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One of Walker's Operations. For ourselves, we acknowledge an inability to discriminate between the public nnd private character of an individual, in so far M to agree that he may be a scoundrel in . one capacity and a patriot in the other.? That Oovornor Walker is not a tnan of the highest principles of personal honor will sufficiently appear from the following nnr^ ative of one among many similar financial exploits: When Robert J. Walker was senator from Mississippi, ho ascertained that an old gen tleman in Middlesex county in this Slate was disposed to sell a large estate in ne groes. Accordingly, in company with n colleague in the House of Representatives, Walker made the old gentleman a visit, and after a protracted negotiation succeeded in purchasing the slaves. And he got them on good terms, for the old gentleman, a devoted democrat?was charmed by the graceful condescension of the distinguished senator. The aggregate price of the ne groes was something more than forty llious and dollar*, tor which walker gave a note or draft payable in New Orleans. But tlie old gentleman would not sell his slaves except on condition that they were to be kept together on a plantation in the South. Well, the slaves were taken to New Orleans, were put upon the block and dispersed to the four winds?the purchaser realizing a considerable profit by the "transaction." The note or draft matured, was presented for payment, was protested, and fioin that day to the present time not a cent has been received either by the old gentleman or hi* heirs for fifty thousand dollars worth of negroes ! Meanwhile, Walker has lived in affluence, and is believed now to be a millionaire. Will some one of Walker's apologists impeach the correctness of this story ? Let them try it. The substantial truth of this statement shall bo verified by testimony which nobody can question. But this is only an isolated instance.? There were many such in Walker's career, of which the history may yet be written.? Is thai the sort of person to whom the administration should confide a responsible public trust ??Richmond South. Tub Mon MunnKKS in Iowa.?SnocKiso Scknks.?It is time that the lynching* which have recently taken place in Iowa were called bv their right names, nnd the legal tribunals of the State were setting about to vindicate the majesty of the law bv the punishment of the wretches who have taken the laws in their own hands. The hanging of William B. Thomas, in Montezuma, was as foul a murder a* was ever perpetrated bv a midnight assassin. The Oshkosh Herald gives the following additional particulars of the event: ^ " No sooner was the decision of the court | given (changing the venue, in order that he might have a fair trial) than a regular organized moli of ahout two hundred men proceeded to tlie old court house, where the prisoner wa? confined, and demanded and hv force took Thomas from the custody of the sheriff, and amid the terrifying shriek* of the prisoner and the most hellish re veilings of the mob. earned him away to a tree which thev had previously prepared, iu the suburbs of the town. Ilere, without over ad liering to tlie customs of the lynch law. or abiding by the honor of mob force, thev placed the rope around the prisoner's neck and demanded a confession of the crime. The prisoner plead his innocence. The rope)! was drawn over a limb, and the prisoner)! swung into the air. After a few struggles . he was let down, and again demanded to' make, confession. Again he plead innocent | 1 of the crime. Again he was hung tip and j ( a fire kindled beneath his feet. The mob j threatened to burn liim if he did not confess the murder. Again he was let down.? * From the strangulation received, he had lost his strength and his voice. The mob still ! demanded a confession. The prisoner, in the faintness of death, persisted that he was innocent. Again he was hung up, where he remained until he was dead. The Herald says that this makes the tenth victim of mob violence in Iowa since the 1st of April : four in Jackson, five in Cedar, and one in roweshiek. Death of Hon. James C. Dobbin. We are deeply pained to announce that our distinguished and beloved fellow-citizen, the Hon. James C. Dobbin, breathed his last at1 Iris resilience in this city a few minutes ago. j It lias been apparent, fur some weeks! past, that liia end was approaching. lie! himself