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? ^ps9????aaaa^p $ 1'"' * - ' (A jflSfr. J* Tho Bdmundson MM F*,n "In connwtion*^^^hi recentdiflSenUy heIvna Mr. EdmuodMh, Sf Virginia, and Mr. Mfckman, of l'entbylrania, aotno extraordinary mla ataUmenta have appeared in the public paper*. The New York -Tribune aud other pr?u Iwre deliberately charged that I, in connection with other gentlemen, w* ' reecnt on that occaaloo to assist Mr. Edmunusoo in an aaaault on Mr, llickujiw), and that, being armed, we stood ready to aasswdrmte the latter gentleman ia cane he should make the lea at resistance. "1 hare been very ranch enrpriaad at (heaa accusations, but have waited a reasonable time' in the hope that Mr. Hickman would feel bound to correct them. Ha haa not done so; and sinoo they are norsUlently repeated, 1 think It proper to make the following statement: M happened to witness the difficulty between those gentlemen. H was not a fight?it was only a scene. Tbty were walking together to ward^tlte gate of the Capitol grounds that lends into the avenue. 1 was some distance behind them, and unaccompanied, except bv my little son. suddenly they stood apart, ana Mr. Ldmnndson raised his right hnud us if to strike, when Iiis arm was instantly seised by some one (Mr. Keitt, I think,) who drew him away. At that moment ha mads a motion with his left- hand towards Mr. Hickman, whose hat fell off. I am nnuble to say whether Mr. Ednmndeon touched it or the fiifl was caused by an involuntary movement of Mr. Jliekman's head. I approached as rapidly as possible, and stood between the parties. Mr. liickuinn seemed discouraged and-agitated, but I saw no cvideuce of fear. He bad not attempted to strike Mr. Edmundson, and of conrse, after he interposition of by-etanders, no conflict would have been allowed. After a pause of a few moments, I took Mr. Ilickman's arm, and suggested that we should walk on ; to which he assented, and we walked together to the gate. " The only proof of a purpose to assnssitiate that eamo under my notice was the interference of Mr. Ifeitt and others to preserve the peace. and which wns happily so prompt and effectual fis to prevent oven a collision. " For mj-self, the ohnrge that I wns armed, for ^ny purpose, is, liko the rest, wholly unfounded and false. For reasons entirely satisfactory to myself, 1 never have, in civil life, carried a wet pon of any kind on my person. The *\im of it is, that 1 performed n kuul and good natural act, nud have bpen extesively abused for it , Very respectfully, JOHN C. BHF.CKINR1D(jE. " Washington. City, Feb. til, 1800." Mr. Ward's Tiip to Pekin. The story was extensively published in English and American papers that Mr. Ward and his suite were conveyed to Pckin in n box, closed on all sides, so that tlicy could get no view of the country. The correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, a clergyman, denies the story in toto. lje sayst "Instead of one great 'box' for the whole party, there wns a carriage for each individual, servants and all, while some besides had horses which they rode at their pleasure, and then en.tercd their carriages again, while as ninny more carriages followed in the train, used by the attendant mandarins and officers who made our escort, and as ninny more nearly for baggage and other purpose;-.. The front and sides of the catlillL'CS were oncn Al ?' ^_ vuvii liiitvg iur loggings or for dinner, nil wandered about the towns and villages ns they pleased, without the least restraint, and Mr. SVurd left the handsome juuk?the finest the Government aould command ?whenever he pleased, and his suite with him, nnd walked for miles every day along the river, nnd strolled into the towns and villages which lined thebonks ns freely nnd as securely ns though \9f had been at home. " .Nor was one junk only nt his service, nnd that, ns 1 have said, the finest which could be produced, nnd culled the Mandarin junk, because if was used for tlio nnnv*?yanoa of U?e highest officers of the empire, but half a dozen more occupied by the party, while ns many more were used by the escort! The carriages, it is true, were not in accordance with American' ideas of comfort, taste and convenience,, but they were the beet the Government could command ; nnd in the imperial city I saw Kwellinng, the Prime Minister of the Empire, whose only tu|>ei-ior is the Kmpei or, enter just such a carriage, ride is it, nud dSbend from it." NftUJicr was Mr. Ward nnd his suite shut up In their quarter ns in a prison. When he made his visits to the Imperial Commissioners he nnd his suite went through the streets of the city on horseback, observing nil things without hindrance or objection. The correspondent snys he is satisfied that the Chinese did all in their power, according to their ideas, for the honor nnd comfort of Mr. Wnrd.?Xational Intelligencer. Wariiisoton, March 1. > Congrrmional.?In the House to-day, Mr. Ashmore, of