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Tf"" .S . '^ f?' - *-. "" ". 1:i, .;ja,.,,??'?j??M^i Jk REFLEX OK jgo^TTTi'arit EVENTS ' s. *ti <1/ a w < < # li L 1?!?i- 1 Ull 'II IJUW iL tJ. JJ',1 I-1HJU..-JLL'-HL'LLILllBJ LlilJ?L -1,-LLl^JLlHI?11-Lll..-J~ Ji?U.. ^..IJI I LLL.il-' . 1 I VOLUME XV. ' ORKF.NVILI.E. SOUTH CAROLINA. JANUARY 13. 1809. * MJ, 34. L <Jr . JP. T.O WN ES? BUI FOR. t. 0. BAILEY, Pro'r. and Associate Editor. SunsORirTtoje Two Dollars per annum. Advbrtihbvknts iuserted at tho rates of i?ne dollar per square.of twelve Minion lines (this sised typo) or less for tile first insertion, fifty cents each for the second and third insertions, and twenty-flvo cents fur subsequent Insertions. Yearly contracts will he muda. AU advertisements must have the uumber *?f Insertions marked on tliom, or thejr will bo Inserted till ordered out, and charged for. Unless nrdarod otherwiso, Advsrtiaoments Will Invariably bo "displayed." Obituary notices, and all mutters Inuring to to tho benefit of any one, are regarded as Advertisements. A11 is not Gold that Glitters. 44 Su?ie, dear t w 44 Well, Bart, whal now P wat ibo petulant answer. 44 I don't want to seem ro ?ro?. Susie, but I don't think it is proper for i lint Captain Walter* to come to see vou so ofleu," and Hurt Andrews pare Susie a half reproachful, half pleading look. Susie was angered immediately, ... I.?. .1 ~,l no inri "uiuo ruvncvii "Indeed, Mr. Andrew*, nnd prey tvIk? gave you a fight to dictate to met 1 don't think you have a right to coin mand my actions, if we are engaged. You had better wail until we are married before you begin to play the ly lant !" Susie ?" "O! I don't care;, you arc a tyrant, nnd you know i^. Ju>t because I lint handsome Captain Wallets ventures to call once or twice a week, you get in dignant a' once." " But Susie dear," remonstrated Hurt "just think a moment. What do you know about Captain Walters any more than he tells himself? lie cotnes to the hotel, takes lodgings, dres-e* fine, wears expensive jewelry, and that's all. liemcmber, Susie, "All is not gold that glitters."' "Oh! it's just like you, Mr. An> drew*," nngiily replied Susie, her eyes flashing, "to run a person do an becau e more favored than you." "Very well, then, Miss Do we," said Hurt, touched to the quick by this iu Miiua'.ion ; for every one knew that Burt Anoiews could not b<>a*t of handsome looks, " since you prefer this Captain to in", we had better part at once." " I'm agreed," said Su.-ie, shortly, though thcie was a pain at her heart that belied her void; "there's your t ling and Inking lu-r engagement l ing from her fingers sbo threw it on the ground at hi* feet. lie picked it up, and lo?*ed it into the biook close by, and walked out of the gaiden gate just as Captain Wal ters, the cau?e of the trouble, w aiked tin the lane. Su?ie was in no humor lo receive Captain Wallers just then ; in fact, he felt just like hating a " g?w>d cry';" but she would not let hurt think he cared ; so holding out her hand to CnptMin | Wallers, she hade him " good ovening." "Just as I thought," inut'tred hu't to himself, as he looked back and saw ? Iter actions. " Well., she's not worth thinking about, I'll forget her." This was easier raid than done as he soon found out. "Ah 1 kins llows," said Captain Walters, "have I the pleasure of again ? speaking to you ? It's really quite refreshing to catch a glimpse of your 6vreet face." This grose flattery was some.that displeasing to Susie, but she answered gaily, notwithstanding. *' You should not say such words, Captain Wallets; you kr.Ow you don'i nitan it." ' " u ' ?.?i "Oh! yes I do, upon tnnor. Do you know Miss l)owe," he continurd, sinking his voice, "I've luen thinking that if I could only gain a wife to take i*ck to my home in Philadelphia, I would bt supremely happy. Do you understand me?" Susie hung her head, blu?hed and stammered out ? negative reply. "Susie. I love Vnu. Will vou be my wife )" lie exclaimed, (inking on Li* knee# before her. Susie drexv a contrast beiwoen hi# conduct and Burt .Andrew#, who, when he proposed, slood'trp like a man, anJ traoge to ?ar, rirttitir unfavorable to " Y-e-#." #he atammered. The llubicon w? pn?sed, she wn* ervgwged to the dialling Captain