was not less aware of it than were the sorrowing fiends who had so earnest!v hoped and prayed that he might l>? spared to them, to his State, and to his country. ITe was prepared for the awful change. A life of purity is closed by a triumphant death. The hone?t and conscientious statesman, the true friend, the uptight man, lias j passed from the seene of his earthly honors, to his reward above?the "well done" of the faithful servant. Mayor has called a meeting of the citizens of Fayetteville, at 12, A. M., to-day. to make suitable arrangements for the sad occasion. Mr. Dohhin was born in 1814, and was in the 44th venr of his age. lie was graduated at tho University of North Carolina in 1832; read law in the oftioe of the late Judge Strange; was eminently successful at the Bar; was elected to Congress in 1845, and declined a re election ; was elected to the Legislature from this county in 1848 . and in 1850 ; was Speaker of the House of Commons at. the latter Session, and finally entered tho Cabinet as Secretary of the Navy in 1853, serving through the entire Administration of President Pierce, which he did much to render successful and popular. His devotion to tho arduous duties of that station cost him his life. lie has passed awnv ; hut his memory will livo here, in a community which both, honored and loved him. and for whose prosperity his Inst pub lie letter breathed the most ardent desire, f Fayrttcvill* Qbvrrrr, Extra, Aug. 4. How Mabct Composed his State Par?R8.?The editor of the New York Even ing Poet, speaking a* if from persouul knowledge, says: 44 Mr. Mercy, in Washington, commonly composed his important despatches, not in hie office, but in his library at home.? When thus engaged, he would st once, after breakfast, begin his work, and write till nearly noon, when he would go to the Department, receive calls and attend to the regular routine duties of hie position. During the hours of composition, he was so completely engrossed with his subject thai persons might enter and go out. or talk in the same loom, without the least obtaining his notice. IIo wore spectacles?usually sal in his dieasing gown, with an old red handkerchief on the table before him, and one could judge of the relative activity of his mind by the frequency of his application to the snuff-box. In truth, he was an inveterate snuff taker, and his consumption of that nitivic npjicmvu IU IIUYO injuriously HUeCltKI his voice. 1 He*wrote deliberately, with few erasure* I or changes, and his thoughts generally in j the tirst draft assumed the form of expres- . sion in which he was willing to publish them: lie almost always used a pencil, nnd left the second draft to be penned by a clerk. ' This, however, he rarely altered. His handwriting was legible and haudsome, without i being clerkly. Worth Knowing.?One pound of green copperas, costing seven cents, dissolved in one quart of water and poured down a pri- .j rv, will effectually concentrate and destroy I the foulest smells. For water closets aboard < ships and steamboats, about hotels and oth- ( er public places, there is nothing so nieo to cleanse places as simple green copperas dis solved under the bed in anything that will hold water, and thus reader a hospital, or ' other places tor the sick, free from unpleasant smells. For butchers' stalls, fish markets, slnughter houses, sinks, and wherever there ate offensive, putrid gases, dissolve j copperas and sprinkle it about, and in a few ^ days the smell will pass away. If a cat, rat or mouse dies about the bouse and sends 1 forth an efl'en-.ive gas, place some dissolved ' copperas in an open vessel near the place. 1 where the nuisance is, and it will soon puri- { fy the atmosphere. So says a cotemporary. ^ Characteristic.? Wo understand that J the South Carolina Kail Road Company had a locomotive made in Philadelphia.to which i< the name of " Col. Koitt" was given, and r that it remaining there at one of the wharves (i for some time before it was shipped, some valorous Knights of the " Clifton House'' order took occasion to exhibit their nialigni 6 ty towards South Carolina by shooting bul- l lets into the Cab. If the rentable Col. i Keitt himself had stood there, we wonder if these champions of Black Republicanism would not have perferied the "scenery ol ' Niagara" to that of the Philadelphia wharves. Poor Col. Keitt! lie will certainly never sur vivo hi.