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It ettn* to he wtt]?dU.aeiordieg to pwnt
indicaAio.n*, that, taking the eutiro State,
there will he hot a partial- renreeentaiion of
mur* peopled le'lhe9 CToeianeti Convention.
We moot say, in ell candor, that *r? have
been led to oonclude that a minority only?
though a respectable minority?favor the
proposed measurer* This we greatly regret,
if represented at all, we would have tlic .State
either unanimous in the matter, or strongly
favoring it. 8mall in number*,'and limited
>u territory, it ra io ;!.? . rare union of her
people that South Caroliua is.indebted for
tho exalted position she haa long held in the
Union. It ia, therefore, unfortunate for ua
thai our long continued unity.io Federal af
. fair* acorns now to be eeiioualr threatened.
But unhappily this division cannot now be
Avoided.' The pride and passions of both
parties are excited. Both, too. are doubtless
sincere in their convictions of duty and expediency.
We can, then, only hope that the
division shall prove to be but temporary,
and that, after Ibe excitement of the hour
has passed away, all will be ready to return
to our ancient unity as a people. But to the
result. ? _
From the representations of the various
district papers, we conclude that the follow
tng districts may be set down as decidedly
favoring the representation of the State:
Anderson, Chester, Greenville, Marlboro,
Edgefield, Yorkville. and Union. In Sumter,
Fairfield and .Georgetown, although delegates
have been nppointed. there seems to
., exist a division of the people. In Abbeville
and Kewberry the meetings have been adjourned
to a latter day. Lancaster and Laurens
have declared against the measure of
representation. Whilsl in Kich.'and. Charleston,
Orangeburg, Barnwell, Beaufort. ColIt
ton, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg, Chester
field, Darlington, Kershaw, Lexington, Pickens,
and the Parishes, no action has jet been
taken on the subject.
Finally, there are twenty-tight districts in
the State, and'of these ten have appointed
delegates up to the present time.? South
Caroiinian.
The Means of Hational Defence.
It is to be hoped that the rumors of possible
war witli Great Britain, however extravagant
and unfounded, will induce the memKan
g\f ( Trvrstrrnja t*\ rvwxol.lo ?I.A -? ? ?
vr?i^i v.?o v"*/ |'n?* iuv uir uirnin ui XI*
tional defence. The Navy should be strengthened
forthwith, while the forts of all our lendino
harbor* should be increased, manned and
put in thorough repnir. The example of Seoaetopol
should not be lost sight of. Tim*,
great fortress huld out for nearly a year
against an immense army and all the eugincs
or modern science. Our Government some
tirti'e since sent a commission over, for the
purpose of looking on and learning as much
ae possible, and it is to be hoped that tho information
thus acquired, will tie made good
use of. We abhor war in nil its bloody aspects,
and would sweep so foul an&unnntural
a monster from the face of the earth.
But inasmuch.as we cannot control human
passion, and are liable to the calamities that
grow out of national misunderstandings, the
government should at least pursue a prudent
course and prepare for every emergency.
This ia especially its duty nnder present circumstances,
and with a treasury full to over
flowing. The expenditure of the inoncv would
IS# a good thing of itself, for it would give
employment to thousands, whilo tho very
fact of ample preparation, might exercise a
salutary iuthience in the way of preventing
collision. Whatever view our national vani.
ty may be supposed to prompt, it is quite
Certain that we arc in a condition of wretched
exposure, and before we could make anything
likea suitable defence, millions of property
would be destroyed. New York, for
example, wyuld suffer fearfully.
The citizen* of that place appear to 1>?
aware of their condition in this leaMftt, and
thus the Mayor, under the eancttorof eminent
military authorities, ha* recoinnieiided
the erection of a new fort at Sandy Hook, to
check the advance of a hostile fleet through
the entrance of the outer harbor. On this
object Senator Fish, recently moved a resolution
of inquiry, a hicli was adopted in'the
Senate. In reference to it tho Washington
correspondent of the Boston Advertiser,
makes the following statement:
The condition of the fortifications of the
h^bor and the Navy Yard at New York, ha*
been the subject of much remark of late.