Wab tier#, yet iiho did not Ltd happy ; and as she sat in the room an hour lii'.er *he iKwibled at (he thought of the probable ron&cquence of her ha?iy decision.? Her father, a aUrn old man, had no liking towards "citified* fidks. and would never consent to her union with (he Captain. Her mother had always eel her mind on hating Susie her only child, marred to Burt Andrews, whose farms adjoined theirs. But opposition fane the flame of love In most cases, and so it did now. Susie besrnn to look on l4?? Captain and Iter* elf ae persecuted lovers, nn l met him day after day near the brook, for she dared not bring lrim in ilia house, because h? r father had plainly declared he would order hint out of thd house if he came. 1 * There's no good in llice ,??:irtcu', t. * dorps, Snsie," ha Mid?" puppies that don't know a harrow from a plough, and look down on u* country folk* f and he would ahabe lit* head wisely, and Ml hi* lip* together with deter mined look. 1 ?' ' Altogether, tnke it all in all, 8u?ie wr? io * bad way. '.Ju*t look here," eadalmed Farmer Done, excitedly, a* be we* reading the ?-1ianner, about three day* after wards. J if this don't beat alt." ** What's the matter, Caleb!" a-ked hi* wife, anxiously. " Just liatca a minute;" and Farmer Done n-ad aloud. * Bold Burglary.?Laat night, about 2 1 o'slock, the residence of our respected townsman, Mr. Thomas Jones wan broken into and robbed of money and g ?ods to the value of two thousand dollar*. Mr. Jones hud drawn fif.eoo hundred dollara from the bank that day. to nayvfor some land he had purchased, and llie thieve* probably had information of the fact. Mr. Jonea and his wife weie g?gg<d and bound, while the viHaina taneacked the hoU*e. The rob bem are aiitl at large." w Now what do yon tl|injc of that wife!'' a.-ked Mr. Dow*. "That'* the ihiid robbery within the laat month, and nobody caught vet.? I'm going to Mr. ?? to see Mr. Jone*. and putting on hi* flraw hat, he strode forth, while Susie crept out to meet Captain Waltera. Site Lund liim seemingly in * state of great excitement. " Sum*," he said, 441 have received le'tcra from rbiladelphia . that lam wanted home immediately. I must go to-morrow. Won't you come with roe, and get married, so that I can take you homo, too f My mother writes that she will be delighted to see you." " 1 could not dare do it," answered Susie, trembling. 44 Then do you not love mo. Come dearest, what's the good of waiting!" At that instant a startling interruption occurred. Two men bounded forward and wired tho honorable Captain by lire collar, while a third slipped a pair of hand-euffa on hi* delicate wrists! 44 II?I and (otic* !'* <yie3 the Cap tain si niggling fiercely. "Let go of me this instant." 4' Of course we will," saul one of tinmen mockingly. " Oh, no. you don't, my dear boy ; you don't slip out of our clutches now, if you are called 44 Slippery Jack." Susie at first thought these were high-war men, but as she saw they did not make any attempt to ruh hitn, she gained courage, and a-ked : " I? he not Captain Walters 1" 44 Well my dear, answered the police man, 4'he may be called that for all I know, bocau-e h-'s had so many aliases that I don't befieve he knows his own name; hut lie's generally called 4Slippery Jack,' and he's as big a scoundrel as there is unhung." Sumc gren faint?staggered nod fell into the arms of Burt Andrew*. The policeman dragged their prisoner rw*v, end Sutie fell on Bun's bread, sobbing as if her heart would break. 44 Oh, Burt, to think that ! cavt your love away f.om me for such a man a* thai I Can you never forgive me!" Burt kived her fondly for a reply. Farmer Uo*e looked very Mem when the fact* weie loli him, but at last re* let; led. 14 Well, child," he raid at last, "you' hnve learned a lesson you neerled, al any rate? that all that gliltera is not pure gold." Waste of Valor.?The RioUyirari \Vhig tells lire story of two vc ung gen* ileinvn, one of Philadelphia and the other of Princeton, a ho being smitten with the tame belle, worth half a million, took il into their heads, that each was the barrier to the other. The first cau-e of war still exerting ila potency, they determined to kill each other out of the wav arwt fur (list ni?riw, l.u - -j > ?