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"J-rs' ^ ijV at ^ thUdly, 1b {&to?ty secondyear of few age. Ha wa* the son o Allan McLnne, a dutrngul^hed officer in th< revolutionary war. and wra born in the vil lag* ef Smyrna, Kent county, Delaware, or the 28th of May. 1784; In" the year 1798, being then only four teen year* of ege, he served with great oredit ?s a midshipman on hoard the frigate Philadelphia, then on her first cruise, and Under the command ef Stephen Decatur, the father of Commodore Decatur, In 1801, yielding to die desire of his family, he left the navy ; and, having completed his education at Newark College, in bis native State, no'begat* tl?o study of law, in 1804, undet the instruction of Jus. A. Bayard, of Dele ware, lie was admitted to the bar in 1807 and rapidly attained a high place in bis pro fesaio^. In'the war of 1812 he was a vol nril&fr In a company commanded by Ctnsai Hi $qdney, who had been tho Attorney Gohernl of the United States under Jeffer ann unit innrohnit wilh flint nr\ niUfinv f rv f lw relief of Baltimore when it was threatened by die British. Tbo grcnt capacities.of Mr. McLane now began to attract public attention in nnotbei direction, and in 1,810 ho was elected to tbi House ofRcpreHentatives from Delaware; nnd so largely had ho won the confidence of hi; constituents, that be remained a member o tbftt body until ".827, wh$ji he was choscr by the Legislature a Senator of the United States. In May, 1829, he was appointed by President Jackson to be the minister o: the United States to Great Britain, whetx he remained two years, and on his return la ft was called by tbe same President to take v r . place in the Cabinet as Secretary of tlu Treasury. Ho served in this place unti 1803, when he became Secretary of State and in June, 1834, ho retired from political lifo. Iu 1837, when the financial condition o| the country required his services among ourselves, Mr. McLine was prevailed upon to accept the presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and removing to this State, he discharged the -duties of this laborious ofiice until 1847. In this time he was requested by President Polk to ocoupy, during the pendency of the Oregon negotiations, the mission to England, and this .duty being accomplished, he again re turned to Maryland. In 1850 he whs bo licitcd and prevailed upon hy his fellow citi7.011s in Cecil County, in this State, where he resided, to serve as their representative in the convention called to reform the con stitution of Maryland. After preforming tins set vice ho finally retired from public life. Mr. McLnne was a chief actor in nil the great political events which marked the first half of this century, lie was the companion, fellow.laborer and friend of those who have, with him, won the remembrance ol our countrymen as the statesmen of Amer ica.?Baltimore Sun, 8th int-t. Suspension of the Bank of the State of South Carolina This hanking institution cf the State was compelled by unavoidable circumstances to suspend this forenoon. A good deal of excitement, 011 the announcement of the fact, pervades our community. There is however no just cause of panic?such a panic as will induce an unnecessary run on tho other Hank*. The liberality of this Hank in accommodating the people, when neither funds nor currcncey could be obtained from other quarters, bad so extended its discount and circulation lines, that when tho other banking institutions, insisting on constant discharges of balances in specie between them?an unwise and incongroue measure at this crisis, made a pres* upon it, itssuspen sion became inevitable. The noteholders and depositors need not however apporheud any loss, unless in their panic they choose to saciifice their securities. jne lnnneuinvo liaoility on bills and depos itcs is about a million and a half. This is hut a small proportion of the assets of die Dank, which are unquestionable. Its discount line of promissory notes, its bonds, its exchange, its stocks &c.. all of which are realizable in a limited period, are nearly treble those liabilities. In addition to the amplitude of the assets and the general soundness of the Hunk, the State 6tands as n guarantor of its eventual liquidation of all demands. It is earnestly to be hoped that our people will not indulge in panic, and will pursue their previous course of making 110 run on Hanks. If they, among themselves, have not harmoniously followed this course, the blntne of suspension will be between them, and let it there