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f-F " The PreaUeot'e <IW? Thw .4o?!>]??al M too lengtfcp for our colun|B9, Beiow will b? found a synopsis of roMMftog matters discussed iu this important State pup?r: ^ Tb? President My* that the financial bis, tory of the lasMorty years is one of extravagant expansions In business, followed by . ruinous contractions. With reference to . ; the government works, he is determined that, while noue of the useful works now in < ' progress shall be suspended, new ones not 1 already commenced, shall be postponed, 1 provided it can be dene without injury to the couutry. Those necessary for defence, + he says, shall proceed ns though na financial , crisis'bad occurred. lie recommends the passage of a uniform bankrupt lag, applicable to all tbe banking institutions throughout the United States. Ha Bays that our relations with foreign ; governments aro, upon the whole, iu a factory condition, but that it has been ourt misfortune almost always to have soine irri- \ * tating, if not dangerous, question, witb Great Britain. He discusses the Central American question, objecting to England's interpretation of the Clavton-Bulwer treaty ; and says that as this treaty is understood in , senses directly oppo-ite, the wisest course | would be to abrogate it, and commence, anew. Overtures for the adjustment of the j question havo recently been made bv the I ijk "^British Government, in a friendly spirit! which the President cordially reciprocates, but as to whether this renewed effort will roan 11 in success, lie is not yet prepared to j express an opinion. , With all other governments, excepting Spain, our relations aie peaceful. Outrages upon our flag, by that power, remain unac- j knowledged and unredressed. It is the| President's intention to send out n new1 Minister with special instructions upon all j Suostions yiow pending between the two. rovernineuts, and with the determination to have them speedily and amicably adjusted. Relative to China, the President says that, | while our Minister has been instructed to oc 1 cupy a neutral position at Canton, he will nevertheless co operate with the Biitish and 1 French Ministers in nil peaceful measures, to | secure, by treaty stipulations, the just con- , cessions to commerce which China cannot ( be permitted to withhold. The difficulties with New Granada are belived to be in n train of settlement, in a manner just and honorable to both parties. The President says that the Isthmus of Pan- j aina is the great highway.between the At ; lantic and the Facific. over which a large\ e portion of the commerce of the United J > States is destined to pass. The United I i States are more deeply interested than any . other nation in preserving the freedom and ' security of all communications across this Isthmus ; and he, therefore, recommends to 1 Congress the passage of an act authorizing i the President, in case of necessity, to carry j into effect this guarantee of neutrality, and , also similar legislation of the security of any other routes across the Isthmus in which we * may acquire an interest by treaty. The President condemns, however, all ( lawless expeditions fitted out in the United t States against the independent republics on ] this continent, lie thinks that nothing is ( better calculated to retard our steady pro greas, or impair our character as a nation, y than the toleration of such enterprises iu vio- ' lation of the law of nations, and commends c the whole subject to tho serious considers- , tion of Congress, recommending the adoption of such measures as may be effectual in ' restraining our citizens from committing such ( outrages. The President says that the Kansas Con- ^ stilutioual Convention was not bound, by j tho terms of the Kansas-Nebraska-Act, to sub mit any other portion of the Constitution to c an election of the people, except that which ' relates to the domestic institutions of the I new State. The election upon that part of J the Constitution which armertnins In slnvo. I - rr- " ?w 4 ry, will bo held under legitimate authority, and if any portion of the inhabitants refuse to vote, a fair opportunity to do so having) been presented, that will be their own vol notary act, and they alone will be responsi e ble for the consequences. 11 As to affairs in Utah, the President says that this is the first instance of a rebellion n which has over existed in our territories, and ; that humanity itself requires that it shall be. J' put down in sncb a manner that it will be c the last. In order to do ibis, ji will be n?