They are utterly inadeqnnte for the purpose
of defending the port. Oily anil Navy \nrd
against, the attack of such ships and armaments
as are now afloat. A distinguished
and scientific officer of tho United States
Navy remarked to a Senator the other day,
that ho would select two snip* f.om the Briti-h
Navy, which he would undertake with
perfectly safety, to lay New York City under
contribution, or shell and burn it.
haloed, our national defences should be
increased and multiplied. The subject is an
important one, and it cannot be taken up
anu acted upon too soon. Kver and anon we
' are all excitement in tlii* country, in relation
to some national difficulty, but littlenr noth'
ing m done for the purpose of securing the
adequate preparation*. We hope for pence,
etui b elieve that the pricelea* blessing will be
extended to im for year*. Hut we should
not forgot the old adage, "In peace prepare
" for War.".?ffkiiadelphia Inquirer.
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Am individual, vhoee name ere Kkre forgotten,
nor do me care ever again to remember
it, wea convinced at the last term
of the Campbell Superior Court for placing j
en obstruction on the Atlanta and LnGrngo
railroad, and sentenced by the Judge to the
penitentiary for the full term of eight year*.
Tfcts, we believe, i* the ftr?t eonviction for
flee ume offence whioli haa yet l**n made
fclie State. Hi* Honor was justly were,
add he remarked, that had the law allowed
for Id* sentencing the prisoner for eight time*
eight Tear*, he would unhesitatingly have
done tt^dJ/aafo Intelligencer.*
1 letter from Zv.'
*-PpIULpcurIUA, M arth 2,1836.
To the Editor qf the Amtriocm Organ.
Wellington: y
St* r'f- am referred to in many places ?*
the adopted sen of Gea.JacksOn. permit trie
to ask that you. wfllgiveitbU?otlecnin*cr-.
tk?n in your column*, in order that too ihiatnke
may.be correctod. The, adapted ton
of Gen.Jncksoirbe?tVl>ia own name, and h*
now Hiring at; the Hermitage. Tba Oetteml
was my uncle, aim! my guardian and
fiend from tnv infancy to his death.
The mi- take ha* doubtless originated from
the fadt,'that .the General was in the habi'
of addressing rite as hi * son, and that I wa>
so long and so intimately associated witl
liitn. .{ k as hia aid-de enmp from the tiuu
I entered,the army until ho left it, and hi
Private Secretary throughout liia Presidency,
a confidential relation which was never interrupted
as long as he ever lived.
I am, *cry reepcftfally, your obedient servant.
^ A. J. Donklhon.
It having been reported that Dr. Burns,
a resident of Washington Territory, who
i bad taken tlx? field against the Indiana, had
| been killed^ lie lias "Auceeedetl in eonv
to ctfiHred aftctelv the following contradiction
: "Please Contradict the report that I
was killed by the Indiana,on Wednesday last.
I killed aevcti itith my own hands. They
hunted me.tthrough the bushes for one
mile with dogs and lighter! sticks, and every
one who carried tlie lights I shot. The only
wound I got was a akin wound in the
forehead from a buckshot. I lived in the
brush 011 leaves, and shot'* an Indian this
morning for hia dried salmoa and wheat, at
Mr. PemtnonV Give inv respects to Bright
and Rabbeson, and Jet tlieni know tlint
I am safe?-Only I had to throw away rnv
boots and my feet are badlv hurt. Lost mv
horse, instrument and medicine case. My
horse was sIxAin the kidneys in the swamp,
where we received a mmderous discharge
of halls and buckshot. Please let Mr. Wilev
say I am- all- right."
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Thursday Morning, Mar. 13,18f 6.1
l>e?UIi of a Ciltxcu.
We nre^ieved to state jhat our commu j
nity lias suftercd th^.loM of another citizen.!
one intii^Mylv connected with-the concern.'*
of our towi^ onU respected by all who knew
liiin. 1 )r.-W^;P; Tkupin has panted from our
in it Int. . life tfW*{ "at his residence in this vsl>F
lage on Sunday evening last. lie stotal high
in hi?* profession as a physician, and was at
the time of Iits death one of the Wardens of
our town. , A wCek since we saw him in tl c
njoyinent of health antl spirits?to cny he
'* rests from .his labors." lie was huiicd by (
his brethren of the Masonic ntid Otld Fellowship
fraternities, of which ordc.s lie was
a member. Ilia remains arc deposited in
the Episcopal church-yard of this place.
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I ?*T Our Correspondents li.-ive taken up1
much rpace in to-day1* paper. They arc nil
J welcome. Several articles of our own have
| been omitted?among them the notice# of
| now book*, papers, Arc. '
-Snow-bowk.?On Saturday la?t at noon
two of these tienuliful b??\vs might have been
seen injhc Acy north of thi# place, beating
off to the eastward. When our paper went
to pre## this morning, the snow was fatting
quite fast?preceded by a slight fall of sleet.