remain. If they cannot forboar specie demands on each other, how can they expect a hard pressed people to do itt We wore assured that they wero acting harmoniously together, and so nnnounc cd a week or so since; and yet immediate ly after we learned that in reality, each was pulling the other for specie. From that .. .. j r..;i c...i i muiuciiif lAiiuu uui i.?ii iovi .1| ?jm ?:in'iisive. The Ilnnks can stand, if they choose, and will sustain t tcli other. The rumor of ho suspension of other Banks is unfounded. Wo have muton to believe they will pay on to the last, and that need not come. [Cfuirlrglon Neiet, 10th iiitl. Tiik Siamksf. Twinh, Chung and En'q. These wonderful prodigies arrived in on? town on Sunday la-t and left Monday, with tho intention, as wo understand, of proceeding south as far as Cuba, for the purpose of ex hibiting themselves. They had six of their children with them, and upon a gentleman expressing surprise at tho number,?he was coolly informed by one of the twins that there were a heap moro at home, and upon inquiry it was ascertained that they had fourteen in all. They are alwttt forty-five years old, seetn to b? in the enjoyment of good health, and certainly had no lack of appetite, f \\TythfiviHn Telegraph. v tuaoeidac Tragrff. f gomery countr.P>., about one mile weafc of l Norrisiown. "The won? of it was a boose . occupied by a man nftmed Thomas Kilby, t and his vife Mary Kilby. and their three young children. The Philadelphia Bulletin says: "At an early hour in the morning Kilby i went to the house of some^ieighbora and t- aroused them, telling them that his wife bad i been murdered by three negroes. lie also , wont himself in search of a constable to ar; rest tho alleged murderers. The neighbor* hurried to the house, and there a shocking , sight presented itself. The body of Mrs. Kilby was found lying on the bed, with the head uearly severed from the body, from a , bio# with an axe. There wore two beds on the bedstead, both of which were completely - saturated with the blood of the murdered r woman. r Kilby declared that three negroes hod - come to the house, forced their way in, and > had committed the dreadful deed ; but the I suspicions of the neighbors wero aroused, and upon questioning him further, he pre? vnricated and contradicted himself, nnd finalr ly admitted that he himself had slaiu his ? wife, in order to prevent tho negroes from doI ing it. A coroner's inquest was held, and s after a full examination, Kilby was arrested f and lodged in the prison ui Noriistown. i The murdered woman had an infant I child sleeping in her arms when she was I slain. When tho body was discovered the f infant was still clinging to its mother's > breast, its hair and clothing clotted with j blood. The hair had to be cut off to release t it. The other two children were crying for > their mother. Beside the fatal wound desI cribed above there were two others, one of . which extended from the temple down the side of the faco. The Ubdy of the murdered woman was interred in tho Episcopal buryf ing ground nt Normtowu. The Evil of Long Ckedits.?It is now sufficiently obvious,says the New York Post, that (lie difficulties under which the commercial world is laboring result more or less directly from the abuse of credit, and that a very coni-idcrnblo share of that abuse oci curs in the dry goods trade. The usual I length of credit among this class of merchant* is eight months, while the importer's credit never excoeds five months, and in many cases does not amount to so long a time. 1 Therefore there is against the importer a ba- I > lance of three months' time?a very serious consideration?which is rendered more so ! by the continual risk lie undergoes in giving : that amount of credit, which enables the retailer to purchase goods for both the fall and ' summer trade before pay ing for any. We ' are aware of tho di^yulties which beset a determination to alter an existing state of I 1 Credit, but is tr>? ...... '" ' , ? .. 