-? injuries. What a hole theie must have been in the lllack Republican Kennel s ... I .! l ..< li.. _i: n " nuii lucnv iirjum ui iMiiiiu^.tiuu a train- " ing, reported (heir valiant achievement !? o The battle of the Locomotive will yet he the |; theme of much r/oygerel.?Pee Dee Herald. CONFESSION OF a PviNO COUNTERFEITBit.?The editor of the Boone county (lud.) Pioneer has been informed thai a short time |( since a man aged about sixiy years, living . ii Morgan county, taken sick atul died. , Previous to his death, he called in some of f( lis neighbors, and told them he was about o die, and that he had something weighing n .m his mind which he wished to communi p :ate to them. lie then stated that he had tj ror thirty years been connected with a gang ;>f robbers and counterfeiters; that he had ? ne\er stolen any himself, but had concealed it large amount of stolen property ; that the band he belonged to was composed of some two bundled and fifty persons, well organiz ed, and some of them apparently respect a- 1 blr. citizens, in good circumstances, and that tnoH of th< in lived in Morrow and lien- ii dricks counties. lie then gave the names [ of sonio of them, and two of those named are now in Hendricks county jail. Curious Mistake at a Late Trial for ' Murder.? A curious mistake occurred on 1 Saturday last at Yoik Assizes, in connection with the trial of Ann Edmondson, indicted ! for the w.lful murder of her infant child at i Cnlveriey. The prisoner had engaged no counsel, but Mr, l'rice, at the request of the , judge, defended her. dn oeing caned upon to plead, the prisoner, who was overwhelm i ed with grief, sobbed the word " Guilty." She was distinctly heard, and in a confused state, and her plea was taken as one of*' Not | Guilty." This was a most fortunate mis- | take for the prisoner, as instead of being i condemned on her own confession, she was | | placed on her trial, and the jury returned a i verdict of Not Guilty. Of course she has received the full benefit of the error, and though a self confessed murderess, has escaped the legal penalty of her crime. [Lancaster, England, Chronicle. In a Washington letter, in Col. Forney's > new paper, the Philadelphia JL'iesa, is the follow ing : " Gol. J antes L Orr, of South Carolina, 1 and the lion. John S. I'helps, of Missouri, are both spoken of for Speaker of the nexl House. Col. Orr will, doubtless. l?e the man. John S. Phelps, or George W. Jones, of Tennessee will, probably, be at the bead of the Committee of Ways and Means. " The Cleikfthip of the House is evidently between Col. Allen, of Illinois, the Hon. 1 John L. Robinson, of Indiana, and the Hon. 1 David Naar, editor of the Trenton (N. J.) < True American. The South will not ask i for both Speaker and Clerk, of course." i Auoubta, August 0.?Kansas Affairs, i Advices from fthnsas report an intense ex* < citoment as existing at Leavenworth, owing < to the discovery of an organised gang of murderers, of whom two have been hung. Soulljmt (?vcitxyxi$t " W. P. PRICE, Editor.' OUR lOXTO?"EQUAL BIQHTS TO ALL." GREENVILLE, sTcT~ t nnrftany iTiorni'(t am(< is, ib?j. :? 1 1 1 r i Peterson's Magazine. The September euiuber of this Magazine has been received, and is, as usual, well filled with interesting reading matter, beautiful illustrations, designs, Ac. "The Little , Milkmaid " is an expressive picture. T. B. Pstkksox, publisher, Philadelphia. Price, $2.?? ^ | * Godey's Lady's Book. Tlie September number of Godey has been received, and we think if the Book ev- j er did surpass itself, it has done it this 1 lime. The embellishments are worth more, just to look at, than the price of the number, | not to say anything of the interesting read- , ing matter. Ac. The fashion plate is a " per- , feet gem." Everything in it looks nice. L. j A. Godey, Philadelphia, and #3 a year, is | the address and price. , Federal CourtThis Court adjourned its meeting at this place on last Thursday after our paper had ijonetopress. Tuos. Mooiie, a citizen of Pickens District, wasconvicted of passing, and also , if attempting to pass, counterfeit coin. His , Honor Judge Maqkath sentenced him to , four months imprisonment, and to pay a fine f if two hundred dollars. The Mail Agency. ! W e are happy to learn that the vacancy ! n the Mail Agency on the Greenville and ( Columbia Railroad, occasioned by the death 1 )l Mr. O. 11. Wells, has been filled by the ' tppointmcnt of his son, J. Poinsett Wells. 