--r ?t ----- r-'r?; agteemenl, met with nix fchooter?. Tb? M-cjiidft having placed litem nnd given the word, they fired ?o much at random that lite seconds wete in mnch greater danger titan lltey were. Having dia'chatged ilteir rix barrel*, and lb? r? ootid* being unwilling to re-load and uke lite rbk* again, ibe combatant* fid I into each otltcr'i arms, and tbei. agreed to go airtight together to re? their fair. Tire young lady received litem with a charming rmile, congraln lining them on the happy iaaue of their duel, which, rite added wi.b a Ion? of toft reproach, wan a folly lb? more in comprehensible, aa site had never had the lea-t idea of taking either for a hu-band. At the same time tit? introdnced another young gentleman, all ami!?*, to whom she raid she wai engaged?and he begged lite two aona of Mart to attend lit? nuptial* on Xmn? day. runjrAK* ?WeHrlrt? M?>r di?I II men any pood. No man it the richer, or happier, or for it. It commend* no one to nrjr fO"f ty. It ie rikgnMinff to the gf< od; in?n1iirg to tbo?e ?ith whom we nwoeie'e ; norofltnlle, needk? ?n<! injuroos to society. 1 ^r-. ' * .'frfu .?? r^?~7Tr~v r-t;r 1 . A, Stater's Oath of Vengeance, . The Cincinnati Corotftecciai mentions Ilte following incident. which occurred after tlio lynching affair that took pl*f* h short tiuie since at New Albany, Indiana : , . j. .,fv .e |i The outburst at grief ended, tlio quiet of despair settled upon the lace of the women. But not Jong did one of thern remain under the burden. The sister of the-three RenO brother!?an in'elli gent and haiidsome Voo?g lady?dried ber eyes with her handkerchief; then taking the grief-stained piece of linen, she placed It over1 the face df her broth er William-?who to the last declared his innocence?then she kneeled beeiJe the dead man and laid her left hand over his heart,- ami* raising her right ! one toward Heaven, she took litis torri- I ble oath?' Oh I my poor murdered j brother, inav God curse vour sister if I he avenge not your death, terribly ami fully. "I bis i * ill do, so help roe (iutl 1" What ii tragie scene *w this. .The dark. strong waits on all ides, and (be cold atone floor beneath her knees. The sable garments of the bvrcft si?u*r, the pale face turned upward, and the whjte hand., pointing hesxer.ward ? What a tableau of death, despair, lovo and rey#.?ge! The Indianapolis Sentinel, of lUe.2p.li ultimo, in speaking of Mi*? lb.no, wrjr: Miis Laura Heim^. the.Bister of the viclimi of the New Albany assaa-itm tioh, who wan in ihf rjity yesterdayf i* described by those well acquainted with her a* a young woman of remarkable beauty and accomplish men t*. U is also said that she possessor a large part of the brains of the faintly, which ndd ed to an inflexible will and an intense desire for revenge, will, sooner or later, bring ruin or death upon some of the mtmlcrer* ? f her brothers. At their ' funeral at Seymour, a few- days ago, the attendance Wat Inge, and, among other person*, a resident -of Set monr dropped in. ||? had eeare? ly made his appearance when Vis! ltenn ro?e from her eeat, and walking serosa the room, fiercely told him that that wn? no place for him; 1l?at she recogrd* d m Itim one of the murderers of Iter Itrntlilf, ami if lie did not leave Immediately, ii would be worse for him. Unless a great mistake has been marie in the e? tiniali -ii ?*f L-rur.i lieuo'-r character, (lie Jaeksod County Ifegwlators will find that the oath of revenge ? Itirli ?ha look over the dead body of Frank lieoo was no mere empt y threat, to he forgoiten in nn liour, Lul promise of lertiblw Destruction of tbe City of A1amos>~ Thousands of Lives Lost. The city of Alamos, situated in tbe Southern portion of fonors, Mcwieo, has Keen swopt out of oximtneshj s visitation of nature?namely, a combined attack of two groat furies, wind nnd wafer. The terrible event occurred during thw groat aca storm, lasting fr?ta tbe 15th to the 18th ultimo. The New York f/t-mltl publishes tbe following details from u private letter: On the 15th It commenced to rain, and on tbe 1 Oth a genuine rain and wind act lit, lasting until the 18lh. It soetned as if the very flood-gates of Ucaven bad opened, and tbut a second deluge was upon the World. The wind, too, roared with dreadful fury, and all tbe elements seemed combined for sumo dread fa I carnage. We little thought what waa in store for nut beautiful city. lint soon tbe tale was told and the destruction complete, or almost complete. The storm lasted until lata in the evening e( the 18th.' During its continuance it appeared as if nn human being could live within it# ranch. The alamos river was swollen to a great height, and in its wild, headlong course, carried everything before it. Houses were sw.