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1 * Tbm Mimn 4ttuM Mb?r* * , Pumrtu.1, Deo. 1964. Tna Ifoantnin Dtmocra^ Rxtra,*a?y*:? W? raoefted the following startling intelligence laat bight after pur paper had been _ woiked off. Rocky Canon, the place of the tragedy, w a deep and almost inaccessnble canon, about forty miles north .of this place, nenr^ffid's Valley, and uninhabited. Rocky Canon, Weduesduy Dec. 20, 1854. * Nt) officer having been within a cotiven M$ I"~ ^ eut distiyicc to attend a case of emergency!^ that has just happened near our isolated I camp here, the undersigned constituted theuiseijhs a coroner's jury and held .an in|| quest 5Kr the deceases hodies of twelve ' ^nneji that were killed within a milo of our camp, on the 19th instant, a fuil account of ' which we deem it our duty to ? Three of the undersigned were eyo-WWfcsses ../ I.. X 1. . i IV. . vi me w 11 vie Fvciio, luougu iwiiiroii 10 give aid in any way. On yesterday, 19th instant, three men, who afterwards proved to be a Mr. James C. McDonald, of Alabama, now , deceased, Dr. Bolivar A Sparks, of Mississip^, and Captain Jonathan Ii. Davis, of South Caroliua, were travelling on foot on a \ trail within a inile of our catnp, to prospect1 ] a vein of gold-bearing quartz, some twenty' or thirty .miles north of this place. As they ; were passing the base of a mountain, three ; of the undersigned, being out on a hunting , expedition on its side, saw a party of men who were concoaled in the bushes near the trail sjfrang up and commenced firing ntj them. Mr. McDonald fell dead. He was' shot before he was nwnro of his danger. lie '' and his party had nothing but their rovol- [ 1 4 vers, Thomas Sparks shot twice at the ban-j | ditii, and then fell severely wounded. In; the meuutimc Captain Davis, who was the I first to commence shooting in defence c-f; himself and party', in an instant after fliej Tir*t volley of the robbers, being still under 1 kbpt up an incessant^ lire nj>on tliem | with bis revqiver. even ball forcing it> \ic-j titn to Uite the dust, until ?i! the l?>:uls of;' both parties aeomcd to have been discharged. j The surviving rohbers made a charge upon ! Captain V)nvis with Jamie-knives, and one,] with a short sword or sabre. Captain Da- , us stood his ground firmly until they rush-! ed Up abreast of him within about four steps, lie then made a spring upon them with a : large l>owie-knife, and gave tlnce .of them ;} wounds that proved fatal. Having wound-j t ed the other one very slightly, and disarm- ] si him by warding off a blow, as this last ( man expressed in a tone of gratitude before his dcalh^Captain I >a? is went to work at once tearing up his own shiit and hi tiding nil the wounds of the living, of both his friends and enemies. On an examination s of the pcisons of the deceased of those that had commenced the attack on Captain I >a>is and parly, we discovered papers, careful- ' ly concealed in their pockets, purpotting to I b? a copy of laws and by-laws bv which thov 'I were governed. . The last of this band has just died, lli* wound he thought himself but slight, and seemed in a fair way of recovery until w ith- 1 in the last hour, hut corroborated all the evidence proven by the papers in his pocket. Singncd by W.C. TLIOMrSOX, and ],"? others. Another letter dated.' Rocur Canon, Dec. '20, 1834. To William Henderson hJstj., Placcrvillt: Quite an exciting scene happened yestor- ^ day within a mile of our tent. While two of my partners and myself were hunting over the hilU we heard the report of guns below us, and saw two small parties shooting at each other. Being satisfied that they were all strangers, we hesitated for a moment hefore we ventured to go down. A feeling < f tduty, however prompted us to hasten dow n !' to them. On approaching we saw two per- o sons fall in the tight; (theso persons were of j, a little party of three whom we had observed about half an hour previous (juicily follow- c ing tbe trail,) and the remaining one of the |>arty, (a man somewhat above the medium li *>iiuiii ttu lUiiiu iCttUU^ UlMlIIJflllMl "" by liia white hat froiu all tjio ra>t,) fighting ^ bravely for his life. tl Approaching still nearer, pre were aurpris- a ed at the sight of eleven men lying stretch- b! h1 on the ground, eeven of them mail. ( lie longing, as