1 Mr. Wells is a young man of unexceptiontble character, and one well qualified for the _ TT i t t i nullum, xie iihs ooen engaged in tue ca j , mcilv of Agent for some months past?both I ( K'foro and since his father's death?and in J lis appointment to that position now, we1] ecognizo the "well done" for his faithful | ' lischarge of duty. " Uncle Sam," we think, rill ever have cause to say this, and so will | ' ivery one else. Poissktt, we hopo yon i ? nay never ho found extricating yourself from ' { he wreck of a "smash up," and that yon j ' nay have a pleasant sojourn amongst the | J nail bags. * i Death of Qen. Husk, of Texas. 1 The Charleston Mercury, speaking of the ad and afflictive news of the death of Sen- , tor Rusk. of Texas, who committed suicide , n the 20th ultimo, while (it is thoughi) I iboring under a fit of temporary insanity, 1 ays: "It will be received with sorrow by a e ridely extended circle of political and per-t >n:d friends, who admired and esteemed I iin for his many high and generous rpiali-l es. A native of one of the upper distr ets j / f South Carolina. He has. for many years. * presented Texas in the Senate of the Unitii States. No member of that body was a t lore general favorite, or exerted morC influnee over its proceedings, and but few poli- j icians in our country had fairer prospects f reaching the topmost round of Ambition's . idder. I ^ Rev. James P Boyce. We sec, by our Georgia exchanges, that liis gentleman has been elected to the Pre- j idency of Mercer University. Mr. Boyck i i at this time Profeasor of Theology in the 'urman University. It remains yet to be eon whether lie will accept or not. By he following, from the Chrittian Index, of tlncon, it would seem they are vary anxious 1 le should. It says: * 14 We take pleasure in announcing that the I Rev. J. P. Bovce, of Fur man University, S. i D., lias been elected President of Mercer University. We understand that the Board of Trustees are willing that Mr. Boyee shall niako the tour of Europe before entering on the discharge of his duties as Pi evident, if he shall prefer to do so. We sincerely hope that brother Boyce may 6nd it convenient to accept the position tendered him. We have reuson tc believe that hi* election gives very general satisfaction. Thousands of brethren will givo Lira a hearty welcome to Georgia." Nkw York, Aug. 8th.? Rumors.?The Times says that a rumor ia current in this city that the British agents are quietly engaged in enlisting soldiera in this country for the English army in India. A Washington correspondent of the same paper bays that there seems to be a probability that arrangements are making for the settlement *f the Central American question, between England and our government, and that Secretary Cass and Lord Napier have frequent interviews on the subject. LrcKT Escape prom a ITorridi.k Death!?We have received a letter from Pino Level, N. C., giving an account of a dreadful accident which happened at the distillery of Messrs. Nathans' At Dibble's, in Johnston county. It seems that while the stiller was taking oft the cap of a turpentine still, he stumbled and pitched head foremost in the hot rosin, and then, without any assistance, jumped out. The man was still slive on the 4th inst., and is expected to recover.? Wilmington Hsrald. No particular news last night Brevities. The Corner Stooe of the Presbyterian Female College, at Laurent, will be laid on Wednesday, 2d September, with 'be imposing and impressive ceremonies of tbo Masonic Fraternity, usual on such occasions. Rev. EL T. Buist, D. D., will deliver the oration. Other addresses will also be delivered. So says the Herald 8. W. Melton, Esq., has retired from the editorial management of the Yorkville Enquirer. In him the oorps have lost an able ootemporary The New York omnibus men are down on hoops. They charge for the extra amount of space they occupy Mr. Solomon Kimbrbl, an old and respected citizen of York District, fell from the abutment of a bridge recently and broke his neck Sugar is on the decline in price in New York, and several large speculators have already lost heavily.... The Keowee Courier says it heard not a ? ' < i 1 n ? WOl'U (>I "" Iinru uiut? vu umv uii^ I mm thinks, from the crop prospect and amount of " red " bank bills in circulation, prosperous times are not far ahend Col. Oim, it is said, will not consent for bis name to bo used iu connection with the Senatorial