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Funeral of Bishop Copers.
Oil Sunday, 22d iii?tn a vsry large audience
assembled in the Methodist Episcopal Church
iu this city to hear the Funeral discourse upon
the Mte ami character of William Capers, deceased,
byLovick Pierce, of tho Georgia Con-1
ference. The Occasion was a rftost interesting
one, not only on account of the eminent virtues i
of the deceased; but of the peculiar relations I
of the eulogist and his subject. The revorond {
Jreachcr was a pioneer of Methodism, and
ad porsonnl experionco of the life ntid character
of William Capers from his boyhood
to tbo day of his death. Tho discourse,
therefore, was ricli in personal anecdotes, and
was the more linilling as it reached tmek to
the days of Francis Asbury, who planted
Methodism iu tho Southorn States. Our
space will not allow ns to give an obstruct of
the discourse. One or two of tho vcnerablo
preach j-'s reminiscence must suffice.
William Cupcrs, was converted in 1818,
just after lie graduated in South Carolina
College. He belonged to tho old aristocracy
of the Province of South Carolina. In
personal beauty he was unrivalled among
his fellows. In eloquence, learning, taste,
and personal accomplishments, lie had no
equal. His fellow citizens wcro proud of
k:.? ?i i?* i .1
, ami wmu *iiocfccu wnen li was announced
t^.it young Capers had dctcrminto
give up all ike bright prospects that were
ope* to his ambition, and sacrifice himself
to preaching the gospel among the despised
Methodists. ITo was the first educated
young man who ever entered the itinerancy
in the Southern States. ITe turned a deaf
ear to all the allurements of ambition and
followed the call of duty, and it is the opinion
of Dr. Pierce that lie did more than any
othef^man to break down the prejudice of
earlier. Methodists in the United Slates
against an educated ministry.
The power of his eloquence was illustrated
by the effect of an exhortation delivered in
Putnam county, Georgia, between 1830-'35.
It was at a camp meeting at which there were
three thousand persons present. After a
sermon had been delivered, he arose to invite
mourners to tho altar, and preceded it i
by an appeal of such power, that when the
invitation was given tho whole multitude,
without an exception, fell u|xjii their knees.
Id 1810-''20 ho was stationed in Savannah.
During the summer tho yellow fever
broke out and swept over the city as it did
last year. While others tied from their post,
lie stood his ground, administering to the i
?iek,_comforting tho distressed and burying
the dead. 11 v this Kelf-jmei it?, in.-r i
? - ?J f & ^v?w%.v4.
ntid eliKiHence he won the hearts of all, anil
planted Methodism among a people who
Iiad hitherto despised it.
At the death of Dr. Pullock his congregation
tendered him his pulpit, which ho ofi
course declined. Bishop Capers was the
author of the Mission to the Blacks in the
Southern Stales.
The following description of Bishop Ca i
pors must close the article:
In person it was a pleasure to look upon
him, so nohle was his counte nance and so
faultless his proportions. His voice was tunod
to melody, and fell like music upon ear.
He had but to open his mouth and a stream '
of simple and ornate eloquence gushed forth,
as from an ever living spring. His attain- j
ments, learning and manners tilted him to J
adorn courts, and he would have boon the '
welcome associate of princes, and yet ho
made himself at homo in the hut of the ;
backwoodsman, who welcomed him as his
equal and fiicnd. In all the varied relations
and situations of his life he was the Christian
gentleman, and never was guilty of an j
-act that would Mot have been becoming in
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honors and dignities which wore heaped up-!
on hiin by his grateful brethren never made !
The slightest impression upon hiiu?he con-i
tinued, to the end of his career, the same
simple, unpretending, laborious man as he
vrns at the begtuning. His hist words wcte.
in reply to his weeping family, who refused
to give him up, 'Let me go "to God.' We
spoil the beauty of the description by our
paraphrase. Wo but give tho idens, It, as
well as the whole discourse, was worthy of
the fame of the preacher, than whom the
church lias no brighter ornament, ami of the '
fame and viitues of the iiluslrions dead.
Columbus Times.