South Carolina, spoke an hour, defining his position. It was u little fire-eating and n littlconservative. n? ssui as Virginia had declined to go into a Southern Conference, and had decided to atdde once more the issue of (lie l>allut box, in bis opinion this sottled tlie course of the South. lie said he. was prepared to. abide the decision of the Charleston Convention. He condemned Southern ultraisin and fuctioni&ta as well as Northern abolition. lie then took up his vote for MeClernand, of Illinois, the I/ouglns candidate for the Speakership, and referred to the strictures of the Charleston Mercury upon that vote. He said the attack of tiie Mercury was gratuitous, uncalled for and unprovoked. He produced the past record of Mr. McClcrnand in defence of bis vote, and said that, ia voting for Mr. McClernsud he found himself in company with all the Democratic members from the Southern States, except four from Alabama, nud all of his own colleagues, the latter of whom do not profesa to belong to the National Democratic party. Mr. Ashtnore said he considered himself safe in the company lie was in, although lie disapproved of Squatter Sovereignty. He expressed himself prepared to go home and defend himself before his people, to whom alone he was responsible. - Tim Fatai Afkiiay at Euory and ITknry Coi.1.KUK.?The ltev. W. G. Ilrownlow, in the last number of the Knoxville Whig, gives the particulars of the affray at Emory and Henry College, Vs. in which lib urn l-ill?/t vo Ocorgin. It oppears that his son was a much smaller boy than bis antagonist, and had been knocked down and Cruelly kicked in tfns face beforclie gave tlie fatal blow, wliicb wa? inflieted witb a stick which lay within bis reach. He adds: Ho did not le?re u?li) after the physicians pronounced the deceased in no seiious danger, and until my son wss arraigned before the Faculty, and acquitted, and ordered to go to Ids studies. He will return to Abingdon at the proper lime, n#fl surrender himself up to the proper author! ties, and await his trial under the laws of Virginia. As he is not, and never was, a quarrelsonie young man, and in morals will compare fnyowMy%ith the better class of young men at collegM. I respectfully suggest to newspaper editors and their correspondents, the great injustice of visiting npo? him the political or personal sin* of his father, over whom he has never exercised any control, Saute* 1Iijxtf.r on Wnin Laomi rtTimfletrm. Here is n word Just spoken by Senator ii writer in theMennlo; ' Nor is it true that the institntion of slavery makes manual Jalwir on the part. ?J,.. ? '! s|>fcat !e In the ^Sfcholilinf i 1 . 0. ;i v or. ca.'th ii which f Wivcl.olaing Stales is more nearly on un equality with eve* v other man in the community than | every white riborer in the North is on terms of , (quality with "vry oilier man is the JToitli." ' pppHBHBBBBBBB9aaaSBSS9 TH j -- v^ * WILLIAM P.'PRICE, EDITOR. Oar Motto?"BSqunl Bights to All." GREENVILLE, S. 0. Thurtday Morning, March 8, 1860. _ NOTICE TO OOBBESPONDIKTTS. All lettera on bylnen connected with the Eh TurkisK Office, should be addressed to the Proprietor*, McJuxkih A Bailey. All oomimiuioations for publication, should be addresssd, " Rmtor Evrxsratsr." Eire. A small wooden tenement, on the premises of Mr. Lyxn Watboh, in the western part of Town, was discovered to be on fire about six o'clock, P. M., on Saturday Inst, and an rRtti?11v <11/1 Jl** I --I?-J ?? flames cxt?o<] that it was found to be impossible to save it It was formerly used as a work shop, but has not bceu occupied for some time past The presumption is that it was the work of some evil disposed person, as the fire, when first discovered, was near a window where some fodder had been stored rway, and from the fact that the house of a person living in the neighborhood Was entered and the furniture moved about in such a manner as to lead to the belief that it was the design of the incendiary to plunder. The loss of Mr. Watsox is light District Matters. Wo copy from the Reports and Resolutions of the last General Assembly the following in reference to Greenville officers: Magistrates.?John W. Stokes, William West, H. J. Gilrenth, William Cunningham, Alexander McBee, W. R Berry, Isaiah Cox, John II. Goodwin, James II. Gaines, W. F. Taylor. Commissioners of Public Buildings.?F. F. Beattie, C. J. Elford, P. E. Duncan, Alexander McBee, William A. McDanicl, Thomas M. Cox. Commissioners to Approve Public Security.? B. F. Cleveland, It. B. Duncan, C, J. Elford, G. r. lovnw, u. U. Westfield, John W. Grady, F. F. BeaUie. Commissioner of Free Schools.?J. D. Su]livan< vice T. Edwin Ware. A Belie of the Revolution. We have recently seen the watch which Gen." raj Mamox owned and carried with him during the days and nights of the Revolution. It is made of silver, and manufactured in London, and has every appearance of having seen some service. This precious relic is owned ?nd