drunkenuess and ill-treat1
ment in her liege lord. Tho attorney, wl?o
' is a strong temperance man, was much iiuI
pressed with the story of her wrongs, and
engaged to commence necessary proceedings
' at once. A few days ago, tho 'fair plaintiff
called again to consult aiiout the case, and
at tho close of the interview, inquired how
long it would be before the matter was finalI
ly consummated. Tho attorney replied that
ho sinocrly commiserated her situation, and
would do all lie could to relieve Iter from H
in tho shortest possible time. He thought
' he would be able to do so against the 1st of
September at farthest. "Oh !" said she, her
voice betraying the deepest emotions, "can't
I it be done sooner, for I'm engaged to marry
another filler in JukJT The attorney caufiflowered.?Lafaijrftt
(Jnria) Journal.
Narrow Escape.?Old Mr. Fuddle fell
> down ju a {Kiddle, just an a run-away bbrae
- and shay came dashing and abashing, and
touring the way; in helpless plight he roarr
<h1 with fright; the horso ourno quick. all
1 gallop and kick, when the old man rased
I liia great oak stick ; tlie horse then shied a *
' little aside for sticks vvero no friends to his
well fed hide. Within a foot of Fuddle's
r toes, within nn inch of his rttby nose, (lie
I wheel conies whirring, and on it goes. Un
f rises Fuddle, from out of the puddle, and
>tands on the road with a staggering stride,
then wheeling away from the scene of the
fay, ho flourished his stick with a hero'?
I pride.
' Mr llouns, the celebrated American lock
maker is at present on a visit to Liverp?)ol.
' lie is the guest of Mr Milner, and has been
> engaged with that gentleman in arranging
1 locks on the new powder-proof principle.
I just patented by Mr. Milner. Mr. Holds*
' paid a visit to Mr. Lisfcr at the Union bank.
llo whs shown the strong rooin, and ww ast
k?d could lie pick the lock on the door, an
t it is deemed ore of the very boat. lie mid
I "Yes," and applying an instrument he offec'
tod un opening' in a few minutes. Mr.
- Holds* is coining again to Liverpool i& a
r few days, anil is to ftirnish the Union Hank
? with one of his American locks, and probar
bly some of the other tanks also.
| Vkky Mysterious.?An odd excitement
' was caused in Bangor Me., a few days since,
J by the discovery of tho fact, that most of the
. street doors of houses in that city had boon
marked witli mystic figures and characters
in lead pencil, just above the bell pnll. In
these times of religions division it was feared
? that some dreadful meaning was attached
r to those cabilistic signs, and many beffan to
* I fear a SSt. )Bartholomew massacre, hilt at
" length it was ascertain**] that some itinerant
' Gormnn, who had been distributing cards
* advertising hair work, Ac, had made the
B marks to identify the houses at wliieh he left
' cards,as well as those which ho supplied with
* his wares,
f Efforts are being made in iiigii quarter*
1 to-prolong the session of Congress. Cuba
, and Sandwich Islands, it is said liavo soroer
thing to do with it One hundred and fifty
millions of dollars is the price now named
for the purchase of Cuba.
9 The President has intimated to bis confiI
dants in the Senate, that lie considers the
" provision# of the homestead b?H witliin the
9 scope of his objections to the insane land fcUL
II ..-.I "
uuu uinvi in wiwrv, ne will veto it.
? The river aud harbor bill, ?t m also aaserr
ted, will be vetoed.
i Wnca James Burrill vm United Rtaim
Senator from HI idle bdand, on one occasion,
a Southern gentleman, in-ridiculing the min"
iature State asked: "Bun-ill, what do yon
1 pay yonr Chief Justice t" "Between aeven?
teen hundred and two tliouaand dollars,"
1 said Mr. Burrell. Tliis waa tree. The pay,
' l>eing three hundred, just the diffcrenoo be- j
* twecn seventeen hundred and two thousand.
Om Tuesday the Fourth of July, a daily
) paper waa started ij#Bt, Louis to advocate
, the claims of Thomas H. Benton to the Prss
idoncy. The nomination having now been
. made, it ordg remains to elect the nominee.
s Pub suymxmtd?A bill has passed the
r House of ttcproseutaiivo* requiring the pre
3 payment of all letters sent through the mail.
Good arrangement, thai.
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