they afterwards proved, 10 be a ti party of robber*,) and only one of tlte party ? of the three so suddenly fired upon fro.., tho t< bushes by robbers. Tfiree of the wounded g Jobbers having died last night, we had ten N of them to bury. One survives, who will It prohpbly recover ; he is now, however, mark- P ed lor life, having lost his nose in toto, and 11 ^he fore-finger of his right hand. The sur- d; riving one, who seems to be but little hurt, lii ^ say* that their band was composed of two w " ^ Americans, five Sydney nu-n, and four Mexi- P ran*, and bad prit commenced operations, in having killed six Chinamen three days ago, ai and three Americans on the day before yes- tj terday. Although we counted twenty-eight j tl bullet boles through Capt. Davis' hat and j L clothes, (seventeen through hi* hat and c!ev-1 b en tlirougli his coat and shirt,) he rectyved | tn but two very slight flesh wounds. Yours1 ? truly, JOHN WE^TEIi. | To Wm. Hendkhsos, esij., CdPity Sur- | seyor, J'laccr.ille.?? Sacramento Statesman. J nr. A > \ /!M ilK il. I IIU iU||]IIW j ' t* Pioneer Hys that two specimens of the j American ostrich, male and A-wrtfe, were rc-, If eently killed near FortI)es Monies, Iowa.? p TWejr are descrjbed as fonr and n-hnlf feet | long, and Ave feet in height, with bills six I ' incheflklong, straight ami very sharp. They | resemble, in most joints, the ostrich of Af-: rica; One thousand dollars had tacn otter-' ji ecNbr them. j A Tmom Plan of KnccATiottA-k wjw a1 * most Judicious resolution of n father as well j f m? aanotat pleasing compliment to his wife, " when on being usked what he intended to f tl do with his girls, lie replied, "I intend to np- ti prentice theia to their excellent mother, that n they may learn the ai t of "improving tiirio, and be fitted to become like her wives moth- 0 er* tfnd Imads of families, and ti?e ful mem j 0 iirfrs of sgflieiy. ' ' tl I # -m?mm SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE, . j Friday Morning, Feb. 9,1855. AOKKTS. : i W. CARR, N. W. cor. of Walnut and Third-it. Philadelphia, i* our authorized Agent. P\> TV1 ftUtN) Fnirviow P. O., Greenville Pist WM. C. BAILEY, Pleasant Grove, Greenville. THANKS. Hon. J. L. Oru, will please accept our thanks for valuable Public Documents. FURMAN UNIVERSITY. This institution opened on Wednesday last, with (juite a large number of Students.' We arc hdppy to notice among the number many who were in attendance last year, and J who endetfed themselves to our citizens by 1 their politeness and upright deportment. A ! clever and more gentlenienly set of vyoungj inen we have never had the pleasure of know-, ing and their presence in Greenville, we know 1 will add to its society, and enhance its wel- j Tare and interests. NEW DRUG RTORE. P?v reference to our advertising columns it! will be seen that Mr. E. Kki'tcm lias estab-1 isbed a Now Dm? Store in (IreonvilU I O * " " ( situated on Main Street, where he intends to! keep everything which is to l>e found in i Drug Stores'generally. Mr. Krutch has i presented us with some of his perfumery,! which is declared (by those who used it) | to l?e the very. best. He has many articles j which will be found useful to housekeepers | .joiiernll v, some of whicit he has enuuim-ra- { ted in his advettisements. 4Piease read tlicin. j Everything which is worth ad vcrtising is; worth leading. _ w. ' ! THE NEWBERRIAN. (Jen. A. C. <Iahi.ikoton has l?oconio as-, oeiated with Mr. Jos ft mt S. Kkf.d in the j ditorinl department of the above sheet.? ['he name, however, is to he changed, and to I >c known hereafter as * The JVcte* Mirror"' he ktiown ability of (Jen. (Jahlixoton will j eeure for the Mirror a wide influence, and! m eminent station among the newspapers of | itir State. GOOD EATING. Wilson and John as will be seen from j heir advertisement are prepared to furnish [electable suppers at their Saloon in the. ray of Oysters, Ilam and Codec. We are ./isi ? 1?