highly prized by a female descendant of Gen. Marion's brother, who is now living in our town, and who bears the name of liei* illustrious grand uncle Notwithstanding its age and the trying time* it has kept, it is still able to mark the passing hours as correctly as ever, and for such labor it is far more valuable than half the. watches that are manufactured in Yankeedom. Appointment to West Point. John Young WorroatJ, son of Dr. W. B. Wokford, of Spartanburg District, lias received the appointment as Cadet to the West Point Military Academy, at West Point. He enters the Academy between the 12th and 25th of June neat Charleston Market. We are pleased to see the imprint of Charlesten merchants njwn the boxes of goods which are daily passing through our streets intended for our merchants mid merchants of other places above this. A merchant of Greenville, who has just returned from Charleston, assures us that he has purchased his entire stock in Charleston, and that he Is as well pleased with the goods and the prices as he ever was in his New York purchases lie is of the opinion that it is better in all respects for the country merchant to trade in Charleston. We hope that thoei of our merchants whs have not yet gone to market will conclude to take the advice of those who have made their spring purchases in Charleston. A Foul Slander. We see that some of the newspapers of the country, and some of the papers of this State, whose editors ought to know better, are republishing what purports to have been a dream of John C. Calhoun, which is said to have occurred to him duriner " the stormv cctjnnni oivii.ii/... which preceded the adoption of the Compromise Measures of I860." The whole is a most mnlignnnt story, devised by some over-zealous and spiritually-minded Unionist. For the sake of truth nnd a reverence for the distinguished dead, we refrain from publishing it. The Farmer and Planter. The March uumber of our State Agricultural paper has not yet reached us, but we learn from our exchanges that it has been issued. The importance of patronizing this periodical was handsomely brought to the notice of the people of our District on Monday last, at the District meetlug. by Gen. "W. K. Eablky. Thirty-fife subscribers and thirty-five dollars were readily obtained for it. We hope (feat efforts wii'l not eease just yet in this good cause, but that hundreds of other names will be added to the list. Very Consistent. A vflry fastidious subscriber sent ns word tlie other day to stop his paper, because, forsooth, we had expressed the opinion that tlie Blue Ridge Railroad would eventually be built, nnd that, in the present aspect of things, (lie sooner the better. A day or two since we saw him with a copy of Ilarper'a Weekly in his hand, and asked him if he was n subscriber. lie replied that be was. Comment is unnecessary. When men pay No thern abolitionists to abuse them, there is uo telling what they will sventuaiiy submit to. * A The Southern Cultivator. 111 number of this Agricnltttrflppriffcr jt. , .oi? ua. It i? well filled with interesting reading for the farmer and agriculturalist, and w? arc pleased to sec it patronized nn?l supported. A ^ ' L . tUTHgH tWlTwtam 4*wnfc U -poking of,!'-ft* who M ^fcweesd fins, trilpd flM) apd ikotitd off large gsierally," ud rtta ?wgy, galling bia creditors oat of 38.000. thus My* of the fiuhioa now-*-days concerning men who dresjsflne: " It bu beooroe too mueh the eray of this world to bolster up men who drew fine, talk large and awagger about; ao matter how buy or good-for-nothing they may be, If they have the appearance of plenty of money, men ran niter them end Indian oouit their aooiety; while the honest, hard working roeehnnie is ignored, notwithstanding his intellect may be deeper and more brilt\ant#>eeause he works for his living We here eecn many a pretty belle tarn up her noee at a worthy mechanic, and the next minute give her arm to a man who had not half his hsnse, but who^apSut bis time in smoking cigers end lounging aboiit town. We may prate about national greatness end lnd*?an<i?nee fait, fast an | long as the tie of a neck cloth, the cut of a coat, | and the ahine of Ita material, is put above a good quantity of bratne and intellectual culture, just eo long will portions of oar country be under commercial and industrial servitude to others," The above is nothing more nor less than the truth. Let a man be in our midst who docs not wear fine clothes?one who lives within his means?no matter what commanding virtues he may poeaeaa, and ha will hardly be noticed ; on the other band, let ona who dresses fine, drives fast horses, and lounges about tho streets, and his aoquaintanocship will be sought by all?even by ladies. FOB TUB SOUTHSRX KNTCkrmsJa District Meeting. On Monday, 0th instant, a meeting of oltisens of tliis District was held in the Court Douse.? Rev. T. S. Arthur was called to the Chair, and G. E. Elford and