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~ f * r ?t * * ' ... ~ . ?' ~~ ! " ~ ' ' ' ^ 11 r**^^**^! ' VOL. 10. - CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 3, 1849. NUMBER 1.: . MnrttsmKD SVBBV WEDNKSDAV MORNING v JY TftP^AS W. PEGUKS. few* * "Tiawfs. Ttoe Dollars per annum-ia advance. Three Dollar* ami fifelCeats within mi month*, or Four Dollars at the expiration of the year. r^<nBrti*wneiiU|fewm>il at 75 cent* per square, (fourteen pet or lew,) for the first and half that sum for each subsequent insertion. The number of insertion* to be noted on iR advertisement*. or they will be published until ordered .discontinued, charged accordingly. One Dollar pet sqnare fur a Hinfle insertion. Quarterly and Monthly advertisement* witfbc charged the ume as single insertion, and Semi-monthly the same as new ones Ftt publishing Citations as the law directs three dollars will "be charged. 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Levy, and is now receiving a large and carefully ' selected stock, consisting of W&& OQQQQii ? Hardware, Crockery and Groceries, J /II of which he offers FOR CASII, at such prices as must command the attention of purchasers. The following are a few of the articles, which . he can confidently recommend as being unsurpas* sed for cheapness and elegance? i * Ladies' Department. B-4 Brucale Cashmere*, with Fancy Silk Cntvats. jr. Trimming* to match Kid, cashmere & silk Gloves Rich Plaid Cash meres A full assortment of Hosiery | a Newest xyse* printed do Linen-cambric Hd'k'fs- i Chameliun Cashmeres Hemstitch and Kcviere do Trafalgar Plaids French Needle Work, very C t'atf* striped Cashmeres cheap, comprising. Fancy X. Delaines,new de- Aliwlin Collars, at all prices signs Straight do newest shapes U Marin striped Alpacas elegantly trimmed Mack and colored do iCbemiscUs. plain and trlta'd. Finest Rarlevtnn Gingluuo* Muslin Cuffii C Changeable French do jSwiss and Jaconet Edgings j| ranr) ncrk uu. n (mu m-i an ao inferring* rifty La.cc Cape* ami Collar* ei Shawl*. sat table ft* the sea-1 An assortrtM-iilof Zeph. \V?ml s. aon?anvmgst them are, , do do Mum Silk '' " Iamartirie," * California.'' Plain and sliaded Purse Silk W . and Me*iran"tMShawl* Fashionable Bonnets 9-t printed Cashmere do Bonnet and Cap Ribbons . Small Shawlsevery descrip- Thread and Lisle I-acc?, Ac ^ r.ttm II ???also t| A very large and varied assortment of fresh Winter Calicoes, American," French and English, . fast colons bought unusually low, and offered at '? price* tint cannot fail to recommend them, including a variety of 4-4 French printed Cambrics. pi GcaUetaea1! Department. , Stack Bnadrfoth Black Suiin Vesting* k) French Doeskins Plain blk* cravats and stocks I < < French and English Fancy ravats , | . Camimeres Silk Pocket Handkerchiefs Fancy striped and rhr< k do . Cotton ball Hose, at all prices Ul JUtt aff stool Tweeds Merino Shirts and Drawers **R?ugb and Ready" Oasai- Cotton do do meres Fashionable fur and 3Iole> Vl Suttiurtu, plain and fancy skin llau n, plantation Sttx??, assorted Satin, cloth and fur Cajw Fancy Cashmere and Vaien- Boy's cloth Caj#, new style P' cia Vesting* .J f,j READY-MADE CLOTHING. Tweed Coots, at all prices Black Satin Vests 11| Cloth do do cloth do Vsrk Drravd Frock do Fancy cashmere do * Onsewu, assorted Plaid do assorted it fresh from the North, well ntade and faahiounr ext. Also, a superior stock of re-tly made ,it Snirtr, together with a genera! arsortment of such arlicie* as are usually found in a country store, all of which trill he marked low, and offered to the Bi public V a specimen of the Cash System. op JAMES WILSON. ri Oct. 91. 44 tf g.i NEW FALL. GOODS. The subscribers are now receiving and opening th< their stock of fancy and staple Good*, to which they respectfully invite the attention of tlieir friends j,J;. ana the pablic generally, as they will be sold low jic for cash. The/ consist in part of JUpaceas 1 Fancy Prints "" VwM?i ICS lEoglssh do fre Mods tin Debutm {Brown and bleaclied Shirttlinghaias I ing* Red and While Flannels I Alia wis and Handkdrchicf* tut Canton do {Blankets Ar*on k*efr* I Hose and Half Hose . IV* Tk* ' |lHovc.?, .Mius. Ax. Ac. tlx I'hun and striped Homcfpun*| j*|(. ???ALSO set An invoice of Ready-made Clothing t< Dundee and Kentucky Bagging, Rope and Twine . An iMortmetit of ladies' and gentlemen's Shoes 8,11 Negro and house servant's Shoes col With a general assortment of Hardware, Glass and rer Crockery ware, and Grocei ies. Liverpool Salt. .