- - c - ?? ? ? >11 jimvu, >11111 It riUUiuci 01 uiliVis, IU say lint they do fiuni.di good oysters, in a stylo J empting to the epicure, Give them a call.I A PICTURE. Tits 15oston Dixpttch furnishes thefol-l nving oil-hand sketch of the iedoub:a' lc annv Fkun, alias, Ruth IIai.i., ami sister f N. 1'. \Vii.li8 (Hyacinth.) The picture' i "encaged within a frame" suitable to the hnrnclornml standing of tho object sketched: 'She is full forty, is Fanny. Sports curls ko a girl of seventeen. They are auburn ?yg||iyaUy so. Has a keen Hashing eye J foEe between Grecian and Roman, rather liin ami rather good looking. Cheeks with good ileal? piitc too inucli?coloring. I lontu of rouge. Bad taste, but no business ' fours. Lips well turned and indicative of rmuess rather than of?sugar. Chin hand-' 1 unely chiseled. Whole countenance be- i 1 ?kcns a woman of spirit and high nature < encrally. Form firm. (/best, a model.? |. 1 ot surpassed. Carriage graceful and state-: I r. Rather tall and emphatically genteel, i retty foot. Ankle to match. Hand small. ! ikes to aliow it. Dresses in the cut-aud- i fish school. Fond of rihtions, laces, mil- ] nary, <fec., generally. Talks rapidly. Is 1 ittv "and brilliant, cutting ami htshful.? I rotid as Lucifer. Fond of fun. ILntes j lost of her relations. Threats her father j 1 id Xat, most brutally. Has three aa pret-j | ' girls as ever wore curls. J? proud of 1 icin and justly. Is heartless. Is a fiirt.? j ives in clover, la worth $20,000. Got it' < y" pen ami ink. When passing the street j 1 ikes eight eyes out of ten. <4" the whole. I -wonderful woman is Fanny. : 1 For the Southern Enterprlro. J 1 THE GREENVILLE BAPTIST FEMALE ! COLLEGE. j' Mr. Editor -Mr was understood, at the', itc meeting of Hie Hoard of Trustees of 1 nrinnn University, in Columbia, that tlio iroeiiville Haptist Female College should la; ! illy organized at the commencement of the ( car 1850. As a preparatory step towards j ( icli an organization, they resolved to,open i school early in the present year;?and an , xpeutive ComniiUco were appointed, eharg-! J w ith the duty of carrying ros^ution ito effect. The Committee have done all , ley could during the little time that has < ranspired Bince the meeting of the Hoard; 1 nd arrangements have been marie &>r the ' pelflog of tlie tcliool on tile 7tb of the pres- , nt uh >uih. by request of tlie Committee, heir chairman will be pre?cut at th? open-.U A lug of the school and the teachers in organizing it. fa It also gives me pleasure to add that, until farther arrangements are made, the Professors of Furman University have kindly consented to give suth aid as may be needed iu instructing in the higher departments. It may bo proper to add that provision has been tpade for thftgggfcominodation of boarders on the Collcop grounds, in the fami ilies of the teachers. ^ The price of board, including lights, fuel, Ac., will be $12, per month. The rates of tuition vary from $10 to $4 per quarter, according to the proficiency of the student. Tuition money to be paid to C.J. Elford Esq., Treasurer of Gfe Board. In behalf of the committee. R. FUliMAN, Chairman. Greenville, Feb. 0. 1855., ^ [From the South Cnrolonian.] Funeral of Bishop Capers. The death of this excellent and distinguished minister has been already noticed. ( )n Fl*iilnv mivninrr fltn lwwlsr ?% a * t%?<Y luvniiii^* tuv viiviuwi 111 a metnlic coflin, was removed from bis borne nenr Anderson Court House, accompanied by hia bereaved, family and several frieuds. Judge Whitner, Mr. Osboru nnd others accompanied it on its way to Columbia, as far as bclton. At this point they were met by the Rev. Dr. Whitefoord Smith, who had been requested by the family of the deceased to accompany the remains to Columbia, and preach the funeral sermon. Osi arriving at Cokesbnry a large number of weeping friends visited the car in which the laxly was conveyed, and gated for the last time tipon those features so calm and 1 placid in death, and which had been so endeared to them in life. A committee, consisting of the Rev. I Jr. boyd, Rev. Messrs. J. \V. Townsend, G. II. Round, and J. W. Wightman, had been appointed by the coin niunity of Cokesbury to unite in the procession. The funeinl escort reached Columbia at four o'clock, p. m., and was met at the uepoi by a committee of the cleigv and laity, where a procession was formed and the l?ody conveyed to the residence of tlie Rev. N. Tally. And here wo may mention a singular fact, I that Bishop Cnjiors had passed the night at j this same house of his esteemed and valued r.1 * i-. i * - ? iiiciki jum im> nvi'its ueiur?,?? ne was returning home, in unusual Kpiiit?, from his episcopal duties at t he Florida