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SiritsTiM YBAB Loam?A prophecy, mo##
abort tima at nee, that the " seventeen yaarlocoats
" would make their appearance theeoinlng
summer in a large number of the SonlHa States,
baa occasioned some alarm among Ae people of
those localities. Farmers infer that
the crops and every green thing are destined to
be destroyed. They wjff be gratified to learn
J|M|h|||eh no oeeagiMi tor their apprehensions.
the JIreuata should some upon them
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7o<|fir> ' Life of North Amerioan Insects,'*
recently published, is a brief sketeh of
history and habits of this speoiea of loensta.
iotftbich the assertion that they make their appearancc
only once in seventeen years, is pronounced
erroneous, as well as that they nre destructive
to vegetation. The writer states that
he has observed them yearly for twenty-seven
suoeessive years, though there is a great difference
in their numbers In different years. The
same is true or other insect*, particularly rosebug*.
Some year* we are overloaded with them,
and again in other* there are scarcely any. Yet
there are instance* where the locusts liavc been
observed in the same place only after an interval
of several years, perhaps seventeen, while
during this interval they have been very nbundnnt
in other localities. They are, however, seen
yearly in one place or another. With regard to
the notion that these Insectsaro very destructive
to vegetation, the writer asserts that they arc
harmless. He says:
"They cnnr.ot be classed among the injurious
insects, for they eannot devour our vegetables
and fruits like other insects, because they have
no mouth ; and, ss has been said before, they
suck with their snouts only the dew of leaves for
their nourishment, during the two short months
of their existence in their perfect form. Even in
their subterrnnenn abode, during the condition
of iarvse, although feeding upon the roots of several
plants, their injury to vegetation is very
trifling."
Should these locusts make their appearance as
predicted, the fanners will have nn opportunity
of teating the correctness of the latter statement.
Sons or TrairrRAXoic.?The Spring session o'
the Grand Di? ision of the Sons of Temperance of
South Carolina was held at St. George's, Colleton
District, la*t week, commencing on Wednesday.
We make the following extract from the report
of the proceedings given in the Charleston Courier
:
" The first day was occupied with the usual
routine of business, until the evening session,
when a " family" assemblage, of all grades of
" Sons " and lady visitors, filled the hall, and continued
to exchange sentiments and friendly greetings
until a late hour. On the following morning
the Granu Division finished the business by
twelve o'clock, when a sumptuous collntion was
served up in the hall; nfter which a nrocession.
formed of nil ranks of the Sons, followed hy the
lady visitors of St. George's a ltd other divisions
in the neighborhood, nnd ninrelied to the Methodist
Clinrcb, where n large concourse of people
from the surrounding country had assembled.
Public addresses were delivered by S. L. Hantmond,
Esq.. of this city, Rev. John Culpep|?cr, of
Timmonsville, H. Judge Moore, Esq., of Bennettsville,
and Rev. II. U. Durant, of Spartanburg.
The exercises in the Church were continued
with increasing interest until post live o'clock,
when the crowd dispersed, evidently Very much
delighted with the demonstration.
It will interest our Temperance friends to learn
that Rev. H. II. Durant, Rev. John Culpepper,
^? and iVr Judge Moore, Esq., were appointed levturers
for the State at large, under the request
and with the understanding Mint they severally
will devote as much time as possible to this duty.
Invitations and applications for cither of these
lectures should t>c addressed in good time, to
Dr. John May, G. W. P., at St. George's Post Office.
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A IIekoisk.?The following incident, occurred
after the disastrous explosion of the steamer St.
Nicholas, the details of which are now occupying
our exchanges along the Mississippi. We
quote front the Memphis Avalnix-lie:
Female fferoixtn.?One of the most affecting
incidents of this entire tragedy occurred in the
~r \i: r??1~ -f w- ? I
the chief clerk, and o'le of the owners of the
boat. She was thrown l>y the explosion from
her state-room into the river, ami floated down
to the stern of the l>oat, when she caught lit r
hand in one of the rings attached to the hull,
nd hung in that perilous dilemma, when death
stood threatening upon either baud. To loose
Her hold was to sink into the waves, niul to hold
on was to burn with the wreck to which she was
dinging?ever}- moment being on age of alternating
hope and despair. She remained in this
position until the flames actually burued the
hair and ekin from her head, the only part of
her body above the water, except, the hand by
which she clung to the wreck, and that was
burned to a crisp. While in tbisnwful suspense,
ami suffering intensely from the heat, such was
her presence of mi ml and wonderful heroism
tlwit, as a loan, who was worse stunned perhaps
than herself by the explosion, was floating by
her in a drowning condition, site seized him by
tlie hair with her disengaged hand and held his
face out of the water until a ski IF was brought
to the rescue of both.
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A Mklaxctiolv Cot ncid knob.?The death of
Mr James B. Cochran, an important merchant, cf
New York, Is a very sad event to a number of
citizens in this place, to whom he was much en
denred. It is n singular coincidence with another
<lentli which occurred a few month* ago.