W. P. Price requested to act as Secretaries. On taking the Chair, the Chairman explained the object of the meeting to be for the purpose of considering the means of developing the reaouroos of tho District, and that its object was not the advancement of any political party. Die following preamble and resolutions were men suonmtea lor consideration : Wherens," the people of the Northern States, Although dependent, in a great measure, on slave labor and Southern slaveholders, for their manufacturing and commercial prosperity, have, for a eries of years past, made continued aggressions and assaults on this peculiar institution of the South?denouncing the Southern States in terms of vile and infummui reproach, attempting to exclude their citizens from the common Territory of the Republic, refusing to surrender to them their fugalive slaves in obedience to the Federal Constitution and the Laws of Congress ; stealing their slaves and enticing them to ftin off from their owners; declaring in their public speeches | that an irrepressible war is to tie waged against the South till slavery shall be abolished ; actually encouraging, planning and carrying out an invasion of the State of Virginia for the purpasc of stirriug up a servile insurrection which was to murder the master, free the slave, and desolate the entire South; and when this fiendish scheme ?so shocking to humanity, -so disgraceful to civilization?had l>een deteoted and defeated, and 1 the assassins, and robbers, traitors engaged, in it* were tried and executed, they were so shameless and infamous, so lost to all feelings of honor and 1 eelf-re?pect, as to hold publio meetings expressive of their sympathy with the felons: Be it, I therefore, Kesulvfd, That such a course of conduct, on the part of fellow-citizens ot the same Federal Government, so insulting, revengeful and destructive towards the South, demands, by every consideration of honor and patriotism, that we should | withdraw from such a people, so fur as lies in I our power, all-sti[i|M)rt of tlielr manufactures and commerce, with a view of teaching them better morals and showing their dependence on those whom they are striving to injure and insult. A'.evolved, That it is the duty of the Southern people to give all the encouragement they can to Southern manufactures and Southern commerce, for the purpose of making the South independent of the North. AVsofsed, That it is the duty of our eonntry merchants under existing circumstances, to trade witli Charleallon, ami thereby encourage a direct trade with Europe, instead of making their purchases in Northern cities Jiemlved, That in the opinion of this meeting, tile Legislature should, at tiieir next session, levy a discriminating lax between goods purchased in Northern cities, and those imported directly from Europe, to continue till the Northern States have been broftght to a sense of justice and propriety towards the South. Dr. A. Ii. Crook then offered a series of re. marine, in which he said that lie regarded the preamble and resolutions ? mIM iX?? it.? tory of ihe State shows that South Carolina has always contended, by^-arious proposed means, to repel flic encroachment* of the Abolition party, lie then went into an examination of the necessity and ability of the South to prove her inde. pendence of the North, by developing and building up her own manufacture* and supporting Southern commerce, and alluded to the fact that the lack of encouragement exhibited by Southerners toward* Southern enterprises was a serious drawback upon onr prosperity. In this connection he stated that one of the capitalists of the metropolis of oar State once undertook to establish a system of direct imports between Europe and Charleston ; but after receiving his goods, he found no purchasers in the market, and had to ro-ship them to New York, wiiers they found a ready sale. P. EL Duncan, then followed in support of the resolutions, and in the course of his remarks, stated that he intended to confine his purchase* hereafter to Southern manufactures, and urgently advised the same course toothers. Jo*. Powell, E*<|.( concurred in the preamble and resolutions offered, and in hi* -remark* de. veloped a strong Southern platform, on which he intended to stand, in the Union. The rote beiug taken upou the preamble and resolutions, they were unanimously adopted. With a few prefatory remarks, Dr. A. B. Crook it n : ? *_n?i? i-n? ?,! mini uucriu v?u iuiiow nig munition, wuiujl u ha also unanimously adopted; Jittolvnl, That a Committee of six shall l>? appointed by Uie President of thia meeting, to bo called "tfie Executive and Correaponding Committee," whose duty it shall be to call meetings of the citizens of this District, appoint sub-corn mittese, investigate the industrial capabilities of the l>istrict> correspond with like committees in other Districts and other States, for the purpose of promoting the independence, commerce