Conference. Chi Saturday morning, nt 10 olcloek, the body, accompanied by his family nnd tlie eiorgy of Columbia, was conveyed to tlie Washington-street Methodist Church, the , following ministers acting as pall Insurers: Kev. V. J. Sliaud, Rev. A. Wigfal, of the l'rostestant Kpiscopnl Church. Rev. l)r. 1 Joyce and I lev. Mr. Curtis, of the 1 baptist Church. licv. Dis. Leland and llowe and Rev. Mr. Frazer,of the Presbyterian Church. Rex*. Messrs. Ciuok, ( amewdl and S. Tow nsend, of the Methodist Kpiscopnl Church South. At the church a large and sympathizing audience had already assembled. Tito solemn services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Whilofoord Smith, nnd opened by the choir singing the 737th hymn?4' Whit (hour/h < I fit una of ccinjtitrii!>/ t'caf/i." This was followed by a very impressive prayer. The 731) hymn?"Servant of (/ml, well dune," I was then sung. The lessons were the 00th j psalm and a portion of the loth chapter of \ Ist.Coiiutliians. Dr. Smith then road his text from the j Acts of the Apostles, xiii chapter and part) of the 3Gtl? verse: "For David, after lie hud-served his own gen- ! (.-ration l?y the will of (Jod, fell on sleep." ()fcourse it would be impossible for its to j follow this eloquent minister throughout his : discourse. It was one that would have to be heard to be fully appreciated. Wo are glad, however, to notice from the proceedings of the preacher*' meeting that a copy Juts been asked for publi'-utiou, and to learn that Dr. Smith has consented to comply with the request at his earliest convenience. in the meantime, however, we will endeavor to give a brief synopsis of this eloquent and impressive sermon, forjthe bonolit of our numerous renders. The sermon was introduced hy stating tlic fact that there arc occasions when our feelings were too overpoweriug for utterance, j Such was the present occasion. l >r. Smi.h said llu' ife of tlie deceased em- | [ilmtically illustrated the text?he had "ser-1 red his generation by tho will of God." The text indicated that usefulness should be the jrent end and aim of life?that life was not measured by success, but by usefulness; and proceeded to illustrate this truth in the lifo ?nd ministry of ilishup Capers. 1 This eminent and useful minister was con-:1 rertcd in 1808, and in the latter part of the 1 tame year was recommended. *nd licensed to preach at Heuibert's camp-ground, and 1 mtered on l?is ministry in 1809. He was appointed to the Watered circuit, and aoou became a useful and popular preacher. Dr. Smith then passed rapidly over the early years of his ministry until 1810? 1820, when he was stationed in Savannah^ Juring which time the yellow fever raged ! with great violence throughout that city.? < l)r. Gapers, in conjunction with other miii- ; isters, was ever found at his post minister-! ;.... ?i.- ?- . * o... -m. -- i i !? I iii^ id uic nnuui hi nil- siifc JtilU "^lllg, M1U exhibiting the utmost devotion to the great cause in which lie was engaged, lie liiinwlt'wa* attacked with the prevailing cpidi n?ic, and for eonic days hovered on the brink of the grave. 1 hiring hi* illness he win J nursed l>y a filetid, the pastor of a aUtor church, i>r. Kotlock, of the Prc.ihytorian \ ileuqininetiou. Scffrcely^nd Dr. taper* rt>-- < covered, ere his friend waip stricken by the ] name disease, and he in !/L? turn minted that ; friend ; but his nursing and attention were of no avaj), for Dr.. j|?dijH$[iii a few duy* in ; i the arms of Dr. Uapetfj -jSL j1 In lp21-'22 *l>r. CipdhtMvns apjs'iiued 11 Missionavy to (Tic Indintjl on tlie (ieoiyii1 t - * - * to * j To him this arduous duty was a J labor of lors^ sod the time bo labored among the red men were and have been regarded ae hi*, years of moat signal snocess. Aboqt the year 1827,'his attention being I ,ded to the subject by C. Ooatesworth _ tnckney, he founded the missions to the slaves on the plantation, and at the opening of the work fouud effectual co-operation from John Honour aud J, M. Massy. To Dr. Cnpers belongs the credit, under God, of establishing these missions, now so important and interesting a department of the opi c rations of the Churcti. I Dr. Smith said that Bishop Capers himself said that ho had the distinguished honor of preaching to three distinct races of1 men?thereinto man in his refinement