-pt away like so many straws anil whole blocks of buildings were 1 thrown down like so many trees. The wind Waa no less terrible than tbe water. Houses AM t.'l - ,. l I.1. .I.."? - III.. -.1 like material* were scattered through the air like rhaff, and strong tree* wire uprooted, a* if they had been corn-stalk*. The Hot part of the riljr i? totally destroyed. About the only buildings saved, worthy of mention, are the mint, the church, and tho old Sta'e College. These atood on High ground*, and tbia Advantage, with their aelidity. eared them. The loss of life haa heen quite large. Sixty dead bod lea hava been picked up. Somo of them were mangled fearfully. and eould araree. ly be reeogssited. Many ol the bodioe were found in ilea down the rirar. Undoubtedly the number found will be largely increased by other unfortunate ones. I hare written you theao few llnea hurriedly, but do ant attempt to describe or explain this mutt extraordinary phenomenon of a ecrcnty-two boars' whirlwind and deluge. The ruined elty of Alamo* was the Athena of Nurth-weatora Mexico, or, at lee si had that reputation. Itf women ware reputed to bo the loreltcst and most intelligent throughout tho republic, and it* c It liens were highly spoken o| a# contrasted with these of other popo lotions. There W)l a groat deal of wealth, refinement and luxury among the better classes. It was sort ef sanctified Jerusalem, where the proud Spanish blood and brain held aeeeedaury and would M>t be peieoned with contact with Indian and negro mixture.? Alamos, as a elty, had fame before the groat metropolis of Mew York was known. It is eld am on# the many Old Uiwi of Mexico, Surrounding It Koto boon tome of (ho rieheat mine* in the world, and from Whleh tho city boa hod ita chief support. At the lime of iu deal*notion It rontainod a pipnlitlin of obout 7,000 aoulo, though geographical dlcflortarica plana tho number at I0,0it0, whiok io M Icaot 3,0t?0 too mooj. Unhappily for iU people, tko number la learened through o terrible miafortene, and the " City of Poplar Ororca " hoa (alien la the dual (area ao aaaa fails) la Ito strength. u ,wt, u * T?ro pick-pockets trero caught in tho act on a train of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, near llnmholdt Monday evening, and taken by tlte ' passengers and citizens at the ataI lion iwid hanged to ntrcc. TT7 8ibwt'?Mew Mm* ?? ?-? .< Mr. Loitnw Sllwrt, a native of Vir ginia, redding- M Staunton, August* County, ?" l)??t State, haa discovered a ' process of making eteel, which U of *mI importance to the agricultural interest, inasmuch a* by- lowering the price of steel we will be enabled to sbbetltate it for iron en all of onr agrtealtural rtia chinery. We clip the following torn tbe Ihiy Tlook: SibcrCs New Steel Process.?Some reOvnt experiments, pit a large scale, at the Montauk Sleel Works, Motl Haven, appear to demonstrate that an Amelia can has gone much bcrond Bessemer, Siemens, Hedon and other foreign inventors, in the production of that great dwatderainm of the day?a cheap steel ?that will answer fur rails, boiler and | other plates, axl.-? and many other u?es. iinpeir.-cilv tilled by wiouglit iron. All that either of tbe new foreign process** etfect, tbo American method arcoinplisbea with greater simpli.-tiy of treatment, and a large gain in time, material and labor. With a reducing furnace, using charcoal or other tuel, the Ameii can (SibenVJ proce** turns out ingots of crude Meet directly from lite ore, wbicii be* tv?l done by either of the foreign method* > and, lie?i?re?, this is done ui a lee cost than ordinary "frig iron, aince by tl><> tlux used there is a gain of melal, wlr'Ja lite metal produced ia wottli at letat thi'iy per cent, more I linn pig metal.