and manufactures of the slavsholding States, and report from time to time, as they may think fit, to the pAofrte of Greenville District, in publie <eetings or through the publie press of the 1)islet, ss they may deem best The following gentlemen were appointed as the Committee: Dr. A. D. Crook, P. E. Duncan, Esq , C. J. Elford, Esq., Gen. W. K. Easier, Col. G. F. Towens, and Maj. 9. D Goodleth Gen. W. K. Ea*lcy offered the following resolution, which was also unanimously adopted: liwlved. That all preaent who are not subscribers to the Farmer and I'tauter, an excellent Agricultural periodical published at Colombia, S. C-, no now enter their names as aiitioerlbom After the passage of a resolution ordering (hnt \ . ' rrGreenville, 9. C., March 5, I860. Miao*MJU5rsouB^s*we MSCUBT. Hon. J. D. Aahroore mtd* t ipwch in Congreee on tho 1st inst, In defence of the Boukh and liioieelf He refuted the charge that South Carolina fa vote the re-opening the alave trade. An affair of honor between Alphena Baker, E*q., of Buhahs and Col. J. J. Beibela, of Montgomery, Ala., baa been (we are tfcidl honorablv adiuatad. Mr. Robt. O. Fleming has been appointed Posboffiee Route Agent on the Qrsenvilis end Columbia Kali road, vice Mr. T. J. Webb, real good. Thomas II. Ford, of Ohio, has bein elected Printer to the House'of Rcpresehtativee, In Congress. The Andereon Gazette a*ya that nearly all the Anderson merchants will go to Charleston to lay in tli&r spring supplies. Some are already there, wbile others will soon follow. The aggregate cost of tho llnrper's Ferry affair is reported to be $'.06,867. ? ?.? A dona' tion ot $6,000 has been left to the?harleaton Orphan llousa, by Mr. John Roec, deceased, as we karn from the Meroury. On the 26th olt. asparagus and strawberries were ejrpoeed for sale In Savannah, Ga. Tho Campbell Minstrels are in Havana, entertaining the Cubans at the rate of $1,000 per night They gave a benefit for the poor, which was patronized by the Captain General. The proceeds nmounted to $1,200 TrovU, the men of 11 wives, is now in custody in Janesville, Wisconsin. He Is said to be a half-witted, insignificant spoony. Tho Clmrleston Mercury learns that Dr. A. G. Howard, of Graniteville, who had been missing for several days, has been found?found dead, having been kiiled by a failing tree. Ills horse was near by, still alive, hot badly crippled. Undoubtedly the oldest man in the world, says the N. 0. Creecvnt, is Capt. Viroux, of Belgium. He is 150 years old. The penitentiary of Alabama is sold to be full to overflowing. On Friday, Dr. Geo. D. Winship, the lecturer on physical culture, of Boston, lifted, with his hands, 1,136 pounds, and is quite sanguine that within l^mi$r ,1 av. I./? will I.* -.1.1 ? ? !? ?'"* . , J ..V ? ire II"I<! Ill raise n un CA?0 1,200 pounds. Whisky tn.idc a schoolmaster named Thorp cnt his throat in Annapolis (Md.) ] jail, on Wednesday last Win. C. Trice, of Mo., has been appointed U. S. Treasurer, and confirmed by the Senile. The CommifcrJoncrs of Public Buildings fur Richland District have advertised for proposals for a new Court House at Columbia. Twenty persons were killed in Cincinnati on the 1st inet., by tho falling of the walls of the St. Xavlcr (Catholic) Church, which they were tearing down. Jeddo, in Japan, is said to be the largest city in the world. It is believed to covtnin a population of 3,000,000. A sweet little Michigan girl of about 86 summers, has sued nn old fallow for $5,000 damages, for courting her 10 whole years and then marrying somebody else. The case Is on triul at Detroit Tlie population of Mexico is about seven million, in but one million of wbich docs white blood predominate. Tho Liverpool Mercury has placed in its columns, in ad dition to the customary notices of births, marriages and deaths, a new heading, giving the divorces that are daily gsauU-d by lite courts. The locust proplieUr^n-cdict an early visit front the eeventecn year locusts. The Governor of Virginin, on the 3d inet, sent to the Legislature a communication from Col. Sharpc, the Mississippi Commissioner, urging the speedy action of the Legislature in favor of the Southern Conference for self preservation. i Howard llayue Caldwell, who died recently, was 1.a member of the Roman Cutholie Church * Attorney General Dlack wu reported dangeroualy 111, at Washington, on the 8d Inst. A beautiful cane has been gotten up by a gentleman of Bedford, Va., for Mr. Edinundson?llickmnn'a friend. ' The Senate of Ohio lias passed a hill to punish kidnapping in that State. The Columbia Quardian announces the death of J. O. Bosnian, Esq. lie frequently tilled the ed itorial chair with much ability, and ranked high as a teacher. The Yorkville Enquirer records the death of Samuel Melton, Esq., in the 72d year of his age. For a period of nearly 28 years, lie was Poet Master at Yorkville. Gov. Medary vetoed the bill abolishing slavery in the Territory of Kansas, but