va :ancy The erection of a new White llous? is much talked of in Washington. The old one is said to be unhealthy. Some places do get that way The Laurensville Herald says among all the good men nominated for the vacant Scnatorsliip, Hon. R. 13. Rhett is its first choice It is said East Tennessee will be able to sell two million bushels wheat this season The gold muff box of Gen. Jackson lias been awarded to Col. Garret W. Dvckman?he being considered the bravest New Yorker The jail at Crawfoidseille, Ga., was burnt re . ently, and a negro man confined in it pershed in the flames Nicaragua Walker is now traveling through the South. lie urived at Augusta, on the 5th inst. The ElectionsWe give below the latest telegraphic news wc find in our exchanges iu regard to the elections : Alabama.?Montgomery, Aug. 5.?Jas. | F. Dow/fell. Democrat, is elected to Congress , rom this District, by 100 majority. ( A. Ih Mooro is elected Governor without { >ppo.sition. j In Mobile, the Democratic ticket lias been utccessfiil throughout, as follows : For the state Senate, James S. Deas. Represonta ives?J. 13. Todd, T. II. llerndou, W. G. ' lonea, II. F. Druinitioiul. For the First I 3ongressional (Mobile) District?James A. 1 stall worth. This ticket was elected by n 1 ...bv. ..J. I Kkntuckv.?Augusta, Aug. 0.?We learn rum Louisville that Marshall and Undervood have been re-elected to Congress. The democrats claim the election of Burnett, ?eyton, Jowelt, Elliott, Stevenson and Talbot. Missouri.?St. Louis. Aug. 7.?Thirtyight counties reported give Rollins (Aine- < ieaii) over four thousand majority for Gov- * rnor. i In the Third Congressional District Clark I Democrat) has been elected. Texas.?New Orleans, Aug. 7.?There- ' urns indicate the election of Runnels (De ' nocrat) as Governor, aiul his majority over | louston is now placed at 12,000. The Legislative elections, as far as heard 1 'rum, have resulted in favor of the Demounts. North Carolina.? Wilmington, Aug. 10.?Scales has been elected member of Congress, certainly ; Shaw, probably ; and Gilmer by a much reduced majority. [ko* the southkrk rxtkwnur ] Saloda Battalion Muster. Mr. Editor?By accident, meeting with an opportunity of a trip to the Muster, I availed myself of the offer of a seat in a buggy with a friend, and started off for Bates's Old Field. We proceeded up the Buncombe road as far as Mr. Montgomery's, and theu took the left, and at 10 o'clock reached the held. The corn crop along the road lookx promising, and every one seems cheered at the pro#j>ecta ahead. We found a good crowd already assembled, and I was desirous of shaking hands and mingling with old and familiar friends. At 11 o'clock the Review took place, under the command of Captain Wilson, there being no Major, that officer having been hut recently elected Colonel. The Review passed off well, and the Rand added much to enliven the day. After parade, all rushed to hear the speeches. Col. Pool complimented the Battalion for the promptness and despatch in executing their evolutions, and really did himself credit, by astonishing himself and bis many frienjs. S. D. Goodlett, E?q.,Regimental Judge Advocate, in full uniform, presented himself before the Battalion, and made quite a lively speech ; and though short, gave general satisfaction. By the way, Spartan is a candidate for Major of the Battalion, and is spoken of very favorably for this office. Every body seeined to enjoy themselves well. A good dinner at Mrs. Bates's, and a refreshing shower after parade, made the atmosphere pleasant; and preparing for a return, we left the ground* without a fight having taken place, or a croee word between parties while we were present. It is really pleasant to reeord so quiet a Review. Maj. Ess ley wm present, canvassing for Brigadier Gene ral, and I think Saluda will give bim ai unanimous vote. Goodlett and Wilson an the candidates for Major. So much for i day's trip to muster. C. [for thk soirrnsRR kntkuprisk.] Proceedings of Bar Meeting at Green ille, S. C. COMI'LIMKNTAHT TO HON. A. O. MAOKATII. At the close of the business of the tern of tho Federal Court held at Greenville, S C., August, 1857, a meeting of the Bar wai organized to express their appreciation o the very able, dignified and courteous man nor in which the presiding Judge had con ducted the duties of his oilice during tin said term. On motion of Col. E. P. Jones, Hon. B F. Perry was appointed