Tin: Hkv. Jami;s Daxneixy.?'I his venerable
minister, one of the oldest and best
known in tho South Carolina Conference,
died last Saturday, the 28th ult., at his residence
near Lowmlusvillo. With nil his
faults ami eccentricities Mr. Dunnelly was a
man of talent and noble qualities, for which,
those who knew him host will long cherish
his memory. It may be said of him what
Mr. Samuel Johnson remarked of a distinguished
friend of his; "He was an excellent
hater: he ha tod a grogshop, and lie holed j
the devil.?-Abbeville Banner.
A Sl'EKCJI uy Ous Bl'xcom.?Tho A.1-!
lowing is an extract from a spe??eli of Gen 1
Buneoin in favor of 64 40 :
Mr Speaker?When I open to n>v eyes,
and look over tho vast expanse of this country,
when I see how tho yeast of freedom
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nm cHuveu u 10 rise in 1110 scaio 01 civilian
lion and expanded on every aide?vvlicn I
see it growing, swelling, roaring like a spring |
fio.liet?I cannot resist the idea, the day !
svill como when this great nation, like n j
young school boy, will burst its straps, and
become entirely too big for its l?oot*. Sir,
we want elbow room?the continent, the
whole continent, and nothing but the continent?and
we will have iL Then shall tin*
ele K?m, placing hi? hat npi n the Canndas,
rest hia right arm on the Oregon and California
const, his left on the eastern seaboard,
and whittle away British power, while rorosing
his leg like a freeman, upon Cape
lorn! Sir, tlx* day will?the day must
eonie."'
Not lOwo von ihis WottLn.?-Among !
the lodgers at a stat ion house injfcwton the I
other night was an Englishman', ?0 years of
age, giving his name as Kndodolph Ledyard.
lie stands 6 feet 10 inche? high, and says
l*s think* hei*pot long for Uus world.*%
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SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE7
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Friday Morning, May 11,1855.
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EiW. CAf\r\, W. cor. of Walnut and Thiril-?t.
Philiuk-lphin, in our Authorised Agent.
W. W. WALKER, Columbia, $. C.
A. Mi PEDEN, l'uirview P. O., (Stofrenvillw Dint
WM( C. BAILEY, Pleasant Grove, Greenville.
JU8~ rH:au hkadkii?to-day wo close
our fiiat volume, and consider it a fit and
proper occasion to say a word or two to our
subscribers and friends individually. To
those who voluntarily assisted us in tW commcnccmcut
of our journal, wo earnestly look
for farther support and encouragement?towards
those who predicted our dowufall and
| abused us for our apparent presumption, we
feci no enmity?wo prefer that the success
of our honest intentions shall be sufficient
to prove that their predictions?not to say
their hopes?were badly founded. Although
our paper may be considered as being es-!
tablishcd upon a good basis, yet there are
difficulties still to con loud with?the means;
to obviate which wc are dependant upon our I
patrons, whoso generosity \vc may have already
imposed.
Every newspaper lias its friends and they i
may he divided into two classes?at least
our experience has taught us to make the
distinctions. One class?and this we have
fbund to ho the host?are those who are not
only willing to encourage l>y words, hut who
nobly step forward and hack their good
wishes with the wherewithal?the dollar.
Friends like these arc true?would that all i
wore such. The second class o^ friends is j
generally the most numerous. They en -'
courage you?hut how? .They^jsubseiibe
for your paper?read it?praise it, and with |
them pay day never comes. Because, for-;
sooth, they are our friend-i, it follows that!
it i.? incumbent on us to furnish them read- j
ing gratis. Hereafter we desire no such!
friends. If wchavc any at present we crave
of them to withhold their patronage.
We enter a new volume under circumstances
much more favorable than we did the
old one, and should our sanguine hopes bo J
realized, wc will close-its numbers with still
brighter hopes?and with an iucreased Mum
her of clear and faithful blends.
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THR WEATHER AND THE CROPS, i
Di king the past week wo have ben \ isitod
with delightful showers. Vegetation
lias revived very much, ami hopes arc entertained
that garden plants of all kinds will
prosper.