In early life, nearly forty veas ago, Mr. Cochran
ami the late Mr. Broa<Ifoot were partners in bus
incss in this town. They separated, left this
place Mr. Cochran going to New York, an J Mr.
Ilroadfoot to the South. A few months ago, Mr
I\au>a<lfiiot coine to this place and spent a we< k
v?j,\ two visiting his old friends and the many
eceu.es of his youthful days, It was an event to
him and to kis hrmnds. Ho returned to Mississippi
and died within ten daya. Three week*
ago, Mr, Cochran came.here, for the first time in
86 years, wish no object hut to see his old friend*
and the place in wfcwelv some happy years of hi*
early manhcoddiad been spent. Ha returned to
Jirw York, ami in days after, died vcrv
suddenly at his reeidenoe <gv tire Hudson, near
MIorNWH*
(loth had keen pions membra of the Preshytepian
Chnrsh, and botli were native* of Scotland.
Ms. Broadioot was 78 years of age at his
d-sath. Mr. Ooehrnn f 1*.?J'WvMiv/'e K*qruir*r
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Lime Arras Bubial.?A lingular occurrence,
mji the Albany Knickerbocker, of the *7th, wee
disoovercd in a vault attached to one of oar :
burial ground*, on Sunday last. It was that of
a female, who was deposited therein for dead
some two month* since, being found, on opening
the coffin, to be lying on her side, with one
hand under her head. From this, it was evident
that the woman was alive when placed
there, and awakeniug from the tranoe into which
she bad fallen, endeavored to extricate herself
from her entombment. This, of course, was nn
impossibility ; the cover was not only screwed
down tightly, but the space was too contracted
to allow of even an effort. It was evident, however,
tiat the unfortunate became convinced of
this fact, and concluded to die. She therefore
took the easy posture in which she was found, *
and breaihcd her Inst. The thought that they
had buried her while yet alive, set her friends
almost cruzed. The father and mother of the
deceased lind just arrived from the old country
last week, and were brought to the vault to see
t'icir child. The scene is related as heart rending.
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The Calikornia Gamdlkos Gutting tiie Upper 8
IIano Again.?The San Francisco Evening Bui- J
letin intimates that the gambling fraternity in
California are recoveri ig some of the power of '
which the energetic action of the Vigilance Committee
once deprived them. The following
sharp comments of the Bulletin are suggestive : '
" In a California Legislature?a Democratic
Legislature?tho wishes of the people would ^
seein to bo nothing. Gamblers' influence and
gamblers' money are of the most Importance.
The blacklegs ask that the law against gambling
be changed ; tho Legislature kindly accedes to
the request. If murderers, or thieves, or any '
other class of criminals, had been the necessary ^
means, they could, undoubtedly, scud to Sacramento
also, and hare obnoxious statutes altered ^
to suit their notions. Why not? There is as
much popular opposition to gambling as there is "
to stealing. Indeed, both are essentially the 8
same thing, after all. Kobodv but the gamblers
are asking for a change in the present law. If
money, then, enables the blacklegs to control the
legislation of the State, why would not money
enable thieves to do it ?"
A Shameful Affair.?Judge O'Xcnll, writing
from Orangeburg, to the Editor of the Son of 0
Temperance, gives the following account of a j
shameful affair which took plncc while he was -j
holding court there: t
" 20lh.?On the night of the 18tli, the Tastor p
of the Presbyterian Church?the Itev. Mr. Dixon v
? in company with some young Indies of the Fe- n
mnlc Institute, on their way to n Prayer Meeting,
was stabbed by n drunken rowdy, of the
nmne of Culler The wound is not dangerous 8|
The violator of the Pence is in goal: he may be v
tried to-day ; if so, I will add to this letter some e
further account of this shameful transaction. 0
" lie was brought up this evening, pleaded p
guilty to ussnult and battery. I seMtcnced him e
to be imprisoned 6 months, to pay a fine of $100 j
and to enter into a recognizance to keep the p
|>ence and be of good behavior."
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Goon Advice.?We find the following hit of
advice floating through our exchanges, and trans- c
fer it to our columns in the hope that some one,
if no more, of our readers may be benefitted by si
t- i:
" Gi\e your son a trade.?If Education is the s|
great, buckler and shield of human liberty, well li
developed .industry is equully the buckler and k
shield of individual independence. As an un- b
failing resource through life, give your son an
honest trade, better any than none; there is an
ample field for the adaption of every inclination ^
in this respect. Lcnrncd professions, and speculative
employments may fail a man, but an lion- .
est. handicraft, trade seldom or never?if its |>os
sessor choose to exercise it.
" Givo your son a trade, no matter what fortut'C
he may seem likely to inherit. Give him a
trade and an education?at nny rate a trade.?
With this we can always battle with temporal r
want, and can always he independent. C
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An ExpkBimknt Tn.\T Ukqi iuks Nerve.?A sci- n
entitic writer says; e
" We have often astonished the uninitiated l>y n
passing the fingers and a portion of the- hand o
through melted lead. This may he done with u
I impunity, if the hand is slightly moist?not wet. o
In many persons natural moisture of the hands s
is sufficient. The melted metal is repelled by p
the slight moisture, and the hand can he passed v
through it without danger or inconvenience. A r
peculiar liquid velvety sensutiou is felt, which is n
not at all unpleasant."