Return Dny.
I A I I'M number of case# than usual have
I been returned for this Distiict, to bo dispo#i
ed of jit the Spring term of the Court ot
j Common Plea# and General Session#. Two
I hundred ami five case# appear upon the
! docket. Although this number may appear.
I quite large, when we contrast it with previous
return#, the odd# speak favorably for the
! present flourishing condition of our District.
9 Fidelity Division
The'-'friend* of temperance- and reform
will W pleased to learn that the young inen
of our town lufre nohly stepped forward to
| arrest the tide of black intemperance. The
i work has been nobly commenced?there i*
much to be done, may it continue until ev
ery young man in 'tlie place shall l?o safe
from iho contamination* around us. The
proceeding* of their first meeting will prove
! interesting. Another meeting will be held
[ to night?go up and help them in the noj
ble work. Don't wait far Cenernl Cary or
i any one else, to ,isk you to go. We hare
' but little faith in those who join only when
a Father Matthew, of ?mo other temper-1
ance "dignitary comes along. This is a home
work, which every citizen will, we think,
(wilh a few exceptions) foster and encourage.
Let it be done.
?3T Th* South Carolinian of Saturday,
says of the Cincinnati Convention: "The
signs of the times are against the .Convention?onr
exchanges are hiinging in notices
of meetings in other Districts, which we
'think slum a feeling against the Convention."
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: ff- March 8, 1868. Y\W.
jK Pricei Editor of Enterprise ; r"
Mr ?>car Broths*?I bare been intending
for some time to write toyoujand aeyoa
are a thorough temperance man, I chooae'fco
treat your paper as one of our organs.
I hare been delighted to see that the Di? j
vision of the Sons would soon be organfaed,
and Greenville placed in her proper po- ilioo.
From a letter recently received from our distinguished
hrbther Caret, I think it pdasi(de
and probable, that he may vktit us In
i this State on a Temperance, mission, if so He
| will be in your part of the country from thel
10th to lite 15th of May. As soon as the
certainty of his visit is ascerta ned, the pre- j
ciso time will be published. I hope you
will put all things in motion to give him a
grand reception at Greenville, and to bring
out the noble men and women of the tneftn ;
tain country to hear one among the MHl:
eminent of the temporanco men of this or l
Any other time. It sccins to inc the Qcnerrd's
services are moro needed now than theyj
have been, for recent event* shew the too
general prevalence of intoxication. New-:
berry and Yoik have been overcome by-tWl
?.??.* \i~~. 1.-.. - .-1 -? f I
I nvw. mvi? iivauiviuu^ iuuv uften pince um
winter than at any period within my rccollection.
They aro all traceable to intoxicating
drink.
The unfortunnto outbreak at my Alma
Mater, the South Carolina College, which
periled so much of life, and which may so
materially injure that noble institution, is altogether
to be charged to the retail houses,
restaurants, exchange*, holes in the wall, St.
Charles, and taverns of Columbia. These
have always been the charnel bonnes of the
st udents?thev nre now about to bury tho |
College, and yet our friends of the Legislature
return to their constituents and say all
is well, when this gaping ruin is constantly
present to every one who will see.
I graduated in the College 43 years ago,
last December. 1 hare been a Trustee for
37 years. I know that I have watched over
its interests with all the carc of a deep and
abiding love, and yet I knoef that of all the
students graduating fitmi 1800 to 185$,
| 49 years, one fourth of the whole numl?er
have died drunkards, or arc now drunkards,
a shame to themselves and a burden to their
1 .
families. What lias produced this whole'
sale ruin I The opportunities of drink, aud
| drunkenness, which Columbia has always
! afforded, and now more than tver.
What von nine rwlr w In l.n T*..?SI
-
* Prohibitory law for the whole State catt JjH
' passed. M us at least have one for Cohnntu|?fj
Treat the grogshops, taverns, (I mean limT
! *es where intoxicating drink is retailed with
joT without lodging and entertainment for
man ami beast.) ft id ornne penut, n* the
billiard tables were treated over forty years
ago. Prohibit the existence of any of those
nuisances w ithin ten miles of Columbia, and
iUe College inay bo saved.
Yours in L. P. ii F.