(Mr country bit-ink inform us that their!
el i an cos for good crops are pretty fair. A gentlcinan
from Dickons tells us that his wheat
crop is l?y far the host looking of any that
lie has planted for many years, and thinks
that his hopes of a line harvest will bo realized.
The lateness of the spring has somewhat
retarded the corn and oat crops, yet
there is a fair prospect <>f a good stand of
each.
DEATH OF HON. W. T. COLQUITT.
Tub numerous friends of this gi ntleman,
in the South, will regret to learn his death,
which occurred at Macon, (la., oil the 7th
iast. lie was distinguished as a lawyer, a
statesman and as a christian. For a number
of years he was U. S. Senator from (ieorgia,
and was noted for JiiVdevotion to the
South and her institutions. Since which
time ho has filled important stations. lie
was a member of the Methodist Church,*und
did much for the cause of religion, and the
furtherance of clirisluin principled among the
people of that State.
a \/CDnir?t ao 10 a wroniOT
n I LIIUIU I As> to /V VbAUIV I I
Tnr. Koine (<*n.,) Courier publishes the
following verdict, delivered by ft "high minded,
honorable. and intelligent jury" of that
State tTi the cw?e of Abe Johnson / .?. liioinn?
Caniefbn :
"Wo the gury choazun and h.vouit.o ftgre,
that torn kamyrou must pa abegonsing the
fill amount 20 fioo xenUr that the plaint If
pay over the won kwavt ofliker for the benJit
of th" (jury and cojU will bo ruled out,"
6003.
Tti?v/R&'1i ester American say? that a large
nuinjb^of persons of foreign birth, keepers
of ddggeric?, contemplate leaving the'city, in
?pn$e<picnco oftho passage of the liquor law.
Tlrey intend to go to Canada.
And wo ad\i?e those rum-sucker?, before
they leave those place* which are to know
thein m? Mnvt forevei, to-liikc a drink and
join in the song?
"Tree patriots wo, far fce It understood,
We leave our country for our county > good"
Gtenw UlOHPSOV the. celebrated Kngeiish
abolition isi, wlio wm once mobbed in
Boston, is now the editor of ^J'hc Empire,"]
rt wccWv paper pnbli lied in TU'ndou.
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CottespoptaiKc of?nfeip>!se,
WTIB*' riWMOOLOTOKA.
The Knlcrvrhe?That May Pmrty^Sam'*
JJqctrititf? College Exerciso?-*. Oild*Pcllow's
Picnic.
":Kf CoLlfMDIA. 8. C.. "MsV 0. 1RJI*
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j \V. I'. PlUCT, 1'lUITOtt OS TllK ExTMlPRlfrH.
Dear Sir :?lVrinit us, on the present
occnsiorivto congratulate you on the success
which has thus far accompanied your efl'ort?
to establish a journal for the people. If we j
be not mistaken, with this number commences
tho second volume of the "Enter-!
prise" Steadily through storm nud calm
your barquo has winged her way, betuinsri
i) fiiicis 10 wmiiuuic uusi <n some uhtinguished
man, to ndorn tlie Loom of the
learned Professor of History and Political
Philosophy. These busts are arranged conspicuously?W
ashington being in the middle?and
:i small lube! attached to each denotes
when and by w hom it wan given.?
"Contributed by Francis Lieber" is written 01.
the label attacbod to the fine bust of Wash- !
inglon that stands directly over the Piofes- j
sot's chair and seems jiatoning^to the great
! histori -al and political truths which are there
declared.
Professor J. L. RhynoLWS has been elected
j a Iiegent of the Lunatic Asylum in place of
W. Claiikso.v, L ?]-, resigned.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings
next will he occupied by the May Exhibition
of the senior Class. The excercises w ill be
held in the new College Chapel and uc an
ticipalu a full honse :?the ladies especially
will l>e present in strong army. Of course,
no one knows who will bear otl" "First ilouor"
next Commencement; but minor assigns
it toCiiAKLEa W. Povn, of I^aurens?who
will however have to contend with gallant
opponents in order to obtain it. We wish
i him all success, and hope he may coino out
! first and foremost.