- Uning m reveratorv furnace, n malleable metal is made of wondrous tenacity (? fibrous Heel) at the po-t of.ordinary malleable iron.? The IWsctner proceaa i> only available for a comparatively rmall number of ore?, which must be free from sulphur and phosphorus mk-1i as the hematite, so tlint scarcely more than twenty va 1 rielies of pig metal.can be used in Eng l>?nd, Belgium and Germany for tlint proem, The American, like lleatou's process, eliminate* all sulphur and phosidioius fioin the metal, but doe* so with far more simplicity than lleaton. The Meel made by the Siberl process at Moti Ilaven appears to 1-e of a yerv superior quality, whilo some of it?the fibrous?we are a-snred, is altogether novel, and of a character that pioinise* especial usefulness. Ibals of this S beit attvl we have seen, drawn out under n \er? heavy steam hammer, to the dimension of the sixteenth of an incb. ? - I 4^?( ?? How a Farmer May Lose Money. Itjr not taking one or more good paper*. Keeping no account of farm operations; paying no attention to tlio maxim, "A stitch in time saves nino," in regard to the sowing ol grain and planting of aeod at the proper time. ~rw ' Leaving reapers, plonghs. rultlri?lnri, Ar., unsheltered from the rain snd lirat of the too. Mure money is lost in this wiiy annually thea nu>ot persons would be willing to Ulitvo. IVriniUiug I n. Veil implements to be scattered over tUe farui until they are it reparable. Ily repairing brokon implements at the proper thno many dollars tnuy be saved?a |>rool ol ' ttie assertion that timu la money. Attending anetlon sales ntnl purchasing att kinds of trumpery, bee mi re in the words of the vender, the articles are " very cheap." Allowing teneer to remain unrepaired antil "strange" cattle aro found graaing in the meadow, grain fluid, or bronslug oa tb? fruit tree*. Disbelieving the prinaiple of a rotation of crops, before making a (ingle experiment. Planting fruit trees with tna expectation of having fruit without giving the truer half the at'.-mion required to mako tbein profitable. Practicing economy by depriving stock of shelter during the Winter, and feeding them nnsound fluid, such as half rotten and mouldy hay or fodder. Keeping an innumerable tribe of rata on the premises, and two or tbreu big iaiy dogs who ncvur lno|e?t the vermin. Spending rainy days in groceries and barroom*, instead of being at borne putting things to rights when you have luisuro. [/lorat World, ,"u v < OT* 1\^1 Ocinur. Pa abort? Ilta C? v* tcrsn?An analysis of Mr. Pos'io-ty's obaraolcr would sliow element* not often unit d. lie possesses uncommon gonialily, combined with a dignity that never unbeudr; lavish cxpeuditare of money uuiicil to almost parsimonious thrift; tolerance of the opinion of others, mingled with opposlto convictions ol (bo iu>>*t positive nuture. lie has had two objects tr. view in fbo course of bis life?wealth and distinct! ?n? end though bis generosity has conflicted with the nno, end Me indifference to popular opinion with the other, ho bos attained them both. In the common acceptation of the U*nu he has nerer lets a religions una. belonging to no church, contributing to no roHgiuue elturitles ftrr *, aud sclioia ultendieg divine service. Indeed, soiue of hit must agreewbio parties were given on Sundays ebso, having invited from (stilii to twenty congenial friends, end I taking an omnihna from White Horse Cellar, the summer day would ho spent in strolling through the gardens and picture gallerica of Hampton Court, and the evening at a sump, tnous <iinner cu Itiebmoad Hilt. And yet be bee alwaya oapretsed great respect lor the Institution of religion, an I professed himself a >riw believer in she cardinal doctrines of the Congregational eburrh, in wbieh he won brought op. Indeod, few men ham better exemplified the principles of Christianity in dally life, Truthful to exactness, honest In every transi tion, fvibful to dtity. ohsrttablo, Senile, firm In adherence l? right, free from ie vices eoi,no...i 10 men of afRuvnr.:, unsoiSsh, stern in rebuke of wrong, prompt In assistance to merit, narer proeol<o?t Into tlie osj .of profane language, ami discountenancing U ht others, he has been an example io manjr Men of londer profession*. i CeiAterro* er Ixtbrwal