1'vn.ciuiV IVI nil} ^'MUIII v I" ' do a safe business on so unsound a principle ? When will a better time than the present present itself for our merchants to coin bine for their mutual advantage ? Why not at once t?ke measures to concert a combined reduction of their term of credit to four months, and form tho nucleus of a really sound business system ? The railroad and telegraph have long since removed the only excuse that ever existed for long credits, and the merchants may as well profit by their past and present experience, as wait for more of the same sort. Lite in New Your.? The Times thinks that two thirds of the anxious, worn, cadaverous visages which Hit up and down Wall street in agony, any of theso days, belong to men who start in life with one of two objects?to be President of the United Stales, or as rich as Mr. A*tor. As there cannot be more than one President of the United States at a time, and as ibc^oflice cannot be had by any successful amount, of 6tock job , ting, the majority speedily abandon all hopes of presiding over the destinies of this great nation, and fix their whole attention upon Mr. Actor's fortune. The first step is to get out of the boarding bouse into one of one's own, possessing a brown stone front, and furnished with cor responding magnificence. A large house is the god of a New Yorker's idolatry. The women, far from standing aloof frotn tho struggle, halloo their husbands 011 to bolder ventures. They stake largely, too. on the result. Thcv buy bolder at tho milliner's and jewellers and carriage-maker's, on the faith of their liiiaKntnl'o lii?l. - ? ~ - I141.R.. If ho makes a bad throw, so much the worse for the milliner and jeweller, and car riage-madcr. There is consternation in the palace, and halift's are in tlio hall, hut the storm soon blows over, and the stars shine out again. A Contrast.?The Richmond Dispatch says: "The Northern newspapers bring us tidings of the sufferings caused in many Northern towns by the suspension or stoppage of manufactories. Men, able to work, and not only willing, but eager for employment, are entirely depiivcd of occupation and then means of subsistence. It is feared that, in some plnces, unless aided by the community, they a id ther families must starve. Several of our own tobacco factories have closed, but the black laborers are none the leas comfortable on that account. The tightness in the monoy market, and the howling of the financial gale, never affect Sambo. Whatever happens in the monetary world, the negro is bound to he fe<l oi?.t t.?.i ?,.u no never heard of a negro starving to death in the South?a fate which often overtakes not on Iv Macks, but whites, in the froe communities:' - ? Oaa in a Thousand.?The editor of the Camden Journal announces the startling fact that one of his subscribers has actually paid up in advance to 1800. The editor very justly recommends him to the favorable consideration of the press gang wherever he may go. M Mark tlte perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." ES taurens ; Nor on and \Vjo*MFF^ ^^kk?i?, and Mmm. ?bhrt, jones, town*$,flword,goodlbtt, Donaldson and Jrtbh, of Granville. The bushiest of Anderson is increasing, soveral brick buildings have been added to be square since we last visited Anderson, dl of which are now ooeupied. Another >pilding is going up ox Granite Row, which will complete that side of the publio square, tnd render it very attractive. The trade of \nderson is now quite large. Her mer:hants have fine stocks of goods, and appear ,o bo doing a safe and lucrative busiuess. She has two well-kept hotels: the Benson House and Finley's llotel. We Btopped at he former, nnd take pleasure lu adding our tumble testimony to tbe nue manner in vhieh it is kept. Anderson boasts of tw.o excellent newspapers, viz: the Oazette <? Advocate and the True Carolinian, the briner is owned by A. O. Norris & Co., ind edited by A. T. Broylbs, E*?q. The Fruc Carolinian t* owned and edited bv daj. John V. Moore, whose acquaintance t4wu-uajLiiuj>, in i W. P. PRICE* Editor. ~ 1 OUR MOTTO?"EQUAL RIOKTB TO Mt?L." 1 11 _ i _ "hi*!" _ h ??? GREENVILLE. S. O, I ThRnday morning* Oct. 16* IOTP? 1 To Advkrtissm.?Pertoos (ending iu txivcr- j tiaemenU will please mark the number of Intertion*. Unlet* thi* it done, we publish jantil no- , tioe given to discontinue, and oLargo aeoordlng- , , Apologetio. < It does happen in priming offices some* I times that a bad looking sheet is sent out. . Owing to the absence of our publisher, we 1 were compelled to use a roller that would t not give a proper color to the paper last I week. We have remedied the defect this x week, and hnve supplied ourself with a new e one, and our paper looks much belter. ^ ? f Of Coarse ? We continue to take for subscriptions, job > work and advertising, all the hills we can ^ get on any of tho suspended banks of this ^ Stale. Those indebted to us, and who are ? disposed to pay, can now do so with these 8 bills. Who will speak first f ( The Number of Cases Returned to the present term of the Court for this