*c j I essary to rah.- fc.tir additional regiments. | c He recommends the establishment of ais Territorial Oovernntent for Arizonia. j ' The subject of tho Pacific Railroad is com- ' tnemled to the friendly consideration of Coii- ( gress. l' Especial attention is called to the recom- | mendation of the Secretary of the Navy in . favor of the construction of ten small Gov , ernment steamers. The above are nil the leading points of j c the message. In conclusion, the President j says that he has deliberately determined to approve no bill passed by Congress which , he has not examined, and, therefore, recom , s mends to both Ileuses to allow him sufficient i time for this purpose previous to adjourn-! c Tkritim.e Aocwbnt.? On Friday, a mot! terrible accident occurred on the plantation 0 of Mr*. Sarah On Hose, (say# the YVinusboro i Register.) From the account which we re- e ceived, which is doubtless an authentic one, t it appear* that (liree boys, prime ploughmen, went into the room containing the gin j ned cotton, and locked the door. One of thorn thoughtlessly struck a match, which J. instantaneously ignited the inflammable material. Before relief could bo rendered, everything was enveloped in tlames. The door |( was forced open as soon as possible, but too late; two of tho negroea were burnt to f death, and the third, ho who had ignited t the match, was taken out alive, but in such ( a condition that no hope is entertained of his life. The gin house, somo twenty-five or thirty bales, of cotton, and new screw press, < ware consumed in tho flames. j t gggggggll'MII.WIlllJ, Hill HISS Bmrttum <?vAtvyxi&t ^r, 1,1 ' >,; - W. P. FRICB, Editor. OPB MOTTO?" BQPAI, HIQg-rt TO Atf." GREENVILLE. 9. C. Thursday norn'i, Dec. 17, 1M7. To AnVKKTlBItRA. P?riu>n. uniltnx (ti Lisements will pleas* mark the number of insertions^ Unless this is done, we publish until notice given to discontinue^ and charge accordingly. g3T The absence of the Editor, for the past few days, will account for the tneagreness of his department this week. Change of Name. Wo are requested to give notico, that the Post in this District, known as Pomeroy, has been changed to that of Mush Creek, the former name of the office. The Cash System. | From and after tho first of January next, We intend to adopt the Cash System, as far ai we possibly can, for subscriptions to this paper. No paper will bo sent out of the District unless paid for., and all papers discontinued when tho time expires for which they have been paid. We are reduced to tbis dourse, and believing it to be the only way of making a newspaper pay, wo intend to adhere to the system, so far as subscriptions are concerned. We will send accounts to those indebted for the past one, two and three years, and unless promptly paid, wo shall tie compelled to stop sending tho paper, and use other means to secure pay- j nrents. We believe all our subscribers to j lie good men, able to pay, and wo lropoj tliDV will tint atlfVor llinin ???/? I v , ? ... !</* ' m?ivi uivm laiutJO iv itlliniu i upon our books, unless tho demands against tbein nre liquidated. By promptly paying us, we will be enabled to complete the improvements we have begun upon our paper, tnd relieve yourself of a very unpleasant oeling respecting your unpnid Printer's >ill. Well Executed Portraits. We were called, by our fellow-townsman, . lev. G. II. Lankkau, into bis gallery, a few | ivenings since, to look at some portraits vhich he had just finished. Tlicy wero the lortraiU of peisons residing in different i iart? of tho State, some of whom wo knew, ?nd we must attest to the beauty and cor* reetness of tho work. Although not a connoisseur in matters of art-work, we nevertheless pretend to a love of tho beautiful, and must say that we were highly pleased and ! jralificd with what we saw at his gallery, dr. Lannbau is no novice in the business if portrait painting, ainbrotyping and laguerreotyping. In the two last-mentioned >rauches of his business, he excels?ahvavs uruishing beautiful and exact pictures. He > vill leave Greenville, in a few days, for the ow country, but will return to his home tnrly in the spring. A visit to his gallery, i .vill at any time prove entcitaining and rleasant. I -?? ?xodey's Lady's Book for January, 1858. Nkw Attractions!?God;.y'h I'komisk i Y'lkili.kd !!?This number of the Lady's look is beautiful beyond description. Its ' ivery effort is to elevate and refine the do- 1 nestic circle, and no