and j civilization ; the red man in his savage and j barbarous state; and the negro in his low i and ignorant condition. To numbers anjong them all lie was the messenger of glud tidings aud salvation, and through his instrumentality mauy had been bsought to rejoice in their Lord and Saviour. in 1828 the General Conference of the then united Church, acting upon tho scripture maxim?Ilouor to whom honoris due, elected him a delegate to the British Wes-1 leran Connection. I 1 AAM V__ - -V * - >11 in loijo ue was cuoscn uy uio uoncrni Conference, editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, and founded that journal.? In his editorial capacity ho was eminently | useful to the Church, and by his zeal, piety i and ability, established a paper which to- < day is prosperous and flourishing. In 1840 he was elected by the still united , Church to tho responsible and important -office of Corresponding Secretary of the Mis-; sionary Society. In this, as in other sphere* of labor, ho rendered signal sen ice to the Church. " t In 1844, at tho General Conference where the unfortunate division of the Church took ; place, ho acted a conspicuous pnit in the ( proceedings relating to tho case of bishop i ( Andrew. , ' . |( In 1845 lie was among the leading spirits j which the Southern portion of the Church \ ( had appointed to meet at Louisville t > or- ] ganize the Methodist Episcopal Church ; Sonlb. In 18 !G, at the first General Con- J fercnce of that Church, he was chosen bishop with great unanimity. From tliat tiine until his death lie was } constantly engaged in the faithful discharge ( of his episcopal duties, notwithstanding ai- ^ dictions and infirmities. lie did not hesi- | tato, wherever tho Church appointed him to } go, to obey her demands. I'unppnlled by J j past sickness or the dread of fatal epidemics, t lie was ever found at the post of duty. The eloquent preacher then entered on an j analysis of the bishop's character, alluding first to his apostolic simplicity and spiritual- { ^ i'y. lie never sought popularity, and slum- j tied its delusions. Humble, faithful ?nd ac- j tivo usefulness alone was his great and dar-! ( ling object. . . |i bocondly, he sjsike of his self-sacrificing' | nni) iliiiwvt.iil olpiinidoi- 'I'Ka ?.?H *1?" ....V. xjv Wt.% X* Viituinvoii i.HU Villi VI HIV Church was always with him to lx> obeyed, adopting its his motto "as much as in me is." Third, the mildness and persuasiveness which characterized his preaching. In the scripture some of the dispensers ofiho gospel were called Boanerges or "Sons of Thunder;" others were called "Consolation.'' To this latter class the Bishop belonged, ami while lie was not deficient in warning sinflWstol lleo from t lie wrath to come, his most dear-! ly cherished occupation was to exhibit the | lot's of Cod. In the next place, ho alluded to the cafh-l oliclty of the Bishop's religious affections, | | and ministry ; and no man, pcihnps, during j ( neai ly fifty year's so/vice as a minister, could | | l>e found who was lei>s incline*.! to he iuvolv-; j e<i in religious comrovenes. lie twtU room , enough in his heart, and HtFections for all, of} whatever inline, who loved tlie Saviour iu sin- { verity. . ; The preacher thou alluded to the d? sire , the community of Columbia to have hi.- body1 | interred at this place. This he character- , ized ns the "seHishness of love." T?ut there , was peculiar fitness in the location of that , resting place. In|1831, nspastorof the church, , he had laid the corner stone of the church, in which they now worshipped, and his name s was inscribed on that stone. Jlis ministry , hore, too, was peculiarly blessed. ,, Another reason why this was the appro- , priate resting place: Here his remains would j f rest near his intimate friend and pastor, j Iiev. \V. M. Kennedy, who to him was pccu- t liurly endeared. , 1 >r. Smith then very feelingly alluded to ^ the Hjshop's return home, after attending to t the Inst official duties for the year at the s Florida Conference llo had returned to the 4 bosom of that family whose members almost c worshipped liini, to 'Tall on sleep." r "Fell oti sleep!" how beautiful was thi?,j expression. Tho set iplures loved to designate , f death us a tlcep. When the Saviour spoke t c nfLozArus, lie said he "was not dead, butlj sleepoth." In