District is about 175; the number 0 of acceptances will swell the number to 200. c The sums sued upon are small generally, a a majority of the cases being in tho Process ' jurisdiction. * ... t Death of West A. Williams, Esq. This gentleman, tor many years a resident a of Anderson, but for the past year a citizen of this District, and well known to almost ^ every one, died at his residence in this District, on Wednesday night, 7lh October. Mr. Williams was fifty-three years of age. Tie leaves a large family ouneclion, and ' tuany fiicuds, to mourn hit death. <1 Russel's Magazine. At the request of the sponsors of the 1 ubovo periodical, we published tho prospectus and several notices of its expected up- ' peurance, Ac., and although we mailed co- c pies of our paper to it, we have never re. * .. - -r : ?* * vvK?f ? it. ii. return. *> e nonce tlmt nil of our coteinporaries receive it, and ^ why it is we do not, is more than wo can ll tell. Can its editors ? \Yc wait to learn. ^ ? ...?u Stabbing Affray. f On Kiidny night lust an affray occured in \ this place between Alexander Powellami < John Gulledok, in which knives were used, I and which resulted in the infliction of sove- t ral severe slabs on the person of Powei.i.. c At one time it was feared the wounds would t prove mortal, but it is now thought thai he will recover. Gclleixjk wnsslightly injured I during the fight. The matter will undergo t legal investigation. i Whilst we shall not prejudice public opi- c nion in relation to this case, l>y giving the causes which biought it nbout, we cannot refrain from giving it as our opinion, that so long as such houses as the one at which this ^ affair happened, are permitted to exist in our t community, just so long will such revolting I scenes be enacted in our midst. Common c decency, as well as common snfety, require 1 that these idle and dissolute characters be 1 t sent from the place, and wo hope that at the c next session of our Court some means will be resorted to to rid the town of such dis * gracing nuisances. ? 1 Anderson. j The Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions is be>nor held for Anderson I)i*. ' trict tho present week. In coinpnny with | several gentlemen of tho legal fraternity of , Greenville, wo wont over on Monday morn ing, and found quite a largo attendance of the people. A trip to Anderson from our J town is not what it used to be in tho old time, when stages were al. the "go,M and it required one entire day to make the trip. ' One could look about hiin then, and have leisure to tako notes of what ho* heard and saw, and tell about tho country, tho people, ^ beautiful prospects, and all that, and feel j wiser by traveling. Now, one makes the | trip in so short a time, that when he reach- c ? .1 i? ? - * - - - ?n mo lie teeiH no wiser (linn when Le 1 started, 'i lie only thing ibat breaks the j monotony of the ride, is a good, warm < breakfast at the Belton hotel. t Judge Monro* is presiding upon t!ii: ' circuit, and is the first time he has attended 1 our oourts. lie is courteous and obliging J to all, and despatches tho business of the ? Court in a very satisfactory manner. The t Process and Ieqtiiry Dockets at Anderson ( wore small, and were gone through' with on 4 Monday. No very important cases are to ^ bo tried this Court. The Sessions side of t the Court is taken up with assault and bet- f tery casos, trailing with slaves, and retailing 1 without license, in almost all of which liquor was the direct or indirect cause of indictment. The Conrt will, we think, ad- ' journ on Thursday. The bar of the circuit was very well r represented. Besides those of Andersoo, | wo noticed Con. McGowax, of Abbev'^e ; I re hod the pleasure of forming, lie ha* Kien recently elected Intendant of Anderon, and we do not thiuk the interest* of he place will suffer whilst he has control of is affairs, lie will permit us, oven at this ate day, now that we are friends and brothr editors, of congratulating him upon his I lection. Editors are appreciated sometimes, ,nd in some places. The question of pay, lowover, is not understood?offices of nrofit ,re reserved for olhera less self-sacrificing ban editors generally arc. The Greenville and Columbia Railroad ppenrs to be in excellent repair. Compares aro engaged along the Road in filling ip the heavy tresselings with dirt, which vill render the Road much safer to travel. Vhcrcvcr it can be done, the Railroad Coiu>any is having the work going on. At iVilliamston the heavy job of filling up the