|1C For sale by GEO. 8. DOUGLAS A CO. . ? Oct. 31 44 tf DUI nut MRS. GOODLAD'S rioi ^fashionable Bonnet Store. wt> *frew Goods just received, consisting of Ribbons, anc Boouets, Flowers, Capes, Cardinals, Gloves, <5Lc the open and ready for sale at very low prices for cash nvf or to punctual customers. Mrs. G. particularly recommends thcrn as being the most fashionable in r_in t)ie market. .' : ? ITBonnets cleansed, altered and trimmed 60 as to render the most skillful judges unable to tell eve them from new. At the store formerly occupied pint be Dr. A. Df Leon. Oct. 18. t * Notice. be I The subscriber having closed his business, rc- vic< quests all persons indebted to hiin by note or open rn"! account, to come forward and settle immediately, i)(. . lie may be found at Mr. 11. Levy's Office. Nov. 'Jtl. S. B. LEVY. l*ew Books. The Wo we# of the Revolution, in 2 vols, by Mrs. ' BJIefc The The French Revolution of 1848. Sta The JjpgoWsby Legepds/ Broihers and Sisters; has Jlival Beauties; Kafo Wela iogjiem, by Miss Pick- . ring; A warning to Wives', Stray Subjects; Tbe Two OifcHas; The Mysteries of Three Cities, &c. T N Nov. 14, ALEXANDER YOUNG. l|>e ??" rrr: The Natftee. h All persons indebted to the late firm of Dobycf- ? Kennedy, are earnestly requested to call on the . subscriber and sr-.tle the same without delay. R. M. KENNEDY. 5,0* 'Nov. 22. 47 tf (fjar tipern OIL djeti The Subscriber has just received a supply of 5.0C superior Bleached, WiuLer Strained 5perm Oil of fie. fint and second qualities. Also?Bleached Whale now uf Jtoj.ar Oil?all of which W>11 ho sold as low as j ? can be tfbfdod on this aide of Charleston. ;, ' JAMES R. 3/cRAlN. lhaf Deed t/ 4? and 1?" bcei Bleached LAMP^Ou/ofJSd quality, can be { '"IT' had at 06 cents per gallou. ' . Npv. 29. F. L. ZBMP. frtei A FUNERAI. PAIR. K i ^Oh, cas.t my body in the sea or leave H on the shore. But nail me not in coffin tight, no grave will i dig more.' A short time since while making a passing call at a certain rendezvous in New York, which is frequented by men of all pursuits and professions who take an interest in the affairs of 'the turf,' the sports of the field, or who delight in the calm pleasures of the angler, wc observed two individuals sitting upon the counter and knocking their heels together or dangling thmi in the air. Their conversation soon proclaimed them to be professional gentlemen, and of a calling that 1 rendered their fondness for the Murf' very J natural. One was a jollv, round-faced, port- ' ly individual, with short thick legs, and arms. 1 which by no possibility could be brought in J contact with his sides; even his heavy bunch 1 of seals depending from his watch fob by a 1 rich gold chain, danghd from that pleasant < rotundity without*being' able to repose there- f on. His companion was tall, spare, and c with a cadaverous cast of countenance, r wh'le a deep crape upon his hat gave him a v sombre and gloomy appearance. Like fox 3 hunters with fast nagSt they are of a class 11 who are always in at the death, and par- ? ticipatc in *lhe baked meats' when provided. ' 'Simpkins,' said the thin man with a sigh, * 'what canyon give a man a first rate turn P 3ut fo.T s< 'Pends on circumstances, sir, 'pendson n circumstances, pcrtickerly his'.t, ha! ha! An l[ )ut an out handsome affair would cost four ir >r five hundred.' l* Carriages?' sighed I he thin man. 01 'Cords on !em and the best in the city; two vv torses to his'n, with plumes an' ornaments, 1(1 in' a handsome coffin with silver plate!' n< An involuntary shudder crept over us 'e is the fact, that the jolly gentlem .n was not i dealer in horses, and that the only liveries jP e i ruvided were the sable suits of* woe beame apparent; he was an undertaker. Fi 'Ah,' continued he, with a sigh,'you should n|: ' seen a funeral 1 had a few weeks ago; it 8' t as one of the prettiest things you ever laid 8" \esun; a real beautiful sight; 1 got one of an >c sweetest coffins you ever >ee, and turn- a'' rl out a new hearse with patent ciiptic Pn wrings, ride just as easy as a sha v, and she ''l as the first that ever had a ride into it. w' There was forty-seven carriages, two arcast, and it was really delightful to see 'em ,,s' lovin' a long in Greenwood. 