A writer in the Courier des Etnts Unis says 1
that the same thing can he done, and even that
hands enn he bnthed in the jet of melting iron I
at a temperature of 1600 degrees, without any '
ill results. ^
Admitted to Law.?The following gentlemen
were, on Tuesday last, admitted to practice in <1
the Courts of Law in this State: <!
W. II. Abney, Kdgcficld; H. E. Bowie. Spar- <\
tanhurg; W. AI. Connors, I-nncasttr; T. W. Din. 1
kins, Sumter; II. W. I). Edwards, Beaufort; 1'.
A. Eicheiherger, Newberry; L. B. Gay, Sumttr; n
W. II, Grimhall, Charleston ; W. J. N llammctt, I
Sumter; W. M. Heath, Edgefield ; W. W. Hum- r
phroys, Anderson ; Chas. Ingleshy, Charleston ;
Ai. B A. Logg, Spartanburg ;/'1-- W. Alontgomj
ery, New tier ry ; John ii. Aioore, Anaerson ; W. (
i A. Aioore, Yorkville; W. Alnnro, Anderson; J. '
u. iiniicr, iH'wiien)' ; ?1 enry ocaorooE, quarterton;
I>. K. Smith, Fdgeflcld ^ J. C. Wlnsmith, '
Spartanburg.
Lavi.no the Corner Stone.?The ceremonial of '
laying the corner atone of the new Methodist ^
Church, will take place on Wed new! ay, the 11th *
insb, on which ocension I'ev. Whitefoord Smith,
I). I?.( has coneented to deliver an nddreaa.
Kerahnw Lodge, No. '29, A.'. F.\ M.*. will have a
| charge of the Maeonic exercises, which will be t
; held at the ?ite eelected for the new chnroh edi- a
flee, on Laurena Street? C'amdfn Journal. t
A M.M<RtA<;K.-~An Arknnaaa paper gives an account
<kf a marriage in the jail of St. Francisco c
county, of a beautiful young lady, to one of the I
throe brother* who have recently been convict *
< d of murder in the first degree, and sentenced
to be hung. (
Ma. H. Cwtc aml bis wife, foamaay years well i
known mi the Sout!?ern State* a* theatrical per- ii
formers, and be a* a manager, are thoaght bo he '
among tlve number that were killed' by the Late ?*
etearnbont explosion. '<
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Cjit ^otitjjcrti ^nttrprist.
WILLIAM P." PRICE,
EDITOR.
Our MottA-11 Bouftl Hi?hu ? Ail "
GREENVILLE, 8. C.
Thuraday Morning, May 12.1850.
New Volume?Enlargement.
Ttie Enterprise appears (hit morning a little
mlnrgcd. We hnve length.-ned iU column*
omewhat, nnd by piecing our advertisement*
u.d rending matter in amniier type than hereto- 1
ore used, we are enabled to give between three
ind four nthlitiona! column* of reading matter.
Vc hnve, nt considerable expense, purchased new
natcrinl, in order to meet the inorensing dennnds
upon our advertising colnmns, and are
letermined to spare no pains to make the Enterrise
every way worthy of the confidence of iU
riends nnd pntrons. Wo are now giving to our '
coders as mncli rending matter as the largest '
ountrv papers in the State, nnd, nt the lote price
f one dollar per annum, is one of the cheapest
>n pei-s?North or South.
Our subscription list is already quite respect*?le.
But will not our present *uhecril>ers exert
heinselvcs to get us one new subscriber each ?
Vho will be the first to send us a club of new
ubscribers? Any one getting us five new suberibers,
shall receive a copy gratia
With bright hopes and prospects, we begin
he sixth volume of the Enterprine, nnd our deire
is tlint at its close it shall be *till farther on
he road of usefulness and success. To one
>nd all we tender our sincerest thanks.
i
B&ilro&d Mass Mooting at Tunnel Hill.
A railroad meeting was held at Flekens C. II., 1
in sales-day last, at which Gen. F. N. Qastix
resided, and J. J. Norton acted as Secretary,
lie objects of the meeting were explained by
he Chairman, whereupon a committee eonsistng
of Ave from each battalion in the District,
rns ap|>ointed to innkc arrangements for the
itass meeting to be held nt Tunnel Hill.
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a cwiHmiiiee ueia ft meeting immeOintely, '
ntl determined Hint tlic proposed mnw meeting
liould be hold At Tunnel Hill, between tlic Uc- 1
iews of the 2d And 57 li R-gimonts, to be order- '
J by bis Excellency Gov. Gist. The Committee *
f Invitution was Instructed to invite Messrs. R. '
l'kiuiY nnd C. G. Mvtmmixukr to make speech '
s on thu obtusion, nnd thnt the members of the 1
.egiiduturc, with other distinguished gentlemen, '
e invited to be present, 1
Dr? Long A Burnham. <
It will be seen, by refeirringto our Advertising ,
ohunns this morning, that these gentlemen linve ,
irmed n copartnership, nnd will continue the (
?lc of drugs, medicines Ac., nt the stand recent- |
y occupied by Messrs. Ml Ms A Loxa. We be- |
peak for these young gentlemen a share of pub- |
c patronnge. They nro well nnd favornbly ,
nown?are natives of Greenville?nnd eminent- ,
f worthy of success. I
The Univorsity Riflemen.