toad is nearly completed, and the frightful ooking tresscl at that place is now almost [ ts Safe as at any point on the Road. Tho conductorship of the Anderson iranch of the Road in now under the barge of Mr. T. P. Bbn'son, who makes a ery clover and attentive conductor. We learned from Mr. J. W. Conn, of the Villiamston hotel, that he had sold that essblUhment to a company of gentlemen torn Abbeville, for the sum of eight thousmd dollars?possession to ho given on the irat of January next. These gentlemen, vo understand, propose to enlarge the accommodation* of tho placo. Mr. Couu has km>u a successful landlord?an excellent caeror, and the public will seriously miss his hceiful countenance when they visit this lelightful watering-place. There is one great pleasure wo always invo in goiug away from home, and that is, he pleasure of getting hack agsin ! No natter how great or short tho distance Irav ded, we big always glad to get hack. Fair Bi.uff, N. C.. Sept. 30, 1857. SkTTLF.MBNT ON TI1B FlKLD IN TIIB MAT sen of Coi. R. W. Ball and Dr.G. M Oun cei.8.?Statement.? 1st. In tho matter >f Col. B. W. Ball and Ilr.G M. Gunnels. }r. Gunnels states that by indorsing the character of Mr. \rnold, he did not intend o impute to Col. Bali any dishonorable idoive in the opinion he hnd entertained, or >xpre*>ed on tho same subject, or hi* conflict based upon that opinion. 2d. And that by the "third resolution," o far as ho, Dr. Gunnels, was concerned as i member of the Company, no intention exited to wound Col. Ball, or otherwise itn >ugn liin character as a man of courage. 3d. And further: That Col. Rail, having Icnied the " oflioious interference " referred o, that " Resolution " is inapplicable to lim, though his alleged conduct may hare jiven tisti to it. On behalf of Dr. O. M. Gunnels. I hereby iccept and coufirin the above statement. T. J. Mackky. On the part of Col. Rail, satisfactory. John C. McLkmoke. [Abbeville Banner, 8th. Tkoudi.k in ihtc Cabinet.? A Washingon correspondent writes that the Cabinet is > no means a unit. The Kansas question h the source of all '-rouble, and unless some dan of enmnrnmiao I t>? " ?! "" ... n I u son struct ion i* certain. It is well known hnl Mr. Buchanan has taken ground in furor of the policy pursued by Gov. Walker, ftut in this he in not seconded by Messrs. 2obb, Brown and Thompson, who incline to he Southern ultra views. Mr. Cobb it a eader of the disaffected members, and is an tspirnnl for the Presidency. He is also di? >o?cd to look to the South for his principal itrength, and has, on more than one occasion, expressed himself as utterly adrorte to he views of General Walker. The Prestlent is patnraliy embarrassed under these lircumstances, but is not yet prepared to act villi decision. Ife hopes that the matter sill yet be amicably arranged, and that the torm may blow orer. But shonld the disagreement continue, and extend to other topes, a ciiange in tfa?*Qnbinet will be inevita>le. Paoraaaoa Aoaasiz.?Professor Agassis, f Harvard University, has been offered by jOtiis Napoleon the Professorship of Pacontology at the Museum of Natural Ilistoy in Paris, made vacant by tlo death of 4. d'Orbigny. U* has, however, declined be honor. CttARLMfO*. Jkttk O South Carolina, nhd the South Western Knil road Bank suspended Uds morning. t.v The Farmers Exchange Bills wore throwr out br the Hank of Charleston. The Banli of Cbarlestou is all right. J, "Washington, October 12.? 7$e Nairn Courts of Inquiry.?Before Court No. 1 today, the cane of Mr. Hall still pending, Commander E. L. Handy and CapL Goldstarough were examined on the Governroeut'i benalf. Before Court No. 2 tho ca?o of !< = Fit*gerald has been resumed; and Commander Sinclair and Lieut. Deur were examined toj day on the Government's behalf. I Before Court No 8 the case of Mr. Seldon was concluded, and his defence was read bv his counsel, M r. Blount. The case of Lt Flngg is expected to be taken up by toil Court to-morrow, if he reports. That o! Commander Shaw was taken up this morn ing, and is still on trial. Ch ahlkston, Oct. 12. 