American home should ' >e without this truly priceless visitor. The Enterprise and Godey may be had in a club or *3.00. Model Dun. We adopt the following very modest, yet 1 artiest, request to delinquents, from the col- ( inns of the National Intelligencer: 1 " There is, perhaps, no class of the busi- ' iess community which feels more sensibly ( iian the proprietors of tho many public | ournals, the effect of derangement of the j urroncv, and other consequences of the >resent money panic, which has so pertinn iotislv embarrassed the whole country for ' everal weeks gone by, and which still con I in ties. Under a certainty of this fact, we | eel that no one of our readers will take ex- , eplion to the general request which we ad* Iress to tdl of them, that every one who mows himself to be indebted to this estabisbtnent, and is in circumstances to afford < l, will forthwith render to us, in notes or ! | Iraft on solvent banks, the amount of his } iidebtednoss, or so much of it as ho can | onvenicntly spare." j1 Washington, Deo. 10. L New* from Washington.? In Executive I fission, the Hon. .(nines W.Denver, (ex iiemt'cr of Congress from California.) was j' oiifirmeil as Secretary of State for Kansas, i T(jc Hon. Wm. A. Richardson,of Illinois. , ras confirmed as Governor of Nebraska. !, In the House no business of importance' >r general interest was transacted. Both brancbea of Congress have adjourn- ' d until Monday, to enable the Speaker of he House to appoint the committees. I Thomas J. Seinmes has been appointed ; district Attorney of New Orleans, in the lace of the present incumbent, who has been emoved for want of due diligence in pre- 1 enting iho departure of tlie iillibu&ters. I The removal of Governor Walker is daily j ooked for. ( The lion. N. Clifford, of Maine, has been , tominated and confirmed by the Senate, to be vacancy on the bench of the Supreme 1 Jourt. | > Dkad.?The Spartan announces the death )f Solomon Abbott. a soldier of the Itevolu- ' ion, at the advaaflidof 100 yearn. ] , * t -v Columbia, Monday Evening,) Deoember tth, 1 B?t. f Mr. Editor?ThU vm Coomwoement Day of the College, and a beautiful and lovely day it haa been. The proaaanon was formed at lialf-past 0 o'clock, A. M., in front of the College Chapel. Under the direction of Adjutant and Inspector General Dunnovant, thence it proceeded to the Governor's quarters, and was joined by the Governor and Board of Trustoes, thence to the State House, where it was joined by the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and citizens generally. The i procession then moved oft'to the new College Chapel, headed by a band of musicians, which made delightful musio. In tho Col* lege Chapel a brilliant specimen of the beau| ty and fashion, talents and worth of the j State, was displayed?Governors, Ex-GoverI nors, Ex-Members of Congress, judges and chancellors, divines, beaus and bcllet were there in grand array. Nino young gentlemen dclivored speeches, and acquitted themselves very handsomely and creditably.? We were better pleased with the speeches of II. M. Lary, of Orangeburg, and II. L. McGowan, of Laurens, than any others. II. L. McOownn. 5i lirnllior nf fJonnf?1 5 Mnflnm. an, had for Lis subject, u Tho heroism of Lieutenant llerndon?Commander of the Central America." Ilia subject was a noble one, and bis speech, in tho stylo of its delivery and composition, was, in our judgment, nst equalled on the occasion. In every action, gesture and sentence, ho showed forth ihc highest traits of the orator, and stilled, for nwhilo, the noise and confusion which prevailed in the Chapel. Diplomas were nwarded to twenty-one graduates. The degree of A. M. was conferred on Jvbn G. Scarborough, and that of L. L. D., on Ilev. Dr. Curtis, of Limestone Springs. Professors LaBordo, President pro tempore, delivered an address to tho Graduating Class, which was replete with advice, calculated, if heeded by those to whom it was addressed, to make them good citizens and christians. The College has now one hundred and seventy students?a larger number than it contained at this season of last year. Tho institution is, therefore, prospering, and Judge Longstreet and Prof. Venable will add to its prospeiity, by the reputation which they have for ta!c:;,ft; scholarship and high moral worth. IVnight the Commencement- Ball comes off, when the tnlonis pf the head will j be eclipsed by the talents which lie in the heels ; and some of those who failed in winning the honors of the College, will hear off the glory of tho waltz nnd cotillion.? Many young ladies and gentlemen are hero, impatiently waiting for tho hour when music and dancing, smiles, joy and chit-chat will rule the " occasion." Very little of importance was transacted in the Houso to-dav of general interest.? ; Mr. Meniminger introduced a till to establish a Normal School in Charleston, in which teachers are to be trained. Mr. NVhaley introduced a bill to increase the talary of the judges to $5,000. A bill to Mtablish a separate Court of Appeals was made the special order for Wednesday, at I half-past one o'clock. Yours, ?fcc., J. W S. Columbia, December lltli, 1857. 