JOHN HELTON ONE ALL j
[Correspondence of the Enterprise.]
Spahtanbuko C. II., Marcli 3d.
Mr, Hititor: Leaving on Wednesday
morning last, in the Greenville Train, wc
arrived here at 5, A. M. on the day followiug?having
travelled about 120 miles in
20 hott a! As far as Newberry, the trip was
1 pleasant enough?thero being a number ofi
friend* and acquaintances **on board" thej
J cur*. Dut f.om that point to this village the
journey was hy no means such ? am ?* we
! would like. On the Laurens R. R. the cars
ran at the alarming rate of eight miles an
hour, and at 4, P. M. we reached Laurens
C. II. Ilcro we met a valued friend , and
regretted exceedingly that we could r.dt accept
his kind invitation to tarry with him
1 one day at least. Wo found the vehicle,
: whieb'ran to Spartanburg, was a large pine
\*)X having no top?no hack to either seat?
and mounter] on an old stage truck. This
was tho regular mail and passenger Convey.
: nncc. As an inducement to patronise the
i line wc were told that at G1??h'? Spring* U?*
I passengers would bo transferred to an
1 gam" stage?which statement was untrue.
i No transfer was mr.de, but wo were coinpeib
ed to rule all night long in the ohl box?exI
posed to the cool and chilling air. Of course,
sleep was out of (he question and our party
had an excellent opportunity of viewing natural
scenery by stai light and towards day
by moonlight. At length we reached our
; destination, wearied and cold. Wo would ?di
vise travellers never to come here, via. Lau!
rens C. II., unless they wish to suffer either
in purse or person.
On Thursday we paid a short visit to
j Wofford College, now in successful operation
| under the administration of President Wightman.
Thera are about forty five students in
the College The main College building fc
quite a handsome structure?consisting of a
large chapel surmounted by two lofty towew
and adorned by an imposing colonnade in
front. Recitation rooms and apartments for
the student* are in the two wing* of Ac
centre budding. Considering this fnstftu*
0
fa pl4i?^^iLwr of itaprospuLtt* eoadhiot:^
It lifts ad ftWeFa^ulty-^the studiee pursued
are of s high order?tiki every ffttlitj h afforded
to tip*t ^tooA Jiving * good
education.
The SparUabur* Female College commenced
(t* exercise* last wetk. Some seventy
young ladies already hail it a* their "Aim*
Mater," and othets will sooq be under it*
fostering care. J. Wofford. Tucker, so well
known throughout tlie State from his effort*
in the Legislature tor improve the Free School
system of South Carolina, is President of the
i Institution. Rev. Charles Taylor, late Missionary
to China is Professor of Mathematics
snd Natural Philosophy. Prof 8. P.Saunier
presides over the Musical Department,
and Miss Paiue and Miss Munsell teach
French and the ornamental branches. The
young ladies scetn well pleased with their
.teachers, and President Tucker is deservedly
popular, notwithstanding his stringent, but
excellent, rules on some points.
Calling at the Spartan Office we met
Mr. A. T. Cavis, formerly of our city, but now
in connection with Mr.Trinnnier, Publisher
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nnu uuiior 01 ute 2>p(tr(an. Through his
kindness and Attention wo were furnished
with the latest copies of the Cohimbin journals
and such others as might be interesting
to us. Hie Spartan entered upon its 13th
Volume on Ust Thursday and is doing exceedingly
well. During our stay here its
Editor's sanctum was opened to us, and
many courtesies extended by Mr. Cavis rendered
our visit still more agreeable.
Last Monday was sale day?so renowned
in the annals of country villages for drunkencss
and "free fights " As far as we eould
leurn the day passed ? ff quietly and peaceably?which
result wo attribute to the .ab(MUW
uf ????? it*
the village. In the afternoon, a meeting was
held and Delegatcs'appointed to attend the
Convention to meet in Columbia in May
next for tho purpose of selecting Delegates
to represent tho State in the Cincinnati Convention.
We will leave on Wednesday and expect
to write to \ou shortly from our home?Columbia.
Truly, Yours,
BAYARD.
[Corrc*|>oruU>nce of the Enterprise.]
Arrival home?Court Week?Trial for
Murder? ThefJCuttrpritt* ? South Carolina
College?etc., cLe., *
Columbia,8. C., March 12th, 1856.