This handsome corps paraded through Main \
treet on Saturday afternoon last. They made n 1
ne nppenrance, and performed several interest- '
ig military evolutions. This Company is eon- '
ected with The Furmnn University, and is comlanded
by Copt. Joiin F. Lannbau,
The Cournnt.
The first number of this new Southern I-itera i
y and Family Journal has been r? ceived. The |
'ouranf is neatly printed, and its editorials, criti- <
nl notices, origiunl nnd selected matter, evince
inch taste and judgment on the nart of its
ditor and publisher*. The editorial deportment, |
? \vc announced w>mc limo since, is presided I
ver l>y Howard II. Caldwell, Faj., of whom it i
i almost unnecessary to speak?hi* poetry and i
tlier writings, having obtained for biin n widepread
reputation. To the publishers?and esleeinlly
to our old friend, W. W. Walker, Jr., do
ire wish the most tinlionnded success. The Couant
is puhlislied in Columbia, 8. C., at |t'2 per
innum, invariably in advance.
Che Field and Fireside?Prize* to Southern
Writers.
The KielJ and Firenide will soon make its ap.
enrnncc. Mr. James Gardner, Jr., of Augusta,
la., its publisher, offers the following prizes to
>outhern writers:
For the best Novelette, of Fiction, one hunIred
dollars; for the best Literary Essay, fifty
lollars; for the best Agricultural Essay, fifty
lollars; for the best Poem, not less than sixty
ines, twenty-five dollars.
A committee will he selected to make tlie
iwards, by the publisher, and the two editors of
le Field atul Fire tide?the articles to be furlislied
by the first day of June next.
Mr. Carroll's Oration.
We are indebted to our young friend J. S.
testin, of the Citadel Academy, for a copy of
,n ornnon aeiivereu r>y II. II. r.\aaor.t., F>q , be
i?re the Polytechnic and Oalliopenn Societies of
he Citadel Academy nt their commencement,
11>ri 1 Hth, 18A9. The ?nl>|eot U "The Claims of
listorieal Studies upon the Youth of our Country."
Ve have experiencsd much pleasure In iU pernnl.
Bevi?wa.
Do Bow'a Review,' for April, hna ronohed us,
nd is fully up to the former numbers. It conains
much valuable statistical and other iaformtion,
whiuh onn be found in no other publics
ion in the ootintry. Send ?5 to DeBow's Re
lew, New Orleans, Ij*.
The Westminster Review ha* also been revived.
The April number is quite interesting,
lie articles are unusually entertaining. Lcoxbd
Scott A Co., publishers. New York.
Dkatii or tiiis KuxTfoarQuxft.-?James iNirter,
lie celebrated Kentucky giant, was fonid dead
n his bed at Shippisigport* Ky? en Mondfcy ssornng
last. He was about 4ft years of age, aad 7
rut 9 inches high. His sotlin was the iaigott
vor niado in Kentucky, belay over 9 feet in.
rngth, and two feet across the breast.
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Ltoai Jiw*> A. Beery.
The MUvtog touching tribyte to the m^pgary
of Lieutenant Jambs A. PltUT, eon of Com Cham- 1
lenm Raymond Pkkny, W token from u eU
Philadelphia paper. Lieut Pnav's death occur- I
red at Vhlparsiro in 184*2, la the following man- 1
ner: Several officers, including Lieut Penny, and ?
three seamen, belonging to the U. 8. Mi^tof-War 1
Franklin, left the ahip it^MofJher bo?ft? w/th i
the deeign of rbiting QnTnteraT a email town
sixteen milee from Valpnralro, once the residence 1
of Lord CocanANN. On noaring the shore, they I
unexpectedly found a high surf rolling in, and, ?
attempting to pass through it in brder to gain ?
the usual landing place, the boat was over- <
whelmed by a tremendous surge which capsized I
her and threw the whole party into the sea.? <
Only two of the party escaped to relate the >
dreadful tidings. It is bellcY'd that young <
Pkriy, being an excellent swimmer, might have 1
gained the shore, but his strength was complete- ]
lv nYltAltliM) in nnlilw avantlni* 4^ '
Iiis unfortunate companions. Hint perished, at <
the early age of uineteen, one of the noblest of
American youths. <
Lieut. Tun was one of five brother*, two of I
whom are well know n in the history of the United 1
States as gallant and heroic Commodores, and 1
all as having performed deeds of noble daring I
in the defence of the rights and honor of their <
country. We believe tl?at tlio only represents- <
live of the family of Commodore CiisisToriiK* Rat- ?