3//*. Editor?The Senato sent to the House n bill to nuthorizo the United States to purchase a sufficient quantity of land in Columbia for the erection of a Post Office uid a Court House, which was read a third time, and will soon be a law of the land. Congress, at its last session, appropriated forty thousand dollars to erect these buildings. Mr. Memminger has reported a bill to transfer the benefit of the State guarunty of two millions of dollars from the bonds of the South Carolina Railroad Company to tho other railroad companies in the State. It is thought this bill will pass in both Senate and House. It does not increase the Jcbt of the Stato, and will atl'ord very material aid to oth?r railroads, most of which sre in want of money to complete or perfect: hem. The Greenville Railroad will get its diare, and it is confidently believed the Legislature will pay the assessment or. the State uihscription in this Road, which amounts to *bout *70,000. Tbo bill to repeal the usury laws was takjj3 up in the House and defeated. The vote ituod?ayes, 60 ; nays, 32. Tho Senate had passed the bill, but the House uiade a wiser Reposition of it. A bill to regulate the granting of vacant lands was read a second time, aud sent to the Senate. It provides that all applicants for ? grant inuet give three months notice of tucli intention, which must be served by the sheriff or the parties owning the ad ioining lands, and the applicant shall pay the sheriff the uflual price for serving notices, rhe Senate had passed a bill to abolish the graoting of vacant lands, which the House properly rejeoted. There may be lands which have not been granted, and, therefore, the Land Office ought not to be closed at piesent. TW 60^ a^ki tU j^thioni of Petsr OmN^mhI Elisa Etdoe, for the ?cfc?fcted estate of W. jjj A. Cauble, and submitted A resolution that the Solicitor of the Western Circuit be au- ? thorized to represent the interest of the r State in said estate, and to institute such ( legal proceedings in the, premises as may be t necessary. s The House passed this resolution of gen- t sral interest, " That the vending of the Holy i Scriptures and books of a religious oharac- I tcr by itinerants, is not hawking and ped- I ling, by a just construction of the laws of. c this State upon that subject.1' c The bill to establish a separate Court of c Appeals has been rejected by a vote 66 to e 44, after a full discussion by Mitchell, Mul- t lins, Tobin and Thompson. b The petition of Robert McKay, Esq., Col- 0 Hoke and Emanuel Wilson, praying com- * pensalion for certain eorvicea and things, 1 lias been favorably reported on. 0 Maj. Perry, to day, in tho Committee of v the Whole, made one of his ablest and most * eloquent speeches before a crowded House and l1 full gallery of learned mer. and pretty women. 0 The gist of his argument was, that tho State ^ should enfoice the Act of 1840 against ll banks. We will not attempt to give an ab- 0 stract of his speech, as his friends have solic- ^ itcd him to publish it, which we suppose he ^ I .ill ' - " ?iii uw# r J. W. Stokes, from the Committee on 11 Claims, made reports on the accounts of ^ Cilbert ?fc Richardson, R. L. Bryan, Charles- c ton Standard, Charleston Evening News, F. 8 Oaillard, V. Little, W. II. Iladden, W. S. a White, C. O. White and T. II. Abbott. J The House has not yet fixed a dny to ad- 0 journ. Yours, Ac., J. W. S. r' Coli'mdia, December 12th, 1867. t< Mr. Editor?To night, at half-past ten d o'clock, the bank and anti bank forces stood v to their colors in all their streng'h, on the fi second reading of the bank bill, and ev- a ery parliamentary tactic was resorted to by n both parties to achieve tho victory. The a ayes and noes were called for and placed on s tho record, as follows: ayes, 62; noes, 41, 1 and, consequently, the bill was sent to the a Senate. Its fate there ii extremely doubt- Ii fill. The main features of the bill are si these: it suspends tho collection of tho 6 e per cent, penalty of the Act of 1840, until ei January, 1850, and suspends the Act of si 1862, so as to allow the specie-paying hanks a to pay oHt from their counters the bills of g lily suspended banks, which ui!!.'