I Oui last letter >vas written to you from
[ Spartanburg, ami trusting that it readied
rauin dne'tilfKlro send a few lines from
' tli* capilol. Wo arc compelled for want of
; time to omit at present, further particulars
! of our up-couiitry tour and the adronturcs
1 tlireof, but hopo at some future day to recall
j reminiscences of that pleasant journey.?
I [.caving Spartanburg on Wed nest I ay after|
noon we arrived homo safely on the nest
! day?having gone as far as Shclton's Ferry
[ on broad ri\er in the stage, and thence by
tlie Union and Spartnnburg Hail Road to
Alston whore we met the Greenville Arain.
This route is far supeiior to the on* noticed
in our former letter.
There is but is but little news to communicate
at this time. Tho Court of Common
i Pleas is now in Session?Judge Wardlaw
presiding. On Wednesday, Jaiues^MeComb*,
who killed W. T. Cross, a Police Officer, in
| December last, was ti ied and .ahh? ngti
\ defended by Messrs. Gregg and Trvlewcll,
was found "guilty." George W. Jones was
1 convicted of forgery and sentenced to one
year's imprisonment and sundry "flogging*."
No other State cases of importance were
tried. There is as usual a number of private
cases on Docket and Court will hardly
adjourn before Thursday or Friday.
A boat termed the "Enterprise" was
launched last week, and, manned by a competent
force under command of J. 8. Sims,
Esq., President of the Columbia and Charles,
ton Steamboat Company, is on a voyage of
exploration of the Congaree and the Santec.
b?fj>re the steamboats can successfully trnv
el between the Capitol and the metropolis,
it is necessary to ascertain the character ami
condition of tbows t-Ucanu. We wlih the
"Enterprise" nit succeed, and hope she will
doss well in her sphere ah ouruJ?nterpri$$'
does in it* province.
The exercise* of lite S. C. College will
commence on Wednesday, 12th in*?L As
(>:r m we can lenrn about 90 oat of 170 students
will return. We regret exceedingly
that any difficulty should have arisen at this
time between President MoCay and tlte other
members of the Faculty. But it has been
alleilged publicly and privately that Professors
Pel ham, Ln Horde, Lei her and Roy.notds
did not sustain iho President during
KU hrU/ Km* m-X? l ? i-l a ? .! *
.? ? ? >? univi uiiiiiw Muniiiiifirauon ; MM
that thereby they indirectly aided the ?tlrdents
in their improper conduct and were
therefore in a great measure to blame for
these recent difficulties occurring between
the police of Columbia and the ?UuJent**~Met
cover, k fcuud that the dieeeetea*, and
JhiatidUttinn with Mr. McCay's Hminiitrr
tjpn which exited among th* Mod""* and
Vhisb wm Manifested phi"**** snff at last
publicly by the adoption of a petition to the
-Trustees to r^-ofg?(JilM the Faculty was ?U.
indirectly encouraged by (lose gentlemen;
They accordingly have sent a fetfe!1 to Governor
Adams as President of the Board of
Trustees requesting ~a through investigation
of the whole affair, and a carefe! cxaminn
tion of their Conduct and actions, during Mr.
McOay's administration. Any effort to ascribe
the downfall of the College to them
and to their acts will be utterly futile. And
we are surprised that any friend o(j the present
President should rVsort to such subteifu
ges?should endeavor to uphold hiin by pulling
down others. The matter will not rest
| here, but unless wa jire mistaken the student*
will take it up sooner or Inter and develop
raents of no agreeable nnture may have Hi
be made. President McCay has, we coafw*
been obliged to contend with many difficut
tie*, llit* path ha.*-not been a. flowery one
?nor l|is couch a bed of roses. And he
may well exelaim attliis time, a*ave me fiotu
my friends." Vours,
BAYARD.'
[Cor re.jwBdoupe of the fjMjjE *]
Anderson, S. b , March l nR $850. -1
W. P. Price, ?ditor o/ J^nterpriti:
Dear Sir /?The Court of Common Pleas
and General Session* for Anderwin District,
j i* being held herci thU" weefc?Bb Honor
Judge Withers presiding. There is considerable
business, both on the civil and criminal
side of tho court, and in the former sevral
heavy nnd important cares.
His Honor gave a lengthy nud able
charge to the Grand Jury on yesterday
morning, and impressed the importance ot
having good roads?naid the present system
of keeping up roads had entirely failed ol
the purpose, ami that lie had almost d*pnircd
of seeing a strict enforcement of the ilulit*
devolving Upon the Commissioners of Itoad?