mono Pehst, now living, i* Mrs. Dr. Wm. Butts*. '
who resides in Greenville Mrs. Byrnes, although '
now >n advanced life, still possesses much vigor *
of mind and body. She is imbued with the hero- >
ic principles wViot. characterized her father and '
brothers, and often refers to those scenes in
American lii?tory which are so well calculated t
to inspire feelings of patriotism in the lienrts of '
the young. She is much beloved and respected '
by s large circle of friends and acquaintances? '
of children and grand children.?Ed. Enterpiusk. 1
"There is something peculiarly affecting in tl?c ?
premature death of rising worth. The bloom y
on the cheek, and the lustre in the eye, indicate t
long life, and in proportion as early and exalted |
trails of chnrscter are disclosed, does fancy fill |
up the imaginary sphere allotted to old age with
splendor and glory. We behold in imagination
this energy of character expanding, enlarging
and brightening with every revolving year. In J
the midst of this glittering track, while the eye '
is revolving on the spectacle, a sable shadow '
falls and blots the shining surface forever; it c
then resembles a strong and progressive blaze of 1
light, suddenlv passing into a cloud. Such were
the thoughts that occupied our mind when we c
read the recent premature and lamented death '
of James A. Perry, of the United States ship of i
war, rratiKiin, son or tlic late Christopher Ray- 1
mond Perry, Esq., of Rliode Island, brother to 8
the Commodore. At the early age of .ten years, *
lid this gallant boy enter the naval service of c
his country, in the character of a midahirman. v
Despising the follies, the fnscinations, the allure- 1
incuts and the temptations of youth, he saw in r
liis country's glory something more fascinating u
and attractive, and consented to enroll his m me "
?inong the candidates for fame. Oil the IS'.h ol 1
leptomber, 181S, lie had completed his twelfth ^
year, and wc now behold this hoy in the char 8
scter of a midshipman, engaged with his broth
sr. Oliver II. Perry, in the memorable battle of 11
Lnke Erie. He served in that engagement on "
Uonrd the Lawrence; she resembled a slaughter *
liouse more than a ship of war ; every gun was <i
lismounted, while, in the midst of that agitating j
pectacle, was to be seen this young warrior, per <|
forming all his duties with a calmness, fortitude ?
find intrepidity worthy of riper years. It is un 5
necessary to dwell on tfco result of that battle ; 1
it has now become a brilliant period in Ameri- 1
can history, and at the name of Erie the heart 1
iwclls with the proudest and fondest recollec I
lions. At the commencement of the year 1816,
this ardent j outh embarked in the squadron tin
ih-r the command of the lamented I>ecatur, des
lined for Algiers. On the return of part of that <
squadron, he continued in the Mediterranean t
for nearlj' the space of five years. At the age I
or seventeen, he hn<l manifested ?o tnucli skill. <
fortitude and intrepidity, and auch devotion to i
the naval service of hi* country, that he was ?
promoted to a lieutenancy in the Navy. When *
the Franklin wu fitted for service, he solicited ]
and obtained orders to join that ship. As his i
sphere of duties enlarged, he sought every -op- ?
port unity to qualify himself for it* performance, <
and he seems to have regarded every movement i
misspent on his favorite clement as so much time ,
thrown away. The naval service was a pleas- j
ure, no less than a duty, and as an honorable <
testimony of the absorbing interest that he felt
in his profession, we record the fact that from <
the age of eleven years till the time of his death, |
he was never out of active employment. We
behold youthful renf and enterprise, chastened |
discipline, invigorated and enlarged by active |
employment, and we behold the magnanimous (
adventurer, at the age of twenty-one, in all the |
energy of youth, and in the fnll possession of 1
all those noble feeling* that inspire to high and <
heroic action. We contemplate this spectacle, i
and in a moment it vanishes from the eje. Tin- |
shadows of death gather around the brilliant i
light, and we sec nothing bnt a desert shore, the
rolling surf, and a lifeless corns* nn?t?r ik? Kti
low. It nifty be mentioned, m a thing perhaps
unexampled, at least in Ameriean history, that i
young Perry was presented by Congress with a
sword, at the age of twelve years He bore this
honorable testimonial of bis country's gratitude
for his gallant conduct at the battle o! Erie."
Wavsrly ?fovals.
Qitentin Durward, by Sir Waltrr Scott. IV.tkxsox
IinuTiiKas hare given us, In the al>ovenamed
volume, the fifth number of their eheap
edition of works of Sir Walter Scott, and a
popular edition it is, too, and we are glad to And
they have made a tremendous hit with this
eheap edition of the Waverley Novels There
is a constant demand for these immortal production*
of the Scottish Shakapeare. and here, at
last, we have an edition for the million?^ach
volume costing but twenty Ave cents, and the 1
whole series comprised hi twenty-elx volumes
being furnished f>r the smell sum of Ave dollars,
and sent post-paid to any part of the United
State* " Qoentin DurwarJ?which teems with
romantic incidents and Ane portraitures of ciiaraeter?has
just lieen issued. Such an opportunity
to obtain these glorious Actions have never
liefore been presented to the rffasees of thiaeonotry.