1 made a good s,a nog out on it it too, furnished every thing.' lo It must have been a fine sight,' mournful- tvv ' ejaculated the thin man. wt It was nothing shorter, sir. Ah, them's se' rime people to do business for, sir. This 'os inic one that 1 buried was married about iroc months afore, and I had the charge of UP lat affair, too, ana they never examined a Wf ill at alL' I 4I like these coffins covered with black :lvet, with silver ornaments,' said the thin *t,r an, apparently looking directly into a de- 'be it filled with that description of furniture r the charncl house! 'Oh, I don't know,' exclaimed Jnllilv; ey're tawdry things, sir?tawdry, tawdry! < don't like nothing gaudy about a funeral; pr< looks too theatrical. ot 'Sliil it's prctiy,'persisted the thin man. he If ho had Astor?' luti Eh? Why, what's his name, keeps up in 'he roadway; and made a mighty good thing ant i it, too? charge I an all thunderin' price. hai liev wanted mc to have him, hut I was en- 1 ged. ] had poor of i he Park.' (>ut Ah, indeed! What did you make by fac< at?' " the 'Not the first red, sir?not the first reel; in i >t cleared myself. I had to buy a lot and the ep him in ice for seven days; cost me a win liar a day, and he was just as sweet and e.on sh as a rose when we put him in.' mei And thus they went on, evidently as rap- on ed with their undertaking as if tucking frail woi rtaility up with a shovel was one of the hod ?si agreeable and delightful occupations in Uni s world. Willi the language of connois- the ? irs they dwelt upon the grave beauties of * ;ir profession, for to ihein death has no "pis ig and the grave no victory; to them the 'he rigid features of death are natural and tion iderecl familiar by long acquaintance; to tern in the chief end of man is to be decently u'tir ric?l arid attended to the grave by a large exei nber < f carriages. The epitaphs of co- fath us conceit which they quoted, and over itsel Hi they grew jocose, would fill a column, 1 they made themselves as merry over A m as does the grave-digger in 'Hamlet' |,as ?p ihp nnrflilv cLnll nT niwir Vru trl/ T.tiffin the unconscious Simpktns and his thin ndthink they were exciting any attention; 8r01 walls have ears. Every body who has A r resided in New York will recognise the spea urc of the jolly undertaker, a man as beer he line of his vocation, and long may it ?| before he shall call in requisition the ser5 of any of his compeers, for it will be a Jjrjn| it serious undertaking when his dust shall fcc(e eturned to its mother earth. j N. 0. Picayune. !l)ns the I 'emterance in tiie United Statbb.? will t spread of temperance in the United this ; les, through the influence of association, wliei been immense, and promises still to rc? The 2 much Jsrcatcr good. A brief summa- diflu vhich is given in an Albany paper, sots of in matter strongly before the public.? man; :re ape qow more than one million five ploy* drerl thousand people in the United usua tea who abstain frotp jhe use of ardent arro< its and furnishing it to others < more than cold 10 temperance societies, embracing more ture i 600,000 members. More than 2,000 of il ijleries have been stopped; more than take >0 merchants have ceased Irom the traf- spcci It is estimated that ?10,000 persons arc ' sober who, had it not been for the temince societies, would have been sots; and |rom at least 20,000 families are now at ease D;vjs comfort, which would otherwise have COmn I in poverty and disgraced by drunken lor's ales. JSpch good results flowing from So sa le cjertions, are calculated to urge the that ( ids of the cause to renewed efforts. ingioi from the Augusta (Geo.) Republic. A Lumpkin, Dec. 10, 1S48. Uln, Editor:?I see in'the lasl number of ihe Republic a proposition from some one for the Planters to hold a