Ilxvmrts, Fimt DifTBicr.?Mr. Ed. Hudson Smith, has entered upon the dtatiet of this nfflce, to whieh be bas been appointed, a* the seeeosstr of Mr. Samael Majrant. Ae has been for the last tire peas* past, Assistant Assessor In Green, ville District, and is a native ol Ciocuiaatl. lie will now reside la ear town. [iVsetrr AVtrs. Tuft following reply to * life knur * anee circular, requesting information a? i to lit* health and hiibita of the appli cant, Wan received at a prominent life In eorawee ofitce of Hartford T 1. How long have ton known ?? I Since two years afler I *? born. 1 What are hi* general habits! In winlfcr red ilanhtf shirt and blue beaver; summer, straw hat canted to one ride, and nankeen trousers, very loo*e in the legs. 3. What is his professiou I Coo gregationali-tt. ^ 4. Has he ever had the fever and ague I Had a fever last summer, whan the thermometer was at 90, but it was no great shake. 6. lias La ever had heart disease! Yes. but was ctl'ed of it by lie v. Dr. Uawk? years ago. t < 0. W hat State was he In when you saw him la?t ! The State of Michigan. 7. lias his application ever l?een rejected ! Ye*, onee?prompt Ty by a lady. 8. What age do yon eoasidcr liim! Old enough to know more than he doea I " 4 0. Does lie smoke or chew f He when lie etiooaeft. 10. I Iks he children f Yea, two He* phew*. V t4 i t| U k - YUpM ? A* EnionRr^A few tnniagi aiact the utuwl quiet which prevail# bom the junction of SL Anne and Peter* atrecta, waa fearfuU.v dirt uric I by the frantic wailtngf of a woinnn evidently ia diitreaa. Tho arte* proceeded from * vecond atory room, fronting on a gallery. Several clliaen* and an oAeer immediately to?tied to the place. Atcending haatily a flight of atop*, they knocked loudly for admittance at tba ft rat doer. It waa aeearely locked, however, and ao attempt waa made by the inmate* to undo the fattening*. The erica cnnlinwtng, the door waa burat open and the men tprang into the room. Hero a eight met I hair pyoa which, area their bearte wero unable to contemplate with indiffcrcnoe. Tba room wa* Inhabited by an organ grinder and hi* apona*. The woman waa coated on a low chair, bagging frantically to her botom t rick monkey ; and hor but band, an hi* knee*, waa he aging every taint in the calendar to tparn the expiring animal'* life.' Tlie flat had gone forth, however, and even ea they importuned, tba unhappy monkey baeame defunct, and bia aoul, if ntonkcya bare *mil?, went on a pilgrimage to the realm* of oeleatial cocoanuta. Ilefore tbt* aretie of aorrow the heart* of the intruder* melted, and they retired from tho hou?o of tnoarning with bowed beada and inulUud tread.?.V. 0. I'Ungune. Qttnit a *tir haa been created in New York during the laat woek by (he publication of facta in regard to tho adulteration of Hqnor* in tounnvn uae. The World newtpaper haa been rending ground to the bara of tho leadiug IUV II- < nwIU|MlK "I lilt? liquor mill I1JT ID'IfO institutions, nml nobody will be surprised to learn ilml most of i( proven in be badly adulterated. A chiinlcal analysis, prepared by Professor John C. Draper, (hows that in moat (MM boib brandy and whiskey are nrored to contain Inrge proportions of luail oil, adnn^cruua poison with powerful intoxicating qnal itica: while there waa not a * ingle caae In which the liqnor hiul not been largely diluted with water. Professor Dreper certifies that out of nine different raiup'en of brandy, procured at the beat plaoee in Yew York, and paid for at fnon thirty to fllty ceo la a gUa*, Ihero ure but two which ho pronounces genuine, and even of these he can only ray Ihry orepr?fc<?A/y real brandy. If thie be the fact respecting tbe ariatoeratle drinking shops, what sort of alulT is that which ia retailed in the corner grog shops to the great mass of consume; s? A OnrAT Txervno* on T>mcovenr? Ilotins Maws Kimr-I'moof.?The new theatre Dcllo l.ogge, in Florence, Ia now rout plated. All of tbe timber and wood-work in that theatre was prepared by the Borghi process; all the coverings of tbe seats and all the roeocry were thus mad* non-inflammable j and, that no doubt might linger aa to the perfect aafcty of the building, two days beforo it. was opened to the public, some inflammable material wan carried on the