?rt0 wn& t! contrary to law. It provide, al>?0> that the j d hanks which have suspended, or may here-!11 afler suspend, shall not, during the period of suspension, enforce the collection of their , judgments against their debtors. Anotliei e prominent feature of the bill, which was in- Ij troduccd by Maj. l'erry, is this, that a commission of seven persons shall bo appointed | by the Governor to investigate the condition j and business of the banks, and to report Sl thereon, together with a scheme upon which a our banking shall be conducted in future, to tl tho next session of the Legislature. To-day the l!ou?e gave a third reading y to a bill to repeal tho homestead law, and ; |j the Senate will, no doubt, pass it. The law a in relation to the exemption of certain proporty from levy and sale, will stand as it did j' before tho passago of the Homestead Act. e A bill, reported by tbo Conimittco on ' h l'rivilices and Elections altering tliA Honaii-1 n tut ion of tho Htate, by substituting voting fi viva voce instead of ballot, for all officers ? elected by both branches of the Legislature, was taken up And considered. After some u discussion for and against its passage, the ei vote was taken by yeas and nays, it being 1 a constitutional vote, and was lost, the bill P, * * cl not having the constitutional majority of jj two thirds. \ A resolution was offered by Wadellampton, Jr., to pay tbo Professors of the South ^ Carolina College for the quartor during the suspension and vacation of the College.? Maj. Perry opposed it. lie believed they M were not entitled to it, because they had re- U signed their places in tbo Collego, and it h was right to inflict some punishment on them for their improper conduct. On mo- t( lion of Mr. Sullivan, the resolution was re- ft ferred to the Committee on Ways and p Means, of which Mr. Memminger is chair rl roan, who will, no doubt, report against it. * We see the bank presidents of New York 0 held a meeting on the lllh inst.. And decid- S vd that theio should be ?, gcr.cr'i! rcsurr.p- h tion of specie payments by the banks immediate! v. The h?nV< in A I Kant/ liava rainm. * ed, and tho banks in Boston will resume, it ? is reported, on Monday, the 14th inst. This o is cheering news, and wo hope nnd believe o all the banks of the country will, very soon, " unlock their vaults and let out the gold and silver to relieve the pressure on the country. Yours, Ac., J. W. 8. Monn.K, December 11. h Vice-Pr(trident Breckinridge.?The Vice- o: President of the United States, John C. tl Breckinridge, left our city today for Wash- >? ington. He goes through Montgomery, and <1 will probably take the route through Co t< I embus, Macon and Augusta, Ceo,, and > through Carolina, to the Federal metropolis. t> 1.1.1.. , II. wlUnspfw) W?ogy PT>yEIfCt, Ciutu.*WOK, Pecetuber Hlh. jfcsf. One among the oKwt ailnfttlve features f evening entertainment*, is Werner'* Imnense Iron Palace, corner of Meeting and Cumberland streets. The entire norelty of lie plan on which it is eonducted fill* its pacious halls nightly with keen appreciate of lager, fine music, Shakspereau readngs, the billiard cue and delicate viands.? VII of these epicures and amateurs can find lero in abundance, and served in a style of legance not to be met with elsewhere south ?f New York or Philadelphia. The basenent, or cellar, is devoted exclusively to lag* ir beer, and the inspiring fluids, ar.d is fit-, sd up on a scale that can only be seen to >e appreciated. The second floor, which | >pen? on Meeting street, is the refreshment | aloon. This is a deep and spacious room,' he walls of which are lined with richly col-1 red paintings, while the floor i9 covered nth noat marble-tapped social tables.? lere the sensuous epicure can revel to his alates, delight in all the dishes his appetite j ould crave, from a roasted ox to a peacock's rains, and find culinary artists to adminiser to his most eccentric fancy. The next, r third floor, is covered with five of the best illiard tables in the city. Here, too, mights ot the cue congregate in crowds to ass away a pleasant evening, and enjoy the nusicnl sound of the click of the billiard >all. The next, and last floor, is that of the oncert room. In this there is a concert ;ivcn every night by a fine Gorman band, nd dramatic readings from various authors, til this n man can enjoy for (he large sum f a dime. The hill of fare in the eating ootn is a sumptuous one ; but, for one not erscd in tko nasal sounds of the Gallic ongue, it would be well to carry a French ictionary along, to learn what the dish rould bo when ordered. I will give a few rotn its long list as a sample : Mutton chops, la minute ; mutton chops, a la Bouchere ; untton braise, sauce piquante ; pork chops, la Diablo ; calf's head, a la viniagrette; wect bread, pique aux champignon.? .1.