Convention, in order to make arrangements to enable the Planters to hold their cotton. That plan 1 ^ do not think will answer, as there is no law c0 an to regulate such a case. Others can arrange that as ihey think best, 1 for one don't sec Inc any way to avoid low prices, but to build up Cotton Factories in our own United States ex' The article of Bagging is quite an item in an< the annual expenses of the Farmer. This co1 year, we, down here, hpve had to ppy 23 ^Cl cents lor the Kentucky Bagging, and it is 1 perhaps the sorriest stuff'you ever saw, to ?ur be called Bagging. A great deal of it i do ' " ru>t think would weigh more than a pound o the yard, and it is so thin that 'tis, almost- - mpossible to mark it. I want to-see Partners of this State am Bagging mode off *?? :oiton; yes, our own cotton. The platti . >rop"se is this. Let some of those persons r . r enn :ngagetl in the manufacture of cotton, make t proposition to the Farmers to furnish them !1 vuh Bagging at a certain price, for instance e"! ay the Farmer furnish the cotton to the man- an. ifacturer, and he manufactures it for four ents per pound. A yard of Bagging weigh- UP. lg one and a half pound?, would cost the ""I1 'ariner just twelve and a half cents, at the . rice we are offered for cotton at the pre- !n? jnt time. Yes, I say, let the manufacturers ,n,lc take a proposition of th-it kind, to go into le manufacture of Cotton Bagging upon s r . lose terms, or such as would pay them for ^u.n icir trouble, and let every Farmer through- SPT' Jt the Stale come forward and give his s0 rilten obligation to take so much (enough 1 ' iiftni i put up his crop in and if theFarmer should ' 3t have the money to pay for his Bagging. J t him carry along cotton and exchange it ? r Bagging. 1 for one nm willing to go in r0 i an nrranfTcment nf I hat kind with nnv actory. But unless a large portion of the . armers would go into it a few of us could j5 n >l sell cotton put up in that kind of Bag- e,sj; ng, and for what reason. The Commis- . >n men at Apalachicola, Eufala, Florence . id Coiumbus, want to have the selling of F iar I the Bagging that is used in this western IV^S irtion of the State, and if we were to use 0 e cotton Bagging as above mentioned, they ,..., mid be deprived of the commission on ' ' at article. As it is, the hand is stocked on ^ , and unless we come to so some under- ^ so indingofsome sort, we will always have ( nj.n, submit to a stock. I pay this season a.IK eniy-three cents for Bagging which will siaie sigh about one and a quarter pounds, and I tlio same for four and a half cents. My s is about eighteen cenis on the yaid. j von see'tis hi"h lime the Planters were t|jgai and doing. If you think these remarks (jajjr( ?rthy of publication, please publish them. |J(J would like to hear from the owners of ljiere inufaclories in fhis Slate on the -subject, I do think we ought to do something by , ' ' , ? , o j tropic : tune the next crop of cotton comes on. 1 Yours truly. STEWART. S "; upon Anotiieu Blow!?By reference to the a -reedings of ihe House o: Representatives |,avc Monday, in our paper of to-day, it will seen that Mr. i*iuuings suomitteu a rcso- j3 ,rt on pmpnsing to take a poll to decide on ci)n,T| emancipation of slaves in this District? ly ()?j 1 the free people of color in it were to ^?u|( e a voice in the decision. j |c.f, IVe sec with infinite astonishment that this pr;ce' ragcous proposition: which flies in the ^s* e of that spirit of compromise on which w|JO | constitution was founded, and directly an(j vv contempt of [fifteen] half the Stales in t|J(. Union, an 1 of that liberal sentiment ^ly |)a ich prevails in the others towards th- pe"rsoI fcderacy itself?has found seventy-nine j. rubers to vote f<>r it. It is an attack up- bctler Southern institutions, which it was hoped ^ere .t aid never have been offered in the august |,fe ^ y which represents the people of tlie jn a|10 ion. It is an insulting attempt to degrade white man to the level of the blaek. Vhat miserable infatuation, thus to dee the blessings we enjoy?and to offend feelings of a large and respectable por of this great Confederacy. Such at- * pts can cotnc to no good. If pushed to occa9j, nate consequences, it will produce an ' c, I *11 t *'II Q SI tcmcnt that will sweep its authors into a j omlcss abyss, and may shake the Union a^01jt (.