stage, and an attempt was made to set the theatre on Are, which ignominiously and totally failed. Tbe proprietor of the theatre invited hla friends to witness tbe experiment; the stage wns set with a drawing-room sceno, the wings ami hack being of ordinary aeenery, and to thie re was annliml. an.l ev-w r?. l-ft ,n? Tbo Annie* spread quickly, consume.I 'he iMntry whiili hsd not bean subject to Borghl's process, and ihcn Hepped ihurtMil died nut, leaving tbo prepared ircn*ry, tb? (lira, the ropes, and tbo ilapt unscorched. No efflnri* from tho prepared 'Stolaneei is per reptihle even tv the most fastidious nostril*, although night n'tcr night tbo theatre baa been crowded, and the temperature hoe been high.? AV?c York ii'viVd. Tits X?* York ITeraM and the New Tnrk Tribune are giving especial attention to the discussion of tha condition of the South. The former any* that tbo South is again on tho high r ad to seallh and influence, and that the Southern States show slgnt or progress not only In the impr >red character of the agricultural element, hut in lis* tcadooey of N<>r' hern capital to reck Soul hern investments, and in the com petit ion among the Southern ports for the "through traffic" to the Worth and Europe. Tint Tribune is rejoiced hecanse the Snath has raised its own breed nod added largely to the lilt of farm products, and argoea that families and Hidirldaafs have now more varied and better food, and that the better the coin la on people ef n country lire the more ad TtMM IN I hoy in alMiUoa m4 art, in4 Mm greater i? I be average wealth. The Tribune alio pfaiae* warmly " the liMpIkily, hoepitality Mil nntnral kindness of besrt" of the ? ItMIe M and ??en of the ripper dosses " of the Aontlicrn people. All thaws are sweeti raging evidences that truth will|nat when the ?1ln of palitks is hashed.? L'lunlfCnn JJuitg A'***. ? . a Tit it Rnpreme Court of Georgia kaa juit given a decision sustaining the decision of a lower court, which held that the consideration of a note given for. borrowed Confederate Money mi a good and valid one. The plea was the failure of eoniideratloa, ia that Confederate money waa an Illegal cwrrency- -not Money or any othar thing of valwe. Tr nature abhor* n %ncuum, why doee be permit ro mar.jr empty heeded peo^ le to li* e! Hi.'*k l^xiotr.?-The pafti ?reined &y tbi* tealedy, the fcrquMM* of its apfrseiatic*, and iu di*reg?t<l of jxtjwa* *J!I reader reeipe for iu cure acceptable to all. From an ekehang*. we copy the following, raid to VflmiMRe from high Wrthpriig : . * A* soon m he puUsiion raItlcb indicates the dimes* if felt,.pot directly oriaitfoe 'pot A fly blister, about the aid* of your thumb wait, an# let It remain for eia lioure, at tb* expiration of which, directly pnder lha surface ??f the blister insy be seen the fJoti. whioh can be instantly token oat with die point of n needle or a lancet." . . V' *? *?? - . 11*11 Tnr Wn.e Jrstiri or Itr.rrrnie ts fot.Ase ? The tn?wa diary flrr, in PaUnd,MkUi hare l>cen so frequent of lata, hare In no decree dHntniskad In nveahar. Tbe ItaeSlhoa cannnt bn Hrit'nn Mil Kn# ?Kn ' -** gStlsaUy tryiug to bum thrui <>ut- MuecofltM who have mKIm Mfe(?n#iuMfrft? Are almost daily. The Intendedt ??f a Councillor of Hute heel render* Hi himself especially obnoxious in the absence <<f hi* tntd. la the orthodox ltnsslau style he extorted from the po.nxeet* ?ll that they were capable of yielding, manifesting hie ptlitjide ill thy shape of the knout. He itowlsed several anonymous letters, sjhlch so eUrtned him that be obtained the pro?etk>n of a detachment df Cossacks. Out, tbey were n?t a Ms to prevent the Councillor's house and all the surrounding build tags, to the TSlm?