the Legislature has passed it OTer his veto, by 80 to 7. * A memorial, containing 100,000 signatures, baa been presented to the legislature of California, to preI vent Chineae immigration. The cnpitol of the State of Tennessee, at Nashville, not j*et finished, has coat $826,000. The eapitol of Oliio, at Columbus, unfinished, is estimated to cost, when completed, $1,662,208. The eapitol of South Carolina, when finished, will cost $2,600,000. The legislature of Alabama Las passed a bill ex empting goods imported into Southern mnrkels from taxation, wlien sold in that State. A debating club in Worcester, lately discussed the imjxirtar.t question : " Whether a rooster's knowledge of day-break ia the result of observation or Instinct." A good deal of chicle*nery must have been nsed in this discussion, before a conclusion was arrived at Washixotom, February 29. The report that Senator Seward would speak to-dsy, crowded the immeuse galleries, and by noon it was inpossibc to procure standing room wif.liin lipat'intr nf 4l?ls -* A% ?. .... ?. fllV VMM.IIUCI f Vlllll'llgll IIIC proceed I ug* did not commence till 1 o'clock.? Hie great leader of the Kepohlican party was in flue condition, and exhibited unmistakable con sciolism** of hit own power to meet the eapccta tion of hUparty)and hi? country. With theenhnnoM of a May morninsr he approached the subject, nndpor inori^ttian an nonr, riveted the attention of elL The Democratic ride of the cham her bore the excoriation administered to accession end disunion, though it waa restlcse under the erjtote of Sonthern fanaticism. Mr. Douglas followed in reply, and ably esEiuscd the oaose of the South, and defended the cmocratic party against tlie charges preferred by the great " Irrepressible r leader. Kvcry one waa commenting on the fact, that whenever the "tog of war" came, Mr. Douglaa was |?ut forward to fight the battle for slavery, while his rival aspiinnts for the Presidency draw hock, and retire from the field. The speech of Mr. Donglaa to-day drew upon him flattering compliment* from (tea. Jeff. Davis, and will go far toward s?curing him the Charleston nomination by acclamation. Gen. Davis, the Cicero of the Senate, followed Judge Donglae, and explained the great docuine of tttata kifhts.?Special tUtpaith N. Y. 71mm. Tint entertainment given by the Virginia Legislature to tliO Hon. C. (>. Mentininger, tho South Carolina Commissioner, at the Exchange Hotel, Richmond, coat 9933.23. 1 a iu Aof islature, was ft little annoyed by the aEiflies ire display of cotntltoy~ among the "member*," who continently spoke of and addressed each other in the customary language of . thai legislative hall?as for example,41 Will the bonoifcblft gentlem from Niagara, pass me the butter P?141 will tbauk the honorable CM em an from Oencoee, to hand roe the jk pepper"?or " I will now trouble the honorable gentleman from Ontario to help me to a bit of that salmon." At the first lull in the storm of "table talk," our liero, with a grave fam^ddressed one of the colored waiters as t^Wwa:?44 May 1 take the liberty of asking tbo honorable gentleman from AVAiopte, to band me the salt I" It is due to the good sense of the "honorable#," to add that the joke was taken in good part; and created a most general and hearty burst of laughter. Hobsk Tinu Cauoiit.?Ootli* 22*1 of -February, a visitor to Charleston registered liis name at the Mills House n? C. Alden, from Savannah.? He stayed two days snd left. On the 20th of February, the same visitor returned to the city and entered his name nt tbc Charleston Hotel as from Baltimore. When at the Mills House onr detective police had spotted him as the probable hero of several exploits in the up-eonatry. Investigation had decided the truth of these suspicions ere his return, snd on Wedncsdny last lie was arrested by officers Welsh sod "Coates. Upon examination, he was yesterday loudged in jail, charged as follows: It is alleged that he Is the identical Individual who, a few weeks ngo, hired a horse and buggy from Mr. J. E. Robinson, at lllockville. lie is charged with having driven the horse and bng gy to Ninety Bix, where he sold llicm as his own pl-operty. ' lie then appeared at Greenville, where ue hired a valuable horse and buggy, which has not since fcPcu seen by its owner, and is supposed to have been similarly disposed of. Alden has been fully IdentMted as the party who hired the horse aud buggy at lllnekville. [C'/iarlctiott Afercury. Tiik Orbat Strikk its-Massachusetts.? The shoemakers' strike in Massachusetts is slill in pi ogres*. The Newbtiryport Herald says tho strike is not as extensive m romeof the publiohed statement# would lead one to infer. Thero Are more than 40,000- shoemakers in Massachusetts, and, ao far as the neraia can laarn, not 1U.000 hfcve struck or intend to. In Natiek 500 men have ceased work; in Marblehead as many more, and in Lynn probably the majority of the workmen. There