the hymn sung at the opening of tho t services was this line: 8 "At inidaiglit eeaie the cry." | This too was peculiarly appropriate lie i c was attached Uy pain tai Thursday j \ night, a 12 o'clock. Two line* in tlio same \ s hymn also presented a striking coincidence :I t "Mix tent, at sunrise, 011 thn ground ii A darkened ruin lay." t lie died exactly at sunrise on Monday u last. i I The Friday previous to Iiih death was his ? birth'day, (ho was (t.1 yoiu t and d days old r wliMi lie died.) On tho evening of that day 1 lie told his children he "hud liked to spend > i Ilia birth-day in Heaven." When death ap- I proached ho told his, children that they had I nothing to do hut give him hack to Ids God, and bo thankful that lie had spared him to, them so long. 11c said to them with tho I i confidence of the Christian, that "the pre- i Eiaration waa not then to ho made." With i limit had been inadiHor many \ears. i We lia\> giveu a x*y brief and imperfect ti abstract of this fnfct excellent and nol>ie r tribute to the deceased dHlinguishpd mi ins-1 y ler of ihrCliiirehtj^UC^WA we said before o MjjjP^hHl to h* tW H v, ill 1>?3 published. j \ - As to ourselves vq \jill only remark that it waa a trifo*4fortfiy of tlio preacher ?nd of tj the great and aolethn occasion. " At the close of the-aonioef the choir, ? which seemed to l>4 'a'union of all the choita t of the differeut churches, sung with great efv feet the beautiful hvmn (731) of bishop ; Heber. ' " t "Thou art pone to the praiit, but tee will 1 nut deplore thee/" 4 lu conclusion, we may say that we hare j never seen a more affecting scene. There , were few present in that large congregation , who did not shed tears of sympathy and sor- ( row. . , At the close of the servicer* ia the church, j a largo portion of the congregate passed j around the altar, taking their la?*t, look at | one the)' so tenderly loved. The colored people, to whom the dcceaaed was peculiarly i endeared by his many services, were then al- ( lowed tire like privilege. V < The body'whs then removed to the grove . in the rear of the pulpit, where the service j for the burial of the dead was read by tbe I, Her. Nicholas Tally. i (, Tims closed thu melancholy .scene; and j t tiio inortiil rplil.'liiii of ji m-put smd 11 rfiiod I . man wore left to re*t till the Resurrection of tho Last Day. One of Uie most affecting features of tlie occasion was that of so many ministers of the different denominations, deeply affected, sit-, ting by the aftnr around the corpse. It seemed ? lilting tributo to the memory of one whose character through lifo hod been marked by so much iiberulitv and cutholicily' From Washington. ? Washington, Feb. 2, 1855. Tmf. defeat of the volunteers enlistment bill, which it was intended to tack to tho re- ' gular army bill, by an overwhelming vote in t the Senate, (there being but thirteen votes t for it, quiets that matter forever. Instead of the volunteers, a provision was made for additional regulars, which passed, and settled, r in its turn, tho bill for re-orgunizing the re- t gular auny, and appointing nine additional i brigadier generals. Time has so far ndvun- t red that there is no other way of legislating t than bytackiug amendments to tho regular i ipproprianon bills. - n It is now a well ascertained fact that the ( idministration has given up all idea of torri-1 j orial aggrandizement. and events seem to * avor jheir determination. The Sandwich ! u Islands are about to be sandwiched by love ' a mttritnenv. The young king, who might and ; 'J iave laughed down the suggestions of crazy ' t ensul Miller, is not insensible to the charius a >f an Knglish woman, ami is about to pore j n lis orison into her lap. Love i*. a more pow- t srful agent than diplomacy, and as Lord 11a-' v :uii said, does by, 'contrast,' j ? (treat presidential preparations are now ^ miking in this city, to be commenced by a {cneral sacrifice of suspected persons and pro-: f notion of tho faithful. 8oup-hou*c? are to ! s je opened for the disappointed. j 2 The great pen with which Sam wrote his . ] lutograph yesterday was not plucked from ,j the bird of Jove; but was taken from the j r tail of the great American condor?a bird,'] itrong enough to carry off an Indian boy,! j iml take in llight with him to tho highest i I :liff. I ( The death of our worthy ex-mayor Man-' J y, who had been lingering since Sunday I c est, lias cast a deep gloom over cur coin-. s nunitv. Mr. Maury was entirely a self-made : f nan, kind and charitable in his difj>osition, I c tnd emphaticaliy and without ostention the j }t fjJ I j?.I. TT? . 