In no other shape sen these works be obtaioedrin
so desirable a shape for anything ?like
the price. Address all orders to T. R. Pettaeon
d Ha' iai> , 800 Ch< stnnt Street, Pliila<h>lphhi.
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What is our Duty P
From a* article io the JMMOe Mwrcnry with <j
Jhe above Minaon attraefc th?-following 1 (
" Til* Deasoetjp^artj vii brtfughi iat^e- ?
ng for the purpose of overthrowing -aglW^^^ |
ng out' what they calle<F tlie lei it 0- SMTn |
loctrlnee and practices of old fashioned WMggery |
It accomplished its ends and became the dom- t
oast power in the polities of the country. But {
ilnce the*, other questions have coma up unknown
to the old issues of the two parties?qnof> c
ions that are strictly sectional in their nature, 1
ind which can only be discussed and settled as i
actional questions. Now we admit that a rigid t
idhereuee to the strict construction principles of a
die Democratic party, would insure ? full guar- I
inty to the political rights of the 8out!i; and so t
sould a rigid adherence to the principles of tbe
3onstUnti?n?without the Intervention of the
Oemocratie or any other party?and ao would,
>erhap*, a decent obeervanec of the decalogue, '
>r of the principle* of common honesty and (air 1
leaitng. *
" But unfortunately for those Southern Demo- 1
rat* who employ snch an argument as a pretext
or still keeping alive the organixation of the t
F>emocraUe party, the greet Northern, control- 1
ing majority of their party, have openly and '
coldly repudiated their own principles, and in f
ill that concerns now the grand, vital iute^eets t
it the South, tlicy are as latitndlnnrian, as hcret- <
cal, as dangerous and as much to be guarded 1
igntnst and eomhattcd as the Black Republicans
homed ves. To mnke any further attempts, j
.herefore, to defend the South from behind the r
ump.irta of tho Democratio party, wo consider, I
n one word, simply insanity. *
"The rest is plain. The Southern people, j
without any further regard to the inadequate f
Machinery of the old worn-cmt party orgauixn- *
ions, must form themselves into one nil compreicnsive
party, embracing all others, standing in r
he place of all others, and which will prove a t
liousand fold more powerful and effleient than '
ill others; and when thus ' organised,' in the '
Jnion or out of the Union, they can proudly ]
rent with all the world ' and tlic rest of man- s
find,' and what is still better, they can command
heir own terms."
! , t t > I
"One Eyed Saul."
Hie following notice, token from the hit '
ifld Ad&rrtimr, in relation to tiie above story-? ,
with which many of our cotemporartea have af- r
licted and hianbugged their readers?reflects our '
(pinion so fully that we transfer it to our col- ^
unns:
" A dumb farce is just now passing before the |
yes of many newspaper readers In South Goro- 1
ins, bearing the Polyphcmie title of " One Kged ^
iaul." Here comes nearly a dozen of our-coun- ^
ry co temporaries this week, lialf filled with a t
tory thus designated, and only told in port, '
rliich is published as an advertisement at three ^
ente a line. The New York Weekly is the ad- v
ertlser in the present instance ; and seeks thus a
o entrap subscribers in South Carolina. We r
a n't imagine how such a trick can tale among uir
people so transparent is the strategy. The
vonder is, that it does not disgust and produce
he very opposite effect from that desired. The 1
i?w York Weekly evidently presumes upon the *
opposed ignorance and gullibility of South Car- J
ilina readers. And we are rather surprised that B
my portion of our press should incur the charge r
if teeming to second the conceited metropolitan
n his vanity and impudence. We however eonlenin
no one in the premises. Let every paper
tulge of its own course in such matters. The
piestion is between them and their readers,?
still, we can but laugh at the farce of " One Eyed
;aul." especially when we think of sueh grave :
?ld stagers as the Camden Journal and the Spar- g
unburg Spartan, consenting to>enact the parts of ?
lerviiors and janitors therein. Take no offence, *
p-utlemen?it is but a laugh?no disrespect," I,
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS MEDLEY.
? t
The Carolina Bulletin has been removed from r
Columbia. S. C.. to Charlotte. N. C. A lit. '
,1c -laughter of John Thompson residing near f
t'ncolet Springs in S]MiKnnbuiy, wns hnrned to ?
loath on Saturday Inst under the most distress- (
ng circumstances. Track laying Is going
>n rapidly, between Union nnd Spartanburg.? 1
rhey look for the ears at Spartanburg, by the 1
1st November next. The Abbeville Advertiser
mentions a largo increase in the number ]
?f cases of Small Pox in Columbia, Ala. There )
were twenty-one whites and fourteen blacks in ]
ill stagesof the disease Nurses are much need- '
sd. Mr. Philip Clayton is appointed act- (
ing Secretary of the Treasury during the nltsence
?f Secretary Cobb. The Rev. Joseph
Walker has resigned his position as editor of tlic
C'hr s a > Index, published at Macon, On ; Ids resignation
to take effect on the 1st of June next. ,
Tlie inspector of the New York Hospitals
has issued his annua) reports, in which it is shown
that 85 out of every 100 persons admitted, were
addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors in a
greater or less degree, and 01 in every 100 admit
they have been intemperate drinkers or habitual
drunkards. David Coleman has been
nominated as tlio Democratic candidate for Congress
in the district formerly represented by Mr.
Clingman. letters from Utah say that
Hrighain Young's health Is rapidly fulling, and
that lie means to fly the country. A lndjr
called on a witty friend who was not at home,
and finding tiie piano dusty, wrote upon U Slat
htm. t ue next uay utey mf t, ami tlte lady Mid, I
" I called on von ywtwdiy." " Ye*; I ww your I
eard on the piano." A letter troin Camp
Floyd states that quite a number of Unitsd States
soldiers have joined the Mormon chnrch, for the
take of Mormon crinoline. ? When Jemima
went to school, she was asked why the noun
Itachalor was singular, *' Because," she replied,
" it is so very tiugular they don't get married."
The Princess Alice, the Queen's second daugh.
ter. Mid tele a tall young lady, resembling her >,
mother, was to " come out" in Lou ion after i
Faster, ^ ^
EjmwraisiNO.?The Richmond Dispatch Ifays; '
"Our friends of the Petersburg Express hare
saeeeesfully applied water power to the purpose
of working their press. After a good deal of
difficulty, they announoe in their paper of yesterday
the complete success of their project
The wheel is put in motion by a stream of water
two mel?et in diameter, drawn from the rlty reservoir,
which haa a very considerable elevation.
They deelare that they regard the motive power '
thus obtained efficient, reliable, and the most
ceouomiesl they can emplo|H|P which wa hope
they may fully realise by hi operation-*-a reward
they eertaialy deserve flit their eaterpriss
and persevernnoa"
tifc -e*.
ji.
I * * jMDR.
'W f * ' ' -a I
A.Y?Y Lami* Wati* W?iu-8ow few JP
Wit ?? we noticed statement lnoHot<h?'
?ulutabia papers, that tWo irpa flanges had been
mat In Ant cf\y for * wata* wheel measuring
oriy-eix feet in dinmeter. At the time we read
he statement, we thought there must be some
ypographieal mietohe made as to the site of
he wheel, but the South Carolinian, of lijio 8d
Mt, confirms the first statement.
We do not pretend to be pooled aa to thh
>f the largest wheels in use. or the eise of the r
argcst flanges which hare been east, but w^? do
lottkmember to have ever heard of a w?Vr
sheel forty-eix feet in diameter, or of flangA^ACSN
evanty feet long. There cannot be a doubt.^^^H
lower or, that suoli a wheel and such flanges are H
o be found, 118 (he report below will prove. ' eflrl
I A ufliuta Con*iitHlionali?t. I
I uport att raoM Cfa a.?Failuv? of the FUKbu- |fl
er Kxpedition.?Prom Hoy ti we hare intelligence
lilt ll.. filllk...! J!* f U -i ? "
?? .... .m.i.fubui u|noiu?n nireciMl ii|[tllitl
?ubo from American ports bud proved a failure, H
s'o tiding* of any of the vessels had been received, Jj
vith the exeeption of tlio African, from New
fork, with thirty-five men npon her, which, af> H
cr a futile attempt to l?iftt|?r passengers at
S'n?Tti Ornndcs, Cubs, had proeeeded to Port-auVinee,
where the news left them. Captain Gen- J
irnl Concha had dispatched a war-eteamcr to
ect their capture. Another account represent*
he vessel as liavlhg been wrecked, and its cargo
>f 240 stands of arms as having been taken possesion
of by the Authorities of llhyti.
The New Orleans llcayune has examined a
>arcel of Mexican silk, received from the Isthnus
of Tehuantepee, which, (t says, is a curious
troduel of Southern Mexico, and grows on one
if the most beautiful and majestic trees of thoso
nimitable forests It is strong in fibre snd firm
n staple as the silk worm's thread, which, in spicnrnuee,
it much resembles, ami wouderfulty
oft to the touch.
A letter from Monrovia states that the Echo's
icgro* have been distributed along the coast by
he Colonisation Society, and placed under tenchre
for intellectual and moral training. The efccts
of their elo*? confinement at sea, and tha ^
alt provisions which they were obliged to eat,
he letter says, have began to manifest them- Vj
elves in curious and offensive ulcers. ^
Forrvxtc Not so Capricious After All!?Fate
less onpricious than is imagined. Nearly all
ncn have through life, in their several grades,
he same average of opportunities. It is he who
nil seize and connect them, and by keen sight
ind ready experience, calcnlato on their recur
ence, for whom men have their applause and
ortune her garland. One of these opportunities
if fortune, if properly seised hold of, is to cnih'so
to the address of Wood, tSddy A Co., W iluingtem,
Delaware, or Augusta, Go., flO, M or
<2.50. These amounts will secure yon respect- *
vely a whole, half, or quarter ticket in the legalised
lotteries: These Iot4m0es are guaranteed
?y charters granted by *h% rcspeety e Htates m
vhicli they are established. All dealings witK
hem are based upon an nom*aide and legal
oundntion. Ths names of Messrs. Wood, Eddy
t Co., arc a g uora n feu ^hemscl vest hot all com<iu
ideations furwssdlmtn W?lr h-iii ?
vtlh prompt ayl buJB?<?J5ie Attention. They
re now the ntabi.inifi) anw lottkst opcators
of the country.?AT. Y Dupatch. 124
ANKIVER8ARY ABERBS8.
THE NINTH ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS of
he ADKLPIflAN SOCIETY of the Fonnan Uni- j
ersity, will he delivered by Mr. 0. .M. FURMAN, <
r., in the NEW COURT IIOUSB, on Friday after- ^
iooo, the 13th inet., at 3) o'clock. The public are
cs|Msctfully invited to attend.
T. H. POPE. j {
J. J. ADAMS. 8 a
0. P. ANDERSON, 2 g
W. R. BARRON, '('St
J. F. DARUAN, S g
J. M. LAWTON, O t
A. J. TWITTY, <
Greenville, S. C. May 5, 1850. 52 2 /
NotKixo is no becoming to a man or woman ae a
oft luxuriant head of hair. It la the crowning adorn- )
nont of humanity. But nla* ! how toon it ie lost,
nd with it all beauty, unless nouriehed and invigorteil
by some obemioal preparation, for which nothng
has yet been discovered equal to Professor
Vood's Preparation.
Cattiox.?Hp ware of worthless imitations, as sevral
arc already in the market, called by different
tames. Use nouc unless the word* (Professor Wood's
lair Restorative, Depot St. Louis, Mo., and New
fork) are blown in the bottle. Sold by all Drug- :|
fists aud Patent Medicine dealers, also by all Fancy
md Toilet Goods doaiers In tho United States and Y
Canada. May 12 1 1m
SIIEIIIFF.?We are ithorked ty announce M.
D. DICKEY as a Candidate for Sheriff of Greenville
District, at the ensuing Election.
SHE It IFF.?The friends of JOHN T. MeDAN
I EL moat respectfully announce him as a Candidate
lor Sheriff of Greenville District, at the ensuing
Election.
TAX VOLLE&TOtt.?JAMES I). PEARSON
innounccs himself a Candidate for Tax Collector, at
the ensuing Election.
See advertisement of Dr. Sun/ortT Livtr
tnrigorator, in another column.
CMtMlTII, II!! L i. I
THE COM PAN TONS ere hereby notified
fjgSjL to assemble at their usnal place of meeting
on MONDAY EVENING next, May 14th. ,
Punctual attendance is required. By order of thaM.-.
K.\ II.*. P.*. W. PIERCE, Secretary.
May 12 1 1 m
?oat ... Wju
t Attention, Butler Guards f fi
YOU are horoby ordered to bo and ap- ^
pear at the Battalion Muster Orourtd?Year- a
gin's Old Field-earn Rati-an at kkxt, 14 th 0
instant, wearingm^MA'DUKSS JIA T, instead
of the regular Uniform Cap.
By offler of the Captain.
R. C. Pl'LLIAM, 0. B.
May 12 1 1
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ALT, pom"**'* i*>-iot>tc?l to tho Estate
RENCE BROCK, deceased, are rMiUMtsSr^HW
muko payment; and those having demand.
t tie Estate to bud tbojn to ~ 11
H. B. J>UNOA<N, Executor, V
U?PK? Br<mk, iUcmki).
May 3 1, tf
BTRAYEI>. * C]
W _ FROM the Kobscribcr'*, on Uio Mth of /
M April, TWO YOVSG MI LKS, about
mW< riU two years old, of brown color, with black f
ring* around their front lege. One (U (baled in
the neighborhood of Fairrlew Church, the other ia >
North Carolina. .Any permin taking them oj>, atjil, I
informing me tbornof, Khali be adequately rewarded i
for hU trouble. A. 0. 8THPP. Wb F
May 1J 1-3 l.iae Creek, 8. C. \ >
McBE E *8hi A L L 7
anatt.wd3ipaAgaga) iwaowpwafflw, \
HJRNNIX?S. of RdrcftqM Dtvtrlet, (J.. Q.t j
o. will he at Creenrllo C. II. oa Saturday
AVihiml Mag *!?*, I AM, at 9 o'clock, when he wilt
deliver come BIBLICAL and ASTRONOMICAL
I.KcTl'ltp8, whioh jMM be illustrated by (mprea ire
and instructive PWbncry, Panoramic View*, Stationary
and Revolving J'Ugrain*. A too, a Berio*
of COMIC LKCTURK8.
All of the above Mew* wfll he exhibited by means
of q enperior Magle Laatera. Appropriate nwte
will he had on thapaeaeion. The exhibition wiU be. vM
of a moral and mfctHIc character j and eeptmeojpp J
itrelf to all. 1-1 May IS /
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