{ The Uonrd of Trustees of the College.
. inect on to-morrow (Wednesday) evening.
, There is we believe, no business of much im!
porlance to bo trumweted.
The Court of Appeals is now in session.
We refer you to tho daily papers for an acA
t 1 ?
count oj encH uny s proceeding*.
Mr. F. VV. Mc-Mastkh, president of the
Young Men's Christian Association,delivered
n public ^iddrcas 'before that body on
Monday evening. We have heard it highi
Ir spoken of by those who were present, and
j iegret it wan not in our power to attend the
, meeting. The object of tlrf* Association is
| a very commendable one, and wo hope that
I success may attend its efforts.
We were favored with A ftuo shower of
rain on Monday, and also wmfreic last evening.
After the heat and dust which have
been sources of unpleasantness to residents
of the city for many weeks, the falling of
rain drop? was pleasant music to the oar, and
equally pleasant to the eye. The grasa, and
grain, and bloomip^ flowers are revived and
rufrc?hed, and the parched, burning soil, has
drank in tho grateful shower.
Palmetto f. ?dgc. I. f. , 0. F., eontcmpfoto
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at her mast hem] the flag, whose inscription I
is "E^nal Rights to All." May she float in
summer seas until she has gained the post
for which sho is sailing?is our hope.
You lecvllect we almost promised to give
you an account of the Celebration of May l>ny
by the young Ladies of the "City of the Oaks."
Wo had the pleasure of receiving an invitation
to the party nt Mr. Mullkh's Female
Seminary : and repaired at the time ftppoin:
ted, to that Institution. Long before we
; reached the building the sound of music and
of dancing broke upon our ears. Wo found {
we had arrived too late to witness the Coro- j
national ceremonies which were well per-1
formed. The rooms were decorated with
(lowers and evergreens and filled with joy-1
oils, happy, lads and lasses, either dancing,
promenading or ocrnsiounlly flirting.
Wo spent the overling very pleasantly?
thanks be to the young ladies with whose
company we were favored?ami after partaking
of an olwj.iht supper?had the pleasure of
escorting homo one of the fairest of the fair.!
The other delebrntiou we did not attend but '
arc informed that nil passed off merrily.
Wo have just finished the perusal of I>r.'
p i _ 1, ?a , I
<. .-I.> in lATiuru uii iwom.iiusm; ami
cherfully nndcor#?i?Hy recommend that work
as one that should ho found side by side
with the Uible and the American Constitution
in the home of every patriot. At this
period, when the Romish Church is stii\ing
to acquire political power in our Republic?
when desuits arc banded together to subvert
our glorious Protestant Institutions?it is
fu'.l timir that the records of the past should
he unrolled and Roman Catholicism in n'l
its liiileousness and deformity be revealed.
It is time indeed,that Americans knew what |
cuwofi Catholic misrule has entailed upon !
foreign countries in by gone days?and j
learn that great lesson vivedlv improved on,
the historic page,?Pop 'rtj U incompatible :
| with Republicanism.
While on (Ids subject, we must. Iticution j
I that there is now in the Lecluro Room '? ,
Professor Richer of the S. C. College h beau- i
tiful bust of Martin Luther, the "Croat Re-j
former." It is a custom in College f>r each j
Freshman and Sophomore Class that nnunnl
"l|L| HW 1 VP
celebrating ttyij muikrer^ry by. public pi* (
nic at Frort's Mill, a few raiiee above ColunH '
biaon Broad til ^VohttiyiM You must |
be an re to meet us there, and lMn ?'? will
endeavor to prove by ocular demonstration,
what you never wonki admit, that Columbia
could boast of jjtOte pretty gwls than (ircenvillc.
'truly yours,
BAY$ KB.
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W. P. Piii<i?, Kditoh or the Entj&iumiisk.