was talk of a strike in Haverhill, but it did not come off. In Salisbury, it was reported that 300 were in the movement, but everything is quiet there. In Newburyport. so far as known, not one man has stopped who has work to do. Tho bootmakers of Milford, Bridgowaler, and all those towns in Plymouth and Bristol counties, are unmoved, as yet, by the Lynn manifestation. An Enterprising Southerner.?The Detroit Froe Press says that,an enterprising Southerner, named C. J. Drown, has opened an oflico in Detroit, with a view of rendering materia) assistance to such negroes as arc disposed to return to their masters at the South. Mr. Brown states (tho Press says) that" he has made such investigations in Canada, especially at Chatham and other places whore Afiicans most congregate, as satisfy him thnt large numbers of them, are anxious and mutv in minm i? - ? .<* ?? % * ?v vnvil IIIOOVCIO trt (lie South if they on)}' had the means; and he proposes to furnish them with trans portation tickets and to send them iu company with an agent, looking to their owneis for remuneration for bio benevolence. Tiie IIok. D. 8. Diounko*.?The Charleston prospect a of this distinguished gentleman liavc Origlitoned amazingly lu re within the past week or two. owing to the fuct that the advoeates of his nomination have succeeded in creating the impreMion that, if Dominated, lie wilt surely carry New York, hy some forty thousand. It is known that no other statesman is stronger throughout the whole South, und that California and Oregon may he relied on as being sure to j vote for any lh-mocratic nominee who is sound uu mo piuvny tjueeuun. ills friend* here- | tlioiigh not numerous, nre very active and effi, 1 cient gentlemen, and are effecting far more than the numerous and noisy advocates of Mr. Douglas in influencing the result of the action of lha Charleston Convention.? Watitington Star. S.nerr Dirnxo.?Miss Tennessee Gibson, a beautiful young lady, died from the effects of snuff dipping in Arkansas. She fell osleep with the " mop" in her mcfuth and was found a oorpae some hours nfter; a not I mortem revealed the fact that she had swallowed the juice, which was converted into nicotine, a deadly poison; her lips, cheek and breast were smeared with the foul stuff in her dying struggles, alone in lier room. Before she retired, ike felt a deadly iidk< uess, having swallowed, but alie had need it so long nothing was thought of her complaint, un til, alas! it was too late. Fortt-Nire Children Drowned.?A moat torrible calamity, rivaling that of the I'emberton Mills, occurred on Thursday last, near tho town of Hardin, 111., on the Illinois river, and about twenty five milos above Alton. Fifty school children in attendance at a university at that place, went out upon the ice to play. The ice gave way, and, with one exception, all were lost. Our informant was unable to give further particulars, but ho represent* that the village was a scene of universal mourning, almost every family in it having lost one or more of its members. Srrn<;r.ox.?A friend ha* handed ns a copy of tl?et*ou?hern 1'rcdbvteriaa containing thepreaehI ? u - - -- -? ' [. U|.u<Kcvna n-inr on slavery to tne ffoeton Watchman and Reflector. We liave read hi* letter and the comment* of the Presbyterian, and have com* to the conclusion that this erratic ranter line already had too much notice taken of him by the press in this conntrv. He says in the last sentence of his letter " John Jirown is immortal in the memoriea of the good In England, and in my heart he lives." We cannot but tbink the spirit of the incendiary haa found a fitting habitation.? Gtutrtiiatt. Tim Charleston Mercury tells of a Frenchman who went to a policeman in that city, and confoeaed stealing two watchea in Warrenton, Ca. lie said he could not aleep after the theft, nod. visions of bi? dead mother haunted him continually, lie therefore coufoaacd tho crime, and was placed in jail. yew We are enjoying delightful Spring weather | just now. The paaah and tduia trees are bursting their tendar buds and blooming beautifully. Gardeners are busy. Appearances are, that the cold weather has made its final exit for the sea- 1 SOB. ' ' " \ K ^ msmmmmmmmmmBsmemrnmrn pobtfdy bora' In Alexandria, D. 0., ministers are obliged to give bonds in the turn of $1,600 for tho proper discharge of their duties, before they tan marry persons. No lees than 700 persooAire said to ho Kfessionally engaged In oounterfeiling in the ts of Ohio sloiia '? -vjwv? A male child was recently born in Rtaniefield. Mass, healthy end well formed, with a wall defined pair of soft whiskers stretching from car" to ear. It is now six weeks old, bright and lira' ly, with a growing benrd. > " * The hog cholera disease Is ragtig1 ?rtao-sirely in Chambers snd Autauga counties, Ala., sad qnite a number of hogs have died ofit. The disease is said to be spreading. \i*n A locomotive on the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad has been, sdorped w ith the title, - l hi ill nw.