-Union. ' weak to lean . writer in the Medical Times says he stippnr ascertained from carefuly inquiry, that "Ha Cholera has been severe only upon MW? inds having a very low level, i r . i v m * VV ( correspondent ot me L.onnon limes j.y,, ks thus of certain remedies that have ??\y> i used witli success. "Yo have heard of men employed in a pa- his intc mill, where writing paper was made. "Stil king some of the milk-like pulp when af- " " ( ;d with dirrhoea arising from intoxication thing v with the certainty of cure. Many per- with ai are aware that a cup of coffee in which "Ha liner part of the grounds arc suspended, "W? stop habitual diarrccca. I have known ""C administered with success to children person! n other ordinary medicines have failed, hibitcd certain effect of of powdered starch, ty. 1,1 scd through cold water, in curing cases "Wc vetratc diarrhoea came to my knowledge Evci y years ago, and I have frequently ein- ""I cd it without a case of failure. 1 have "1 h lly prescribed a desert spoonful of dry W hat wroot diffused through a wine glas of <4^a water, with the addition of a little line- speak!" of opium when there was severe pain . '1 11 le stomach. There ore persons who teliow ground cinnamon in a similar way, with groanc ess, "Cot "No, ijor General Gainos has received orders, Perale the President, to repair to the Western anj,prCI ion of the Army, to be ready to assume . . 4*?r land of it whenevor Major General Tay- ,s? an resignation shall create a vacancy there. "'^w ys the Now York Day nook, which adds, Yon w< }en. Gaines and his family, leave Wash. "Ify i for New Orleans forthwith. to the < DVERTISEMENT OF AN HONEST RUM-SELLER. Friends and neighbors! Having just iened a commodious shop for the sale of liquid Fire,' I embrace the early oportuniof informing you that on Saturday I shall mmence the business o( making drank:1s, paupers, and beggars, for the sober, lusirious, and respectable to support, I shall deal in 'familiar spirits,' which shall cite men to deeds of ri >t and robbery, d blood; and by so doing diminish the nforts, augment the expense, and endan the wellfare of the community. I will undertake at short notice, for a small n, and with great expedition, to prepare nates for the asylum' the poor house, the son, and the gallows. [.will furnish an article which shall inthe amount of fatal accidents, multi. *Jbe number of distressing diseases, and der those harmless incurable. wiflTtlrnish a drug which shall deprive ie of life many of reason, most of property of peace; which shall cause fathers to be ds; wives, widows; children, orphans; all mendicants. will cause the rising generation to grow in ignorance, and prove a burden and a ;ancc to the nation. will cause mothers to forget their suckinfants, virgins to forget their priceless >cencc. will corrupt the ministers of religion, obct the progress of the Gospel, defile the ty of the church, and cause temporal, ilual. and eternal death; and if any be Ttpertinent as to inquire why I had the acity to bring such accumulated misery n a comparatively happy land, my hon-eply is, Money! he spirit trade is the most lucrative, and essing Christians give it their cheerful llrnanro. have a license from the court, and if I ol bring these evils upon you, somebody will. j live in a land of liberty. ( have purchased the right to demolish the t acler, destroy the health, shorten the j , and ruin the souls of those who choose } >nor me with their custom. t mow that the Bible says 'thou shaft not r that it pronounces a woe upon him ? giveth his neighbor strong drink; and 1 I read in the Divine Record that no S kard sha'l enter the kingdom of heaven, 11 I cannot expect the drunkard maker to 1 : a better fate. Yet ichul can I do! From the Augusta Ceorgia Republic. v own Calculation.?One dollar per ^ for labor in Georgia, is about equal to mount of eleven dollars at the mines in irnia, because one dollar can purchase as much as eleven dollars can buy , When 1 calculate the expense of