Dear St* llavin;r lately taken all exclusion'
tft thi> 111 An 11 in na mi liimliiMU T '
could but observe the great improvements!
making in the vanity nud on the right and j
left of C(C8Ai V |Icnd, a road has been lately
i constructed through a Gap called Slicking,
i between Ctesar'a Head and Table Mountain,
j This vond is of easy grade, not exceeding 19
! inches in 12 feci, for three miles; another
j road has lately been completed on the right
! of C;c|ar's Head, up the middle fork t>f Saluda
river, which is not as steep of ascent as
' that of Slicking, and is probably less than
i 10 inches iu#lj foot, for more than six
i mil<4fr Another rind is constructing to pass
t^c mountain at a place called Davis'Spring,
and coming down the mountain near the
Estntoa creek, and leading io I^ckefisviUe,
Anderson, Pendleton and Green villefv and
there arc several companies now opqr^itiug
in the vicinity of the mountains on the North
Carolina side, and much encouragdhicut
seems to be given to those engaged in exper!
men ting for minerals, and it is conlidfetttly
believed that much Copper, Lead and Silver
will be discovered in those regions.?
Should not the rich mountain scenery, the
fertile coves of laud along and near the
creeks of these regions, together with the
immense quantity of valuable tiiiilx*r growihtf
nn ()u>wn mikiiiiiuiiiu t? itl>
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Ample Heltl for the geologist, bo sonic inducement
for some of our young men lo
give some Attention to?tlio subject of exploring
the tesources and treasure* cmbeded in
hikI about these mountains of our southern
Country? It lms l>eeii said by those who
Jiave visited Slicking, that n beautiful cascade
is scon near the new road, and n gentleman
from out lower country observed that
the cascade, together with the funnel, as 1
think it is called, where the creek pastes
through a narrow crevice in the rock, and all
the scenery together is a moreiutercstingc.uriosity
than the tails of Niagara. Should
not these regions l?e explored and their value
ascertained, and the results published for
the benefit of those for whom these mountains
ftoeni to have been created 1 Who
will assist in ihu organisation of a small
company to engage in geological researches
in those mountainous ryjious!
sEeunus.
Two Children NearlyJStarved.?Shocking
Cruelty.
A most shocking instance of human, or
rather inhuman depravity, hasju>t transpir
cd iii Covington, Ivy. It seems thnttlio wife
of an Irishman recently died, leaving three
children, an Infant boy aiul two girl's three
ami five yea To of ago. The husband soon
after her death married again, introducing
into his family the wretch, who, with fletidlike
coolnesa, set herself immediately at work to
, destroy the lives of the little ones to whom
, she should have been a mother.
The youngest-of the three diod but it week
or two after her entrance into the family ;
j but with an atrocity scarcely coneoivai
ble?one would not suffice, nhe mutt dit'
troy (he otkert. This she undertook to do
by withholding their, food, with an obvious
' intention to starve them to death. Fortu'
irately the moans of the little ones were heard
| from without, and vauge minors getting
afloat that all v.-as not right within, and
reaching the ears of the Council, it was rosolvcd
to send a committee to investigate the
! matter. They went Inst evening, and not
' an hour too early. Filtering the bouse, they
j found the Kte]?tiiothcr at homo, but on inquiry
for the children, she told them that they
wore asleep and could not be disturbed.?
This did not satisfy the committee, and on
j searching the house, they found a door to
one of the rooms locked. Hearing faint
cries within, they instantly broke down the
doors and entered. What n sight met their
! eye* I There were two children, infants,
; their flesh as white ns death, and drawn
liglflflTy orer theliones ; each feature defined
j with the vividness of a corpse, while theii
eyes were almost bursting from their sockets. (
With tho utmost alacrity and tenderness,
j food was found and administered, which was
no sooner done than they wvr? wrapped in
* some blankets and removed to the hospitable
' family of the jailor. As the gentleman com
! posing tho committee wcie withdrawing
from the house with their precious charge,
' the female fiend informed them that tho.e
{might as well leave the children, us she had
pLnty of food for thr.m.
| On arriving at safo quarters with the un- j
fortunate infants, warrants wcro immediately
isxucd for tire arrest of the \v<anin, hii<I the
man who calls her wife ; but the officers, on
' visiting the spot again, fonrni that the bifd*
had flown ; neither the man or femuio being
, ahout the premises,
1 The entiro con tin unity of Cuvingtor. is justly
shocked with the dire iniquity of this
i trannAetion.
f, 8.?Latest infortnation renders It pry
bable that the children may survive. Tneir
/condition, however, is critical.--Cm. Timet
of Saturday.