1 menu 01 iiie poor, ms rigni liana never y knew what his left liand did. Hundreds c ?vhom lie hns benefited deplore his loss, fie <_ eaves a wife and 12 children. Pence ho to' lis ashes. Shocking Suicide of a Female' Mr.<. Mary Murphy committed suicide at C S'ow Orleans, on the 6th instant, under dis-! \ ressing circumstances. She was from Ire-J t and, where sho was raised in affluence, and oeeived n polished education, but meeting ivith a reverse of fortune, she left home, and 11 .vith her husband and two beautiful childreu )' mine to this country. The Delta says: u "Arriving in this city bi^ a few weeks r ince, hor husband at once invested what . neaus they had brought with them in a inall atoro, somewhoro in the fourth district ^ nxl having settled down in their new homo tl orlune did seem agltin to smile upon this t ainily, when tlnvsad tidings were l?orno to *< hem by the swift winged messenger of evil . lews, that the agent in the old country to ' vhoin the settlement of some of tho proper- a y sho there possessed, had failed and ab- h condcd. She was not a strong minded o vouian, and had not been usod to Adversity, t he had she laughed at this calainnity, and . nocked tire ill-tidings; bijt the blow was too 1 leavy, and her reason fled. From that time v orward, the only words she uttered?'My ? hildreu will starve, we shall nil, all* starve, c ccv, t ' Or. Saturday rooming, shortly after break- l< ast, her husband having gono to the store, li he was in the parlor with her servant and c icr oldest child, when the baby began to ? tv in the adjoining room. tShe remarked 1 vildly to the servant. 'Oh ! my baby jvill o tarve?go and see to it.' 'J'lio servant re- t ired and pa i hxl the obild, and returned I ibuost immediately to the tho room, when, 'J o her horror, she beheld her rniaUess f>lUL Ji ptruring across the floor, with aJfcre.'infTJP f >hx?d gushing from a woumbip Her throat. I >he ran to her ;is*istan<jp, Tnif before she J H:irltfwl fu>r tllO iniiirlnnnto l'?>l r. I " en to the tloor and expired. On tho carpet L it fiont of the looking gla*?, v?s lying a P urge black handled razor, with which ?ho a ntd cut her throat from ear to ear.' C i'ayi?(> Finks uytiik Yeak,?An Irish- V nan in Worcester Maaaacbuwtta, nay* tho k *>/>!/, who hud been fined a number of weeka h n.aucceasion for getting drunk on Saturday ;i) iight, upon the occasion of paying lm la*tl?< Ino coolly proposed to the judge, in a bu*i-jn wny, that he aliotild take him by th?jfl ear, mid let liiin off cheapen consequence HB f tho frequency of bi? attendance at i^el ^ tolko comt. . ' . VI t - , >*/ + mm . HwClurtwPrt.-" f flpi.l' of our citizens veMMte tbc Charter nd old tree that so qpmplctely hieUled Uie wi itMn cbnracter wflfeh conUped to be our organic law until 1818. Id ^tory the old onk la made famous pit! thousands of stntngeis from abroad an>0*11r visit it. The trrt stands upon the Itfylfva place, now owned and occupied by he lion. I. W: Stuart, who haa kiudly carjdforit. A few y ears since some boys kindled i fire within ils trunk, which burut out most yf ibis rotten jatila it. Mr. S. soon discovered the fire, and at -once had it put out. lie hen, at a considerable expense, had theholow enclosed by a door, with lock and key. lie also had the slumps of branches .that had >cen broken off covered With tin and painted. The tree from tins time seemed to be imbued with new life, each succeeding taring 1 renaing itself in a richer and denser foliage. Dn the 22 instant the New Haven fire tainlanics, who came up to join their brethren n Ilnrtford on the occasion of their annual nnatcr, visited the famous oak. They were, >f course, kindly received by Mr. Stuart. To .how them the capacity of the he inviod the firemen to enter the hollow trunk. iviien twenty-four of the men belonging to Japt. McGregor's comjcmy Entered togelli;r. Thoy came out and Uventy-eight of 2apt. Thomas' company then entered. IJy >lacing twenty-eight full grown in an ordin- .f1 ?ry room of a dwelling one may judge of therrent size of tlio famous old Charter Oak.?ffartford (Conn.) Times. [Somo four or five years, ago, at the ropiest of a gentleman of "Washington, the rcnernbie J udge ,T. 8. Williams, of Connecticut, sent him some aconis from the o!