1857,?A Hcavi Run on the Banks.? They Stand it.?Beat Times : A heavy run was made to-day up on the Bank of Charleston and the Peoples Bank; but both stood firm and redeeraec every dollar piefented up to the hour o closing, five o'clock. I will keep the Times posted on all tin movements. J. Tiik Kino of Siam and Wedstrr's Die tionahy.?An oflicer of the United States ship Portsmouth, writing to his friends iti New IJaven, mentions that he had been in troduced to the King of Siain, whom lit found to be an accomplished scholar and ex tremely well acquainted with the Engli.sl: language. The King had numerous books and in speaking on tbo subject, reinaike*. that be found Webster's American Diction ary one of the best he had over met with? pointing at the same time to two copies o tlie work standing on the shelves. As wi learn from the papers thnt a thousand cop ies of Webster's Spelling Book have recently been ordered for Constantinople, who cai tell wliulhei 8iam may not yet come nnde the instruction of the ** Yankee schoolmas ter ?*' We saw not long since a letter fron the King of Siam. It was in the hands o the |Kjrson to whom it was addressed, an< under two fit three covors. The writing ws very excellent, and with the exception of tw< or three misspelled words, was well compos ed.?jVcic Jlavcn Palladium, October 2. Tiik Rkumnh of Lkoarb.?The trens nrod remains of the body thai was once an heated and informed by the soul and spiri of llugli Swinton I^egnre, arrived in this ci ty yesterday morning, and were depositee in ilte receiving vault of Magnolia Cemetery tlio Company having tendered the nse o this receptacle, and of their hearse, will other facilities and assistance. They will there await the arrival of oui n?sociate, who is possessed of the wishes an<i instructions of the nearest surviving fiient] of this distinguished citizen of Charleston and of South Carolina, whose remains wil soon be committed finally to their appiopii ate resting-place. We need only express and indulge th< hope, that this worthy and appropriate de posit will not be permitted to remain in oui Magnolia without a fitting monument. [Charleston Courier. Tuf. 1'ickknsvii.lk Cami? Mkktino.? The camp meeting at l'ickenxvillo was heli during last week. The number of people ii attendance was large, ltev. Dr. Boyd, Mr Carlisle and others were present, and oon ducted the religious exercises of the occasion We did not ascertain the number thai join cd tiro Church. In large crowds, it is not unusual to se< some who are not restrained from " wronj doing," 1 ut wo do not recollect to have wit nessed such disorderly and riotous conduc anywhero on a similar occasion, as occurred at this place. Whiskey was doubtless at th bottom of it. Such a state of thing^houh I e frowned down by every good citizen, am the law applied as a corrective where noth ing else will do. If good order cannot be maintained sue] assemblages might tM(li'cnntiiia?d. [Krowef. Courier. Majority or thic Dkmocratic Cakdi date ror Governor.? We have full return from one hundred and five counties, whic! give the Democratic candidate for Oovemo a majority of nine thousand four hundrei and seventy-two votea, according to our cn! cnlation. The remaining thirteen countie are Anplin, Charlton, Clinch, Coflfee, Col quitt, Berrien, Dado, Ilarnlson, Irwin, Ma rion, Meriwether, Union and Ware. Fror all hut a very few of these have we report* majorities, American and Democratic, whicl lead ua to believe that the majority of Judg Brown over Hill, will equal, if it doea nc exceed, that of Gov. Johnson over Judg Andrews in 1855, which was ten thousam two hundred and flifty six votes. [Augusta Constitutionalist, 1 Ith. Parson Brows low has written to th New York Times that he intends to visit tb< Northern States next spring, and deliver lcc lurss on slavery, lie challenges the Beech era and Parkers, and the whole host of Blacl Republican preachers and orators to discus the subject with bim. The New York Tri bune accepts the challenge?but hae the un blushing impudence to name Fred Dong laes?black as tar?as the champion of tni North who will meet the parson. A hitel between Brownlow and Fred, on the " nig ger" question, would be one of the riobee and most entertaining exhibitions, perhaps that the world hae ever witnessed. Bioht oi* New York.?Tbo August! Constitutionalist says i M All our banks, w understand, are eetling sight on New Yorb ;?t a quarter per cent, premium,* for tome ten years ?? tried a few day* I sinews St Augusta, Mksiesippltftnd resulted : in his conviction of murder in the first degree. Copeiand was charged with killing one James A. Harvey, and haa bean found guilty twice before by the juries of the eons* - try, yet, by resorting to tbs technicalities of the law, he has been enabled to gain trial alter trial to the present time. On the ver- mk diet being rendered the Judge pronounced ^ upon him the sentence death, ordering ' h?m to he executed on Friday, the 80th, in? stnnt. ?o? A