Chairman, and C J. Elfoid Secretary. The object of the meeting having beet explained by tho Chairman, the following preamble aud resolutions were moved bj Maj. W. K. Easley, and unanimously adopt ed : TI.? ri . ,i.? a.?t^ i lie unuitk v^uii vi iiiv v uuvu vmiv for tho District of South Carolina, in obedt ence to a recent Act of Congress, havinr held for the first tiino a term in Green ville, aud adjourned, and tho gentlemen o the 13ar feeling desirous to give public ex pression of their high appreciation of th< learned Judge who has presided with sr much dignity ir. the said Court, and who while, by his integrity and ability, he conv innnds the confidence and admiration of tlx country, by his al!abi)ity and condescensiot wins the nffections of all wiiose fortuno i may bo'U) be in any wise connected will his Court: Therefore be it Resolved, That the people of the uppei country are doubly fortunate in obtaining a> one and the same lime a Term of the Unit ed States Court to be held in Greenville and his Honor Judge Magralh to presidi over its sittings. Be it further Resolved, That the thanks of the Bur art in an especial degree due to his Honor foi tho kindness ami courtesy of which they have been the grateful recipients at lib hands, and by which he so gracefully renders it a pleasure to bo connected with the U.mrt in which, with such promptness and impartiality, he administers justice. On motion of S. D. Good let t, E>q., it wai Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings nf this meeting he handed to Judge Ma Sfrath by the Secretary of this meeting, and that the said proceedings be published in :he newspapers of this town. On motion of Col. \V. II. Campbell, the neeting then adjourned. B. F. PERRY, Chm'n. C. J. Ki.ford, Sec'ry. Ordered to Lrave.?The Yaaoo (Miss.) 5un, of Tuesday, says i " A number of the most respectable citizens >f this place,'011 Saturday evening last, rewilved themselves into a Committee, who. ifter due and deliberate consideration, ap minted a spokesman to inform Col. Burwell Wilkes, of Holmes county, that if ho did lot leave the city before the expiration o( ,\vo hours, he would be rode on a rail and a joat of tar and feathers 'administered to hi? precious body* The crime alledged against Mr. Wilkes was "general meanness.'* lit made bis exit from town within two minute: after ho was apprised of the inteution of th< Committee." The Valve of Slaves and Soi'tiier> Property.?The New Orleans Delta esti males the number of slaves at the South a over three and a half million, at their aggre gate value at present prices, nt fully sixteer hundred million of dollars. The cottoi plantations in the South it estimates at abou eighty thousand, and tho aggregate value o their annual product, at the present prices o cotton, is fully one hundred and twenty fivi million of dollars. There aie two thousant six hundred sugar plantations, the product of which average annually more than twelvi million. There are five hundred and fiftv one rice plantations, which yield an annua revenue of four million of dollars. Minister Mason.?The following rathe creamy joke, at the expense of our Ministe to Paris, is going the rounds: " His Excellency Pleninotentiarv Masor having been reprimanded for throwing Iti arm around the bnck of the Empress Eu genie's chair, ia making up hia pack to fl to some retirement, where he means, s says report, to study the affinities in orde to behave better next time." [Paris Cor. of the London Pott. Sru.nkv.?Having been summoned b; the Queen to appear m Windsor Castle, am enact with the corps of literary Thespian the new play of Wilkie Collins, or th " Frozen Deep," Charles Dickens replies that he was ready to do ao if the Queen wa willing to receive himself and companions a guests, on the saino footing wiih other visi tors to the Castle, but that he declined t< go under any other circumstances. - ; w-? A Monomaniac.?There is a monomani ac named Boughain.in Montgomery county Mississippi, who has lived under a shelvinj rock, on the hank of Loture river, for tie past three years, all of which time he ha spent digging in the solid rock, searchin] for treasure which he says his uncle am some other nien^ who were ininem, burie* there more than 100 years ago. Jlis onl; garments are of leather, and his only tool an axe and pail. A torn jacket is soon mended ; bnt ban words bruise the heart. ii I T?' 1 NEWS ITEMS. i 1 j With lie exception