<l 'barter Oak; they were placed in the hand* >f a skillful gnrdener^nnd aro now growing inely. They are designed to be trnnsplaned in the parks nnd reservations to the ineropolis.?JYat. Intel. Pt xcf ox Slkkvcs a.vd Savcci?The nost stupid nnd ugly fashions always last he longest. IIow ,111 any y?w the long Iresscs have swept the streeU*! ^or the last weive months bonnets have boeu flying off he head, ami sp firobably they will contiti10 for twelve more. However, the bonnets ire simply ridiculous. As to long dresses, here i* something to bo mid for them.? i'hcy are convenient to aged Indies. They nrvble them to enjoy, without attracting renark. the comfort of slippers and laced tockings and rollers for their poor ankles.? "hey render it impossible for youpg ladies o wear bulehors and liighlows, thereby .voiding damp feet, and to save washing, by linking one pair of .-t adring hist a week. S> hey will doubtless continue to be worn rhil*t the laws of fashion uro dictated hy t\ play footed beauty, or a lady troubled with mnibn*. Bui this kind of apology cannot la; made or hanging sleeves. They are not duly al?urd, but inconvenient. They urc always [oiling in the way, and the sauce, and tlio mtter boat. Your wife cannot help you to i pot aloe across the table but she upsets hoc [lass, and breaks it with her dangling sleeve. I inay be said that your wife has no huaiioss to help potatoes?that there ought to >c footuieu in attendance for that purpose.* Certainly,or else she should not wear tleeves. hit ladies mu-it of course follow the height if fashion whether suitable to tbeir circuintuners or not. Could not the leaders of ash ion, then, in pity to the less opulent lassos, devise and sanction a kind of sleeves, idapted to life in a cottage?whether neurit rood or elsewhere?to bo called cottage slecvs, mid to be worn by the genteel cottagerlasses without prejudice to their gcntihlyi Liquor Illustrated. Thurlow W. Brown, editor of the Cayuga Dliief, recently journeyed from Auburn to * iVi scon sin, and this is one of his notes by he way: Speaking of grog-shops, brings to mind nn ncident which occurred at ????. A oung, well dressed gentlemanly-appearing nan, with a loveing wife and child had jourleyed on tbe same train with us frotn liufflo. tt , in,spite of tbe^carnest and tearul protestation* of hi* wife, he would leave he depot, <u he said "on business." From 110 wite a manner, we readily guessed what he'thought hiaibusiness was. For a long iour she stood, with her boy in her arms, waiting his return, the tears in spite of all ier efforts, silently dropping upon tho check f her sleeping child. He came just as th? rain started drunk, lie lurched towards lie platform, fell upon the rail^ff^d his head, .as severed from his body. Never in lifo 4 hall we forget the expression of the wifo'a ountcuance, an she stood a moment, her feaures palo and ghastly, and then fell nenseass upon the gory and smoking from of her iu>band The wail of t'10 fitherlew boy touchd every heart, for not one* who looked upn the scene could refrain from, weeping.? lad an assassin robbed the wife and child %r f a husband and father at such a moment, ho enraged populace would have lynched dm on the spot. He died a legal death.? [hadiutchery was licenced. The pi ice. of dflAL wan in the rumncllcr's till. A few HMbi* worth of property was saved to himK ait a husband,father and citizen Jentroyed*. lie crushing blow fell upon the innocent .ml defenceless among nirnntrers. This. inicliery is but one of that JioM having reord in the history of ruin*olling. To put n end to it-*we ore told, would violate tbo .onstiintion?destroy property, nnd outrage lie right*of the citizen nnd his doajjeil !? Vo looke<| tiflon tlmt worn on, r>s she ?m U-. en like in dM one front the headier corpto, er heuvy hlir clotted will) the blood that ft od just jetted from the pulsing heart*. 4fld ill freeh haired against n damnable bu*i<5* and at its Apologists and abettors. I J lUHight of Seymour, and thanked (iod that 0 no longer stands between the people of few York and the seeurwe width burdens hem:'