; and Bridges. After the onranizmion of ihr
court, the Summary Process Docket niv
taken up and called over. Tlio crack case
of that Docket was an action of trcspn*4
brought for the killing of a hound dog nam
ed Drum. The character of Drum, waspui
in issue, but it was unittonilablo. For cigltl
or ten years Drum has pursued'the^even ten
or of his way," and had drawn around him
a host of friends, but unfortunately for him
ho was found cue day in the neighborhood
where sheep had been killed, and amongst
"sheep killing dogs," and like j>oor Trav, wat
doomed to the fate of his bad company-keep
era.
The plaintiff obtained a decree of thirty
dollars, and his cost*, which ' in nil, will
amount: to about fifty c!ol!ai?; ? Several ca?e>
of assaults and batteries were tried to day,
and amongst the number a. young man
stood indicted for br en king the skull of another.
The investigation of the case took
tip some time ami elicited considerable in
tereat and attention.. Mr. Solicitor Ueitl
prosecuted tiio case with hi* accustomed
zeal ami ability, mid!Messrs, McGowen ami
Sloan appeared in behalf of the defendant
Gen. McGowcii made quite a handsome
speech, and ono which drew forth high commendations
from all present.
Quite a serious affair occurred inthestreet
last evening abont dark. A man by the
name of Dickson Vtnblied a man named
Majors, under the right shoulder with a
knife. The lungs??vere penetrated, and the
gash was some three inches in length. On<
hfc> physicians, Dr. Evans, told ine this
morning that very little hopes could l?e entertained
of his recovery. Dick-ion was un
der tho influence of spirits at the time ho did
the deed. Public feeling at this time is very
much against liiiu, and all concur in the
opinion that he ought to meet with the severest
punishment.
The village of Anderson has improved
considerably of lata Several large brick
buildings are in progress of erection, which
will, when completer), arid much to the business-like
appearance of the plaoe. The
Johnson Female Seminary is in a flourishing
condition, mid the other denominational institutions
are also doing* w#H. .%
Anderson at no distant flay will vio with
any of the up-country village* in beauty and
prosperity.
Court will hold liksly all the week, and
will l?e a busy ono too with the lawyers.
1 have no doubt III* Hnnnr
era, will hfcve n wane opinion of the roads in
the up-country than he . now line, by the
time he rcachee Picken* Court House.
Your* Truly, BENNINGTON.
Tt tk? Mhora fi?t*nwtM.
Tempemnee neetlni.
Fidelity Division, No. 19, Sons of Temperonce,
wm organised on Friday night, March
7, 18?0. The meeting wee w?lf attended;
and all who were pmsnl showed considerable
intere?t it) the temperance reform in
Otet?eHk? - W,-R Pfiie^EL G. W,P^ wae
called to the ebair, and presided over the1
meeting.
The Division wm organised with the following
membert:
T. Q. Donaldson, C. M. Mcjunkin. 8. PLong,
A. B. Duncan.lt. A Ckodktt, W. H.
Buroliain, J. B/l^wanberg gn<| W. H?v|
Burhe.
The following cffioers were elected for the .
fir*t quarter: ' l
%.T\ PRICE. W. P.
N. A. FE\8TKR, W. A.
[ " S, F.LONG. R 6.
A. SLOAN DUNCAN, A. R. 8,
B. A. GOODLETT. F.-S,
G. E. ELFOKD. T.
; ' AV. BL HARRISON, C. 1
? W. O. LONG. A. C.
, TILMAN WATSON, LS. J .1
G.T. MASON.O.g.
T. Q. DONALDSON, P. W. F.
Tfic following Committees were appoint
I ted: v J Jv(
i Committee to draft a Constitution and
, By -Laws? " "
Geo. T. Mmon. B. A- Ooodlett, G. E. Elford.
C-. M. McJunkin, S. F. Long. '
On inotion, W. P. Price was added to
the Cninnvttee.
Hall Committee-*W.
II. Ilarriiton; S. D. -Dearman, C. If'~
McJ u i;kin.
IB On inotion, the meeting adjourned, to
meet on Thursday evening-next, at ?^o,clock.
CTEPHfctf F. LONG, R. 8.