A* cgRTAIN new ly ejected Irish Mayor,
.speaking of certain articles i* a vivacious*,
newspaper, observed : "I tleSjRhe those un.
derhand MtAek** When I write an nimuynv-us
i-tter, I fllw-.'ivs sign itiy natrte (o it*
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^From \\x? St. U?i* 2*.
ONE MONTH &ATK&
FROM NEW MEXICO.
Attack *2011 the Grasirg C&irp of <kptain
Eweil -Valiant Cdnunct 01 the SolWb
have l?een permitted by Gen. Garland
to soo tho report of Capt. Ewell*
i?i relation to the'attneicof the Indiana upon
his.grazing camfl otl&e night of the 23d ult.,
ahout twenty-five tutles tnjut '.AIUuaiu?rqiie
The camp consisted of six dragoons, fpur of
wlroin were in tho Unit at the time of tho attack,
and tho other two wero ft littlo distance
off, in tho inoimUtins, hm uing charcoal.
In tho night?it w Tot mentioned at what
hour?tho Indians came Uf*tho camp, about
fifteen in uumbor, and before the soldiers
wet o nwnro of their presence, pulled down
the tent upon them, ami at the sumo time
shooting arrows into it.
The soldiers sallied out as quickly as possible,
and made battle with the Indians and
succeeded in diking thein n>vay.
soldiers were wounded, and are now 111 the
hospital at Albuquerque. The Indians told
the Mexicans that they only came to kill the
soldiers, and did not want the auiuiale; but
they succeeded in neither.
This was 0110 of the tuost meritorious actions
that has ever occurred in New Mexico,
and the soMiers'made heroes of themselves.
Their names nr? Ringgold (in large) Culligain,
Weaver and Young, ail of whom were
woufrided in several places. Cullignin was
wounded early in the action, and started off
to carry the information to Las Lunas, Iting^old
saying to him that he thought ho could
nt>ld his position.
A more gallant defence than this has not
been made under the walls of Sebastopol;
and it would bo right for the government to
give mcsc soiuicrs some testimonial lor tiioir
good conduct. Lieutenant Moore, with a
parly of troojrs, \vju> at the place at seven
the uoxt morning, and continued in pursuit*
The same day, Major Carlton, with a detachment
of dragoons and some mounted volunteers,
left Albuquerque in pursuit of the Indians.
Sinco the above was written, wo learn
that Major Carlton and Lieutenant Moore
havo returned without being nble to overtake
the Indians.
Private Kinggnld has since died of bis
wounds at Albuquerque.
Our Indian Affairs as thoy Stand at Present.
Within the last few weeks, llio conduct of
our Indian relations ha* changed somewhat
for the bettor, and \vc havo hopes that a
new state of affairs will he brought about,
and peace and security bo restored to our
territory. The cltnnge wo allude to is the
friendly demonstration now made by the
Mescalcro Apiehes, who have, of late, sent
in a deputation to Agoat Stock, and ruked
tor peace. The reason they give i.<, that (heir
bad chiefi, who were ho*tilo to the whiles,
have been killed, and the balance of lire tribe
arc unanimously in favor of tuakiug a treaty
'and living on good tortus with the people of
the territory.
This, so far, looks very well, andLive sincerely
hope they are in earnest in their desire
for peace. We presume, however, that the
rccept losses tlicy havo met wiih has had
more to <lo with their present friendly dispo
iyon thnn any strong desire for peace ;
but if it answers tho same ends it is all well,
enough.
\\ ilh the opening of the new yoar, a
strong current of success set in our favor,
and in all our encounters with tho Indians
the troop* have been successful. In the first
instance, the gallant affair of Lieut. Sturgis,
in pursuit of the. party who committed the
depredations at C.ilistco, Inul a very beneficial
effect upon these Indians, nnd taught
them a severe lesson. They lost several
men, and had taken from them nil the animals
th v had stolen at Caljstoo.