- That is mora than many or Thar passengers can My, at the end of their journey.?? The following notice is posted at a railway' station i ? Traveller* should he cartful to deliver their baggage to proper person*, as a gentleman a few days since entrusted hie wife to a ttMfegfev and has not heard of her rinoe. While Adam*' Express wagon was passing through the streets of Boston, on Friday laet. a oase containing ninety-six silver Swiss watches was stoieu from the wagon. Mr. Thos- WilmnrUi, aged 104 years, died at his farm, at LoeUand Station, near Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 22d nlf. Mr. W. emigrated ? Cincinnati in the year 1805, from the 1)1 strict of Columbia. . * Hon. Wade Hampton, of Illehbrod District, has been nominated for Congress in the sixth Congressional District It is proposed that the Poetrr.setei* throughout the Union make a special effort to get subsoriptions for the Washington National Monument. Col. James IT. Irby, of Lanrens, died at his residence, on the 24th uit., of apoplexy. IIo was well known throughout the State, and was, at Iho time,of his death, President of tit# Laurens Railroad. -A lady in'Montrefll has fceoveiftjd #2,000 of Msj. preck ford, for hugging her rather roughly. She ought to set a high value on the 'money ?she got it by a light squeeze. . # The Kentucky State Senate has appropriated $2,000 towards the erection of n monument at the capital of the State to the memory of Daniel Boon, lite pioneer, and the first settler in Kentucky. , ? The following T*o?b-ofBtro changes have t been made by the Postmaster Central: A new dflice at Great Cypress,'llarnWsM District} ndis-' coniinunnce nt uw omc? at i>rin til* v life, rqini ? tanburg District. ? , ?? Adams' Express Company, wifti a view to general information, n* wall us personal convenience, lias opened a book at their oftice, corner of Meeting nnd Cumberland Streets,which will bo entered the nnines, dntc of arrival* whence from, and residence of, all persona arriving in tl-e city. Such a record^ it is needles* to say, will l a of great advantage publicly nnd individually.? Charfceton Arte*. Dkatu or a 8mTon ?Wferrogrot to loom from Marion, tliaton th? morning of the 4til instant, tho Honorable Iienjntnin (Inline, Senator fforu Marion, died a* fiis residence on DrittiMi.'a Nock. Ilis death wai caused by erysipelas. Mr. GiIm has long been n prominent nnd pnbUc-rptrkfd citizen of tlint District, lilt loot will bo seven ly felt.?Varoiimum. f WE arc requested to announce Mr. EL I AS DILL, as a candidate for Tax Collector, at tbo next Election, JAMES D. TKAKSON announce* himself as a candidate for Tax Collector at tho next election. Roe advertisement of Dr. Stttnui'i Litis iNviaoRATon and Family Cathartic rati, i? another column. -I. O. O. F. ' * r MOUNTAIN LODOR, No* '* *r,rH Titurnlay Evening,at 7 o'clock. JAB. BEGG, Bec'ry. Feb 23 42 ly* "Wood's Hair Rostoratlvs. [ The fame of this preparation rests npon lis real | merit. Thousands all ovsr the country arc using' it, and it does all it claims through the various publications that it can do. llalr will grow on a hald scnlp by Its use; linir will be preserved and beautified by tts use ; hair will turn from gray to its original color by its use, We do not claim that a red headed gentleman or lady can bo turned Into indi\idunls with raven locks Or auburn ringlets, hut gray hair will be restored to lite original color. Header, wherever you lire, in anv place you reside, Wood's llalr Restorative is solu. Euquire for it st all the Druggist a, and wherever such articles are usually obtained, and you will find it as we state Cautioh.?-Beware of worth less imitations, aa several are already in the market, called by different names. Use none unless the words (Professor Woods Hair Restorative, Depot, St. Lonir. Mo., and ?w York,) are Mown in the Iwltl*.? 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Every one afflicted should give tliem an impartial trial. To vocammva a ww Piiom? Srrsistn, these Wafers arc peculiarly valuable ; they wUi, in ewe WAT remove the most severe occasional hoarseness | and their regular use for a few days will, at all times, User ease the power and fleaihility of the votes, great iy improving its tone, compass and ni ensues, fbr which purpose they are regularly need by canny perfessionai vocalists. JOB MORES. Sole PrsiwUtit*. mis* ii- w. *r Prioo 25 c?!irt? per bo*. VvimU in UrawarilW If E. KRUTC1I. May TINNING, GUTTERING ANI> ROOFING. TIIE inlwrUnri Inform the public that (h?y will con (inn* th* ?koTi Uncineai at Ik* Mai lamly occupied br LOVKLAKP * CHAMPMCR. All kuula of Tin Work, Urrrxaixa and Jtoon?? will b? DO Sit CHXAPL Y AXD PROMPT!. T. Tboy will take, iu ticking* for tbalr Wwk, Jy, Old Copper, JJtetiriijr, dr. Tkcy r?s?u?vt/ully Umpcak a ?har? of mVUc Nr troango. J. r!K*90ft A 6cT March* | . If $ a