P1IY8VCIAN PuTTIKO TOO Mucit CowKIDK.VCK IN HIS OWN MKDICINB. A GeF* ' uian doctor, at Urbana, Illinois, the raantt. facturer of snake bite medicine, caught m t rattlesnake on the prairie, end took it home, f and offered to let the shake bite htm every I time any person bought a box of hi- nthdi- 4 cine for one dollar. On Sunday of last f week, while fooling with his pet, it bit hiny 1 in the hand. lie applied his mediciner 1 r without effect. On Monday he tent for *> doctor, but too late?he died the same day, ' [ Ckicaco Journal. f Damaoks for Bruach or Puomim.?Tw the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Va., ) last week. Miss Almira W. Wingtield obtained a verdict for two thousand five hundred dollars damages from Wm. Btein, for " breach of marriage contract. The lady ia 3 about thirty-four years of age, and the gen? tleman eighty. This was the second trial of the cnse, a former jury lotting given a ver3 diet of seven hundred and fifty dollar* for the plaintiff, which was set aside on motion ' of the defendant. ?o? 1 Somk of the papers are lecturing women upon extravagance of dress, and advising them to retrench, especially during the presto ent financial difficulty. Doubtless there are 3 many cases of an unwarrantable extravagance in this way ; but do people ever consider r tbat two or three glasses of brandy and half 1 a dozen rcgalins indulged in daily by a r man, to say nothing of five and ten dollar dinners, amount to more in a year than 1 would be required to dress a woman up to | the full requirements of fashion f s Nxw York, October 0.? The Monetary > Panic.?The firm of Harper <fe Brothers, in this city, failed yesterday. It is reported, however, that they have a surplus of #1,000,t)00. Gnllrtudet & Wot more, bankers, have - suspended. There was a tremendous ron - on the Park Bank early in the day, bnt it t suicided before the close. The bank paid - all demands. I It is reported that the banks will provide , a fund of #0,000,000 for the special object of f forwarding p tod i ice to market, i ?o ? Sr. Louts, October 0.?The Kansae Elec* r lion.? lleturns from the Kansas elect on, I which look place on Monday lust, show large I Democratic majorities. The majority Tn . Johnson county, is 1,700; in Leavenworth, I 250; in Atchison, 60; in Douglass county, 1,100. Both branches of the Legislature are Democratic. s Sr. Louts, October 0.?Another Account. The rej>orts of the election in Kamaa are r contindictory. Travelers just arrived give counter statements. An AfFKOTIXO l'vevT Amnn? ll.? tin . deaths in this city last week, (says the Pro*j itlence (R. I.) Post,) was one canned by reli, giou* cxciteinent, or intense conviction of sin, from wliioh the unhappy suflfrrer, a . young lady of much promise, could obtain no relief. Medical men could discover no . trace of physical disease, and ' the efforts of faithful clergymen to lighten the burden B from her mind were unavailing. Overpow^ ered by a sense of Divine wrath, she steadi|y refused nourishment, and thns entered t upon the scenes of a future state, j ?o? e [From the Charleston Courier.] ] Thr uairad Statics Sknatorshib.? ] Mt&srs. JS'/i tort?The writer of this note ia in the receipt of a letter from the Hon. John S. Fieston. of the 12th nil., from Dresden. I( lie Is fully nuthorirxtd to say, that Mr. Punton's frieuje will pre-cnt his name to the legislature for the distinguished poet of Unitod States Senator. This may l>e necessary in reply to u An Inquirer," of the 8lb inst., in vour paper. A FRiF^D, ll -o_ [ A hiek nkoho duel was about to trao** ? pire the other dar in Pslswtiwwi V? ?!??? , * , B' ' "* ? """" tlie parties were taken in legal custody, ud * ordered to be whipped. It seenaa they warp both enamored with a wis* old widow, wh?x 1 promised to marrv both, provided ooe kept n the secret from the other by keeping it ta 1 hiinselt, and also, provided the one stole tnore flour for hor benefit fiotn the mill in. ? which thoy wero both working, than th* 1 other. e Q ^ Flight or a Wild Cat.?.The August*. Evening Dispatch, of the 10th inst., says: ' We learn from a roliable sou roe that both the Cashier and PreefciwDt of the Dank 0 of Greensborough left that town on Tbuir e day night, taking the caah of the eoatmh. * (if it had any) with them. Our informant * says that parties in Greensborottgh were busy, t issuing attachments on whatever of plunder * they could find, but the amount of loefe **? tained h.w not transpired." Thk Mobile Mewury eautiona the publicB | in /v? ?L. I #