- .1 .1- f ii? - vug mg uiTOUiis arc ilie louowiljg ; it1hcrons a I'nmante, zephir en maspin, <kc.?~ t is a rich treat to see Bunkum seat himslf, have a bill stuck under liis eyes and ndeavor to spell it out. But one dose is nough when be gets it, and Werner does'ct1 co bis rubicund and good humored phiz j gain in a bony. This i?, certainly, an vie-' ant place, and desires to be sustained by lie public; but tbe question aiises, as it oea with everything uii^'^ken on BUC'' R neti?! iu Charleston, " will it pay I'' There is <^uile an Attraction just nor. at ( lie Apprentices' Library Rooms, where an Inutomical Museum is newly opener I, Kvry portion of (be human body is accuratef represented in wax-work. Descriptive Hitures are given throughout the day by )r. Jackson. For those w ho are anxious to ?arn the intiicacica anil mysteries of the uman frame, without entering the loathj?me precincts of a dissecting room, this is n admirable opportunity, as neither one of ye senses is here offended. It appears that all of Walker's officers are ot as shrewd as himself. Chjm. Thomas J. lackey, while making preparations here for is departure to Nicaragua, was arrested as! tillibuMer, and committed in default of ail in the amount of $3,000, to await his rial in January. It is well known thAt he as been organizing a company to join this xpedition ; and unless something turns op, y means of which he can evade the process! f the law, his bright visions of a landed es-1 ito in the genial clime and opulent country ! f Nifltrflfrnn will lu? tnni?A/l i?? 1 ? ?>* *** < w iuj'|f\:n ill uau uuu. The city council met last week, and proecded to the election of officers to serve nder the present administration. A greatr jrortion of the old officers were re-elected, his is nothing inure than just, as they have roven themselves efficient men in the disliargo of their duty, nnd were instrumental 1 bringing about a reformation under Mr. files. Miss Davenport is playing to very fair ouses, though not to such as she deserves, in Friday night she took her benefit in the lay of the Oamester. She, of course, dclinutes the character she assumes to perfection, 'Inch is that of a tender, loving, but neg-1 cted wife, who is forsaken for the gaming ; ible. llcr husband is otherwise a noble lun, and devotedly attached to her; but be \ led astray, and enticed to the gaming ible, whero lie loses alt, by a villainous iend. who loves bis wife, and hopes to urchase her dishonor by hei husband's nins. She, however, scorns his proffers 'ith indignation, while her husband, stung > madness at bis losses, and the treachery f his friends, diee the death of a suicide.? he plays to-night in Camille, in which she ob no superior. The alarm bell cave forth its I DnorouB tones over the sleeping city last ight, nbout half past ono o'clock. Itorigiated in a bouse in Amherst Street, in one f toe upper wards, lijr the prompt arrival f the engines, it was checked before spreadig, or entirely consuming the one building. L was fully covered by insurance. KKD WING. Death or a Carolinian.?Capt. W. U. enkins, who led Charleston a year and a alf ago, with a patriotic spirit in the cause f Southern Rights in Kansas, and who in iat territory became a member of the Leg* lature and the Constitutional Convention, ied of congestion of the brain at Lecomp >o on the 18lh of Novemt>?r. The Even* ig Nows of yesterday pays au appropriate inula to Lis memory. * ! native the purpose of tiring down * batfd Wjingi. They .tuff a suit of clothes with tuUw, and then tie it in an etrect position on hie back, fcnd when a band of mustangs is diiwovered, he is turned loose. The stud, with straining flight, seek, the bend ; they see him coining apparently with a rider on hi. back, and away they go, he after them?wondering why thet fly away so rapidly from hie presence. Hi. native signals are all useless, they heed them not, they see the figure on