The New ^ ork Journal of Commerce, re*
ferrnig to the mining steamer Pacific, sfcyn
the insurance on her is very Inrge : the ani
Mint on the ship is $900,000, half in this
country and half in Europe; the freight
money is insured for $40,000 more. She
. lurch between six and seven hundred tofcs of
cargo, valued at orcr $1,600,000. most of
which was insured. a good part iu this
r country. The insurance w divided among
| various offices throughout the country so
l that in case of loss or damage to the cargo,
the blow would not fidl exclusively-on New
York. The PacHic is commanded by Cap!
tain A m Eld ridge, who has navigated the
> Atlantic with the most responsible commands
i for nearly a quarter of a century. As some
reason for the encouragement of hope in
her safety, the long delay c?f the Atlantic
in 1851 is rf-fwrrcd to. The Atlantic left
1 Livcr|HK?l, December 28, 1851, and not a
I lisp of intelligence of her readied ber o*?n?rs
. for for!p nine doy*. She w ent ashore on
tho coast of Ireland, and Iter pfts?enger*
themselves luoiight the news of her safe y
l?y the Africa. .Slur was missing six days
I longer than tho Pacific has been missing,
and yet she and her poawenger* were alt
, safe. The Pacific left .Liverpool on tho
23d of January, ajid has llivref.-rv Wen
for ty-lhrcv day*.
.TlIK BITIN08VILLK Kactorv.?TUitl Valll|
ahle property, consisting of the Factory and
inclvf liiincir*>?i acre* ?.f IhikI, whiefi he*
boon adveilised firr (tie hut five or six *nle
1 day*. tvas Actually solil nt Sbi'tiff'* *nle on
Monday Inst, Hint only brought nineteen
thousand and five hundred dollar*, not quite
, one-third a* much A* Col. K. 0. Leitner paid
for the nunc in 1846.? Spartanburg Enprf"'
~mrt I
Tub Executive Committee of the Stnto
, Agricultural Society have chosen Col. A. G.
Summer Editor of the Agricultural Monthly
proposed to lx? published by the Society,?
> It. W. Gibboe will l?e publisher. It was
. ordered that a permanent edition of 4.000
c<>piea l>e published rind to Commeuce by
the drat of May.
Thb Drckkakd's Brain.?"Iljrrti, by far
| the greaiest anatomist of the age, u?ed to
say that he could dintingnUh. in the darkest
room, by one stroke of the scalpel, the brain
of the inebriate fruiu that of the person who
? had heed sober ly. Mow and then he wonfd
b congratulate his clos* epon the possession of
. a dr unkard's brain, admirably fitted from in*
hardness and mors complete preset ration for
.1 ' -r?
wi jmii j* wx v,; iciii?'innr*uun. w pen IM
anatomist wishes to preservo ft human train
for any length of time, he effect* hie object
l by keeping that object in A vessel of alcohol.
, From a soft pulpy aubstnnce, it then becomes
comparatively hard. ? ,?Hut
the inebriate Anticipating the anatomist,
la-gins the indurating process before
h death?begins it while the Wain remains
i the consecrated temple of the soul, while ita
. delicate and gossamer tissues still throb
i with the pulaes of heayen-boin life. 'Strange
iiifHtiiatioii thus to desecrate the god-like!
> Terrible enchantment that dries up the fountains
of generous feeling, petrifies all the tender
humanities and sw^et charities of life,
, leaving only n brain of lead and a .htMirt of
I stone!"
? ?tM|i HimY* Sol3.
Owe of the beat item* the Harpers mr r?kcal
out of their "Dra#ern wa* the follow
ing. It will be noticed that the aoeoe b laid
entirely at Wilmington, in North Carolina,
although the acton did not live there. But I
to the etory at once:
About thirty miles above Wilmington, on
tba bank* of what i* called No< the*?! Jiiver,
lived three fellows. natned respectively llprliain.
Stone, and Oray. They came down to
Wilmington in a small row boat and mada
fact to U>* wharf. They had Jfctime of it ia
the city, but for fear they wou!d tie dry hefore
getting home, thev procured a jog of
wbwkey, and after dark, of a Week night,
loo, they embarked in their boat, expecting to
reach home in the morning. They rowed
away with all Uw etutrgy that three half lipay
fellow* eoeid Iftufeter, keeping up their
virile in tb? darkneaa by pmrtng the aptriu
down. At break of daf , they thought the/
moat be near home, and MftMT through the
dim gray of the morning aTrouse on tU
rirer ?de, St nr t?id^ , ^ ^.saM^-,
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