In the same month Gem Garland sent an
expedition, under Capt. Ewell, into the
Mescaloro country, which penetrated into the
very heart of the tribe, ?nnd surprised them
in their stronghold. Tito Indians turned
out in force and fotigftt the troops, but they
were practically whipped, .with the loss of
some twenty warriors, two of whom were
chiefs.?The result of the expedition was
highly successful, nnd everything was accomplished
that could have been expected. The
third check and severe lesson they received
was in their attack upon the grazing enmn
of Capt. Ewell. Fifteen Indians, hi the mid
die of the night, fell upon three dragoons
asleep in tlicir tent, and the latter, after a
very severe fight, succeeded in defeating nut!
driving thorn oft, with the loss of four or five
wounded, three of whom, we learn, have
since died.
Immediately after this affair, the Indians
came in and begged for peace. In these,
and nil Other encounters with tlio savages,
tho officers and men of our army have behaved
themselves*!) the handsomest manner.
The Oeprml hns eondueled
his military operations with great onorgy,
and deserves credit for tho efforts ho
had made to afford protection to all our
frontier*. If tho Suporintcndent of Indian
Affairs had the requisite instructions, he
would immediately urocoed to hold a treat v
with tho Mtvoalcros, and lima Lava tbem
necured from further Uoublo ; but at present
Id* baud* are tied and lie cmu do nothing.
1 he condition of tho otlter Indiana has
not changed. The Nhvhjooa are at, peace,
and are quietly awaiting the proposed treaty
with tliein. 'f!io Utah* and Jiearillas are
Mill hostile, and seem not disposed to make
terms until they nve wuU ehaetiaod, An expedition
of near six hundred ,rtcn Is now in
their country, and wo may shortly 0x4V*!
to hear of active hustHilies between them
and our troops. We have not not hoard ot
the GHa Apache* committing any deproda
lions, *inee they wefffgtulty of the ungen
rous net of stealing the home of their own
agent. At preecut such is our relalioa^rhli
the Indian* of ilk$ territory.
Gsft hundred IfSfrQl*. of Canadian floui
have jreen shipped to RlohtHfotid Va.
%
'w& ij
little ifnim k; and many journal*- uliioti
strenuously ,om>o*e llllibuatei.i.-ui, .ni^unnt*
ly reject the idea that Otjr niVfrnmeftadiQUtt
relax one iota of it? just 'demand *
Sjkuu, through fair of any impertinent
threats of til* FtfnofcGovernment, >Ott thi?
nliioct tlio Ni>\v Ymtr mmailc * ?
- V y TJV W- "'
"Opposed 09 wc ttb?t atje to cpthrrelwgv
with Spain for anything ilutt has vet ocwttK
red theie i> one argunfent for peece. which J
we indignantly repel; wo mean tlie nrgtf11)01.t
that Franco, in c:we of v ?t> wttbttAm .
Uio part of Spain. It.is |?*Mblc that Finnwt
may do this, as it is possible dmy?he may do
anything under her present-Wile ; but tlio
contingency, when it is pnt forwnrd for an
inlimi.Tatflig jinrposo, Is not to \0 consider- .
cJ. W lint ever may bo the meaning of (lie '
thiTaleniojf language of the imperial press in' . j
Paris and the mysterious note* of the Froneh ' f
Minider to his brother diplomatists, end to. .
Secretary Marcy, ono tiling id certain-?tfnr' H
American government ought not to, nhdj
must not, settle this difficulty with ni?y jeferenoe
to iho intentions of France oxA way to'
the other. Wo can tell tlio French pro##,.
and if necessary w e can tell M. Sartigcs ftt
Washington, tfiat the lift they have to sny
to the 11 uiied IjjWoi on the subjcetPof Culm
the better. TliPr can do nothing more Hkely
to defeat their own ends than to threaten,
or oven to threaten, us with the interference
of (heir master. The French gov- w
. i.unent has nothing to do with the dispute.