his back?anxious fears lend swiftness to his speed ; strihiitJg his sinews for a determined effort, he rushes after them with the pace of the wind, urged on by all the ftiry of revenge. The Mexi- j I cans are keenly watching the race, and when I they tlnnk the band ia nearly used up by running away from imaginary danger, they rush in on fresh horses, and the sweeping lariat descends over the heads of tho tiredmustaags.?Mariposa Democrat. Tub Virginia Conductor, alluding to the' : late State hair at Richmond, says : " At the last exhibition was enacted a scene of bloodshed. The knife was plunged into the heart of a human being. We do not know that cither of the parties was drunk or under the influence of liquor; but the killing occurred just where it might be expected?in ooe of ihe booths, where iiuuor was a greater attraction than food. The killed man (John C. Haley) was the barkeeper. We knew him well ; he was onoe a zealous Son of Temperance, and abandoned our Order to make a living, as he Mid, for his family by selling liquor. His living has cost him his life." We have known n number who have left the Sons of Temperance and gone to selling liquor for a living, and ruin has befallen o every one that wo can now call to mind. It is a perilous undertaking. Nr.vr York, Dee. 12. Jicsuminff.? A meeting of the Hank Presidents was held in this city, last evening, when it was decided that there should he agenernl resumption of specie payments by the Hanks to-day. Arrangements have been mrde by which, the Hanks in Boston are to resume speciepayments on Monday. The Hanks in Albany resumed to-day. Skcond Despatch.?New York, Dee. 12?Noon.?All the Hunks in this city retumedi itruuMu tinrmohta ? ? . nun mmniiig^. Senator Hammond.?Gov. Hammond, the newly elected Senator from South Carolina, lias one of the largest landed estates of the South, his u farm," comprising over 11,000 acres, and he may be set down with propriety as a representative man of South Carolina. He was a class-mate of William Aiken, who succeeded him in the gubernatorial chair.? Virginia Sentinel. ? *+ ^ j ? - ... Tkn Cents vor Corn.? We see it stated in a Memphis paper that corn standing in the Hoi<i in Illinois, is i f SrC.l at an averago ?f (en cents a bush*;)- This State voted for Buchanan, and thinks that hU 04lln.Uto the value of a day's work, ten cent* Is enough for one bu-hel of com I?Knaxvilh Whiffy Washington, T>ec. 18. Governorship of Kansas.?It Is rumored here that General Denver lias been appointed to tin- Governorship of Kansas, not the Secretaryship. COMMERCIAL, ..I.I. I.I I w Columbia, 8. C., December 12, 1801. Cotton.?The week Just terminated lias continned dull for the tale of cotton wthc demand has been quiet, and altogether wiuiout animation, and the tendency of prices has been decidedly in favor of buyers. The amount of the artiole offering lias been so light, that our quotations of 0? to 9f, must he considered nominal for the present The sales of the week comprise about 200 bales. HYMmEAL._ Marrikd, on Wednesday nighty December 8th, br the R?t. G. W. Brooke, Mr ROBT A. HAW. THORN, of Fairfield. H. C., and Miu EMMA PERRY, of Una District. GREAT CURE~OF RHEUMATISM.? The editors of the Richmond Republican, of December 24tli, 1852, says that Carter's Spanish Mixture is no quack medicine. They had a man in their press room who was afflicted with violent Mercurial Rheumatism, who was continually complaining of misery in the back, limbs and joints?his eyes had becomo feverish and mattery, neck swollen, throat sore, and all the symptoms of Rhenmatiem, combined with Scrofula. Two bottles of Carter's Spanish Mixture cured him, and, in an editorial notioa as above, they bear testimony to ita wonderful effects, and say their only regret is, that all suffering with diseases of the blood are not aware of the exlstenco of such a medicine. They cheerfully recommend it See their certificate, and notiee in full around the bottle. i\rw Books. A LARGE SUPPLY of Now Book*, just raeaived, among which may bo found tfe*. following, vis: The Saint and Ilia Saviour: or, Tho Profrooo. of the 8oul in tho Knowledge of Jesue; by tha Rev. C. H. Bourgeon. Spurgeon Is no justly celebrated thai nothing need be said of a work of bis to render it popular ; it is sufficient to say that it is written w his best style. Moss Sloe ; by Marion Harland. Mrs. Le Vert's Souvenirs of Travel. AIAO. s A large supply of GIFT BOOKS; bound in all styles, and at all prises. 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