> efwiony thousand pounds, being utterly deatpyrptj^ w Aa interesting ITfe Insurance decision hat just bfen rendered In the United Brutes Court at Memphis. In tbo case of Hr*. Catharine Bailey to. the St. Louis MutuallAfe Assurance Company, action was brought to recover Ace thousand dollars on hbr husband'* tifh, which the defendants refused to pny on the ground that the deceased bud failed to poy the pto. mium for three quarters, and that his son, at the Instance of his friends and physicians. Called at tha office and paid the premiums whilst his fUSber was on his death-bed, representing that he was i* Ms usual health, and therefore the contract wganull and void. Tha court ruled that the company could not' bold to the contract if Dr. Dalley- Heed, sod topUrit* ate U if he died, and the jury found for tha 1?? .gtWe Tax Cuban insurgents hold mat nili It to now about three months since, with only Ave hundred men, tbey raised the staodard o{ revolt. Though all the Spanish troops In the islsud, and all the volunteers that enwM ha organixod are seat against them, tbey appear to be stronger and more determined than ever, They have now in the Held at least Ifteen thousand seen, tolerably armed and provided, who have had agperianoa of eaatpaigaing and _ of battle, and do not hesitate to cope with the r.Ono, ?r B?t. W.J 1- I- " 1?> uitora portlun of the iilfcni In their bat ibty in< Kriduillf ?(lr?n*ln| Mitlrird, mi<1 area All Havana with alarm. vs?c It appears thai the ordinary and At act traordinnry abuse* of tba franking prtrtlega ore not enough. Member* hare not only been franking everything indiscriminately themselves, and having a f*?-?tmile ataatp of their autograph made, that every meehanieal fee titty might be rmployed for increasing the poet, offlec defloleney, bat, tbeee device* not having made frank* eheap enough, counterfeit stamps have been prepared in Near York. Mater Morgan's frank baa tbna been eonaterteMed In ?n alarming extent, nod likewise that of Representative Lincoln. la there any better escape from this fraud than la abolishing the whole system. '.3 >-??tqr? ?' <**\m A wNtTKR in the Richmond Whig and Din. patch, who is said to be " one of the mart distinguished statesmen in the Valley ofVir* gin la," after setting forth " the difficulties of our situation j of the impossibility of avoiding negro suffrage, and ot the possibility *f escape ing other and worse evils," advises the people of Virginia to agree upon the platform of "universal amnesty end ttnirorsal sulfrsgv," and, framing a eonstitotion wpon this tenia, to* asli at the bands of Congress it* sehsttu'ioa for the " obnoxious instrument" proposed by the late eonreorion. - ' a * ^ Tnr. fact that renders of quack medicines and newsdealers have taken to forging the name* of sons tors and members ef Congress, anil use their names to swindle the l>.? Department oat of thousands of dollars, rails for the immediate action of Congress. There is but one way to remedy -this finwlif ttil,1 and that is to repeal the law and-appropriate* a liberal allowance to senators and members of Con(jrear for postage. Tho persona aeiog them should not only l>o < xposcd, but brought to Jurlico. The I'ostnAee Department could readily fin-! evidence to cwnvk-t the parties engaged In this systematic swindle. ftinisti Arcings* oa run Stri^tug Rivr.n.?The farnnrtith AVws, of Monday gives the details ??f a heart-rendering calami'.* on tho ..Savannah Hirer, about seven mils'* from thai city. It seem* that a party of eight L negro men embarked on a entry old sloofv heavily laden with rice, on Thursday, during a hoary gale end started for Hnvennnh. The water wua very rough, and, when at the a here t mentioned distance from the city, the boat was lifted np by a great wave and when doeeending to meet the next, the shock appeared to break her is half and she nmk, eertylng down all oa board to a watery grave. ? ... } "? <?,#0#.? -,r?| it/i T 4 J PUN rioAQ was hnag *1 Wnllnr- 4 (own.Canada, on tlx 14<h instant. Il? 4 addressed the crowd, making a confer M a ion of liia guilt, and advising *# voting l?or? to 14 keep away from wMsfct. fax a-oinen. and the United Thtif ' yon will be an- Honor wnd support to pott parents." (YW rVmatk* Wvre iirered in n clear and distinct voice, end *Aer lie wm done, the Iiar.gmat| proceeded with Ma ?fntj\ * 1 Pownnn is lli? np?t/nAhion are are lifcely Jo have fioan Frmnee. *, At iWa opera j*at week," saya a, c* respondent of the Queen,. "I eoswned Ave?m>?jr T young married women ell powjifrf^, If powder in. once patronised at Corr, m peiffne, il i* certain to become a fie Lion in Paris immediately and marf will say, as hoops ami panniers ere ae< ejr??ei, ,K why not powder I Pas Frnnel?ro has ?o pay fSI.S&O fur jsrmilOajt "" <>*>* to smash newspaper * tiij* the war.