U lias no more concern with Cuba tlmw jfc'.,
have with the Crimea; it has no more right
to prevoijt tile United State, from taking
possession of the ope, thmUho.Uiiited Stntou ,
lias to prevent France from holding ]?^?es- > . |
si<>n i>f i!io uim-i. If France omiorlakos, it, sli6
must expect to bo treated with the same into
,.?.i a,m <i.i? i stn..
Iiuu uviiiihvu null. HVUHI Hi; JUSIIJf ]!?,
provoked by a similar interference on ourpart
in favor of Itqgsiu." .
Dr. Hincs at Louisville. qBv . -JO
Tlie Louisville Journal of the 20th instant
sftvs :
**The examination of this noted swindler*
was concluded in the city court yesterday,
and ho was sent to the workhouse in default^,
of giving hail in *1,000 for his good behavior
for onp year.
The publication about this In an in yesterday's
.lonrnal elicited numerous charge*
against-him. He hna flourished here extensively
for ? few days, hiring horses and..buggies
without paying for them, and several
tailors hitre been tnndo to sutler. Otto of
tho victiirts wanted to get bis goods back,
but the Co ut told him that it had no jurisdiction
< ve.r civil caste*.
But tin giosswt fnptd thai lie luts practi-*-1- *
od nineo Ids arrival in this city is ope .oh 'k
lady. Ho succeeded in ingratiating himself
-into her good graces and -got her consent to
jiffttry hint. 11c evert borrowed money from
her and hired out a negro hoy belonging
to lief, ffiproAenliug hiioto be hi* " J
perty. fie u?ok-tl^ lady Jo a music sb.ro to
select a piano Tie i a bailor to make
a wedding s.tttf" nnd invh'cd htie of the New \
Orleans oiUvor*, whom he inelllie other day,
to attend ltis wedding. In some places lie
-passed himself off ae from Ahhnmrtftnjjjfeaiy
on iuiiinnte nc^naintmico of Mr. Sinitli, mrmbor
of Congress from that State. Ho visited
nil the pnbjie places mid exhibitions, and
on tlie'^rttbdile" man he passed himself off
as the reporter of one of the papers.
! Tli<' jii'l'.r . in jpa^&sentence, remarked
ttfu "l)r. 1 lines" was u very niifortttnute
r?e. lie jrj||embered that ni .t twenty M
years ago ; in a village some thirty miles
"from tlic city. (Shelby villo, we presume,) a
man, under runic name, committed several
swindling operations, and was subsequently
hoard of in the Southern part of the State as
I)r. Uines, ?nGSffl|ng similar tricks. The
court did not pretend to say that the accused
was the Dr. Hinesalluded to.
After all this Ilines had the audacity to
got up and make a speech, entering into a
general" philippic against the New Orleans
ullieer present, whom ho charged with per
scenting him through malice, became hjHKgi
had'invariably be?ifa staunch ?uppor" r In
that city of Native Amei ie.-urism. His .
speech was applauded, hut il at the fum?
time was convincing6f the utter depravity
and criminality of the num.
- SEEING THE KLyhHAJtT.-T-Paasengerswltei
trawl by the Notiv York and New Haven
cars-have a grand chance of "seeing the elephant."
Doing from New Ydnc^4>^ jjjtyi
pass the farm of P. T. mruum, a mile or
so before reaching Bridgeport, Ct. On that
farm, and in plain view from the railroad, an
elephant may be seen every pleasant day attached
to a largo plow, and doing tip tbo v
'sub-soiling' in lirnt rate style, at the rate of
about throe distinct double horse teams.?
The animal is perfectly tractable.
tendant rides him, while a colored tnan
,mides the rdnw. The elephant is alsd^UwilHP I
far carting largo loads of gravel in a cart ar46*i
purposely for him, and in drawing
stone on a ooat or drag, in nrHing tip wood,
timber, dry., and in making himself generally ;? * *1
(Unfit).?A. r. Tribune. . -f? "fe-|
I .m*? (funic of Flowers may be gathered
says American, in a very
pie nintmar, and without apparatus. Gatb
24 h<?ir*s put thtfia into ?
finnt'd willi the vi^t?loprhic?j)leo^t^ flowr.
?r%i? lobe mixed *? M
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