of three day*, itrain( ed at Salem, Roanoke county, Va., the whole of July. Tub hoop question, like moat others, has , two sides to it. The ladies take the inside, of course. k Favorablk accounts are given pf the coming crops in Germany, Sweden, FraOce % and England. Senator Toomds, of Georgia, disapproves ? of Gov. Walker's official acts, but * is not yet disposed to censure the President for i Walker's conduct." ?o? An Extraordinary Lake.?A lake (n . Minnesota is described as being so clear that the Chinese can be seen gathering tea by i looking in it. Whew! ^ A Sad Mistake.?The Glasgow Chronicle mentions a report that a man who wa~, six years ago, hung in that city for murder, , has turned out not to have been guilty. Ex-Govkknor Wrioiit, of Indiana, sail? ed from New York on Saturday, in tha steamer Atlantic, on his way to Berlin. ^ Prussia, to which Court he has been appointed Minister of the United States, i ?o? > It is stated that large orders are now on , hand at the Mint for the new cent, but the - coin cannot bo manufactured with sufficient L 3 dispatch for want of an inadequate quantity i of nickel. t ??? ( United States Senators.?The Legislatures of Tennessee. Virginia, Texas, Kenlucky and Alabama are to elect United t States Scnntors at their next sessions. Ten nessee has to choose two. Texas will prob. ably choose two. 3 O? On the 19th of July four men were killed iu Washington county, Iowa, by accidents in s steam saw mills. One of them, Cyrus Woodford, was cut in two from his breast to his back bone, and the first his wife knew of the accident was seeing his corpse. ? o~ A Printer to tiik Last.?During the last moment of Winn, n Rochester printer, i who lately died, he was heard to say : i " I'm on my last stickful?I'm coining to a paragraph?and 1 suppose I'll have to wait for old death to put in the period." Wk are sorry to hear, sav? the Carolina Spartan, that Itev. Charles Taylor, M. D., who was but receatly elected President of the Spartanburg Female College, vice. J. Wofloid Tucker, Esq., resigned, lias notified the Hoard of Trustees of his declination of the flattering appointment. ??? Post Office at Chtcaoo, III.?The yearly expenses of the Post Office at Chicago, III., ninount to about $74,000. There are 87 clerks, at the average salary of $600 ; there are 8122 boxes, winch rent ait $2,620. I The receipts (or the last quarter are stated 11 at *200,000. I ~?~ Rochester, August 5.?Horrible.?In , Clarkaon county, yesterday a Mrs. Martli, s who has been for sometime deranged, attempted to murder her three children by . pouring hot water into their ears I One . will die from the effects of the injury busi taincd. The miserable mother then com* ' milled suicide by hanging. 1 ?o? J Tub Prize Fight.?Tho prize fight bef tween the two Philadelphia rowdies, Bradf ley and Itankin, took place on the Canada p shore on Saturday last. Bradley was de' clnred victorious after fighting one hundred * and fifty rounds, in the presence of soma . four thousand spectators, drawn together to ,1 behold the brutal exhibition. The fight lasted two hours and fifty ininutee, and both parties were Beverley punished, r ?o? r A Heartless Scoundrel.?Peter H. Williams, of Boston, recently married a poor woman who was a cripple from birth, took her to Chicago, robbed her of her earthly .11 aoita 1 ! * -1- i 1 v : an, *owu?nuu men iuun ner oaggage, alio, " and dccnmped for parts unknown, leaving r the poor creature nlone, in an unsympathixing city, penniless, helpless and friendless. Peter II. Williams' name deserves the beasy lit of an extensive circulation. 1 ?o? * Tkmpbrance Amoxo ttic Masons.?The e (">rand Lodge of Iowa hare resolved that I tlicy will euMsin any suboidinate Lodge in " cn?e it should suspend or expel any of its * members for keeping a dram shop, or for * selling intoxicating liquors aa a beverage. 0 The Grand Lodge of Alabama have re* solved that the retail traffic of alooholie drinks is demoralising in its tendency?-op' posed to the principles of the order, arid ' therefore inconsistent with the Ma*onie char? acter. e gf???- eswwwsHse For Brigadier General. 1 THE friends OF Mm. W. K. ea8let, ' announce him a Candidate for the office of Briga)i dicr Oone al of the First Brigade, First Division, * P. C. M., ii<M Oen. J. W. IIaskisom, resigned. The Friends of Jasnea U. Pear1 94>*atkannoup?e him as a Candidate for Tax Collector at the ensuing Election.