the iU dangers; think of having to cross the is and equator twice, and fee1 the rath- ^ irm rays of an African sun, if 1 go in a f 5 vessel?and of the six months of al us and unprofitable time I would lose the trip, and the uncertainty of getting w lei or two of gold when 1 get there. I c| concluded to take the certainty of the it here, ai.d not go to to California, it ri ic there is a route to California by oi res, which would take only about tlur- e? forty days, but if" 1 went that course I ar I have to dig for gold al home, before ()r and the mines here only pay a living st there are many of my acquaintances ^ lave concluded to remain in Georgia, ^ nil I ho rtevelnrimmils nf I lie ric.lips nl ild mines at home, which might possi- ^ ippen if we left Georgia, and as many wj is arc of the opinion that California (r)( i sour to the taste, perhaps we had all ro think more of making a few dollars ind he satisfied with our present lot in [), an to be idiv speculating about go d <]ri llier quarter of the world. in 0. P. Q. rir trr Fro in the Brooklyn Daily Advertiser. ar A PITIABLE CASE, excite ncnt was created the other eve- at in the neighborhood of the City Hall, "P med by a poor f.-llow who was seated oop, two exhausted to tell what ailed 1 f He was seen passing up Fulton street ^ G 1-2 o'clock, and appeared then too to walk, as every few yards he had j|r himself against a wall or railing for a(j h CO| ve voti been hurt?' asked a bystander. f)r irse,' muttered the si ranger, ser ve you been robbed?" am >rse.' in u are not starving, are vou?' h?o >rse.' Mr ii have no home, perhaps,' continued sap srlocutor. ( II w-use,' replied the poor fellow. 1,11 irse?' Gad but I don't know any- a',( rorse than to go hungry and homeless, ii empty poeket." on vc you taken uoison?' L . i ' pre irse, was the response. j() ( >rse than that!" exclaimed a dozen , s around* as their countenances ex- rfl the greatest astonishment and anxie- tjn. Why, man, you are crazy!" ( >rse,' he again muttered; art rybodv looked on with amazement.- anc tat is the matter with you?' Sai avc?I have,'?, and the poor fellow Me :k with a groan. ' vc what? What have you done? to ( ? iave committed a" and the poor *,K put his hand before his face, and ^ d again. ll.t' omitted what?a robbery 1' "V , no! a desperute act-nn act so des- ' and again ho closed his eyes nained silent. ?j God's sake man, let us know what d don't keep us in suspense." mo, desperate that I tremble to tell you. <juti oul arrest mo as a lunatic.'1 ser ou don't tell quick, wc will take you nov ;e!ls,' said a constable. the This seemed to startle the man, and said, "1 will tell you, if you will not take i to the lunatic asylum. Well then I have 'Keep still, keep silent," shouted ascr of voices. Every body pressed forward catch a word, and for a short time the ms of people swayed to and fro like the wav of the ocean. After a lapse of five minut there was a deathlike stillness. Every o held his breath for fear of loosing the po fellow's words. "Well speak,' said one. He seemed to nerve himself for a desp rate effort, and looking upon the crowd few seconds said, "/ have read all the Pr sidenls Message!" The effort exhausted his weak fram He closed his eyes ond sunk back. "A desperate act indeed?poor fellow said a score in tones of pity. He wj properly taken care of, and this mornin there is some hope entertained of his recoi ery. Adjusting tiie Mouth?The Londo Gazette contains some important informs tion for the ladies, with regard to the tnar ner of placing: their lips when thev desir lo look aimiable, dignified, &c. It says, thj when ,i lady would compose her mouth t bland and serene character, she should ju? before entering the room, say Besom, an keep the expression into which the mout subsides until the desired effect upon th company is evident. If, on the other hant she wishes to assume a distinguished an> somewhat noble bearing, not suggestive n sweetness, she should sav Brush, the resul of which is infallible. If she would mak her mouth small and pretty, she must sa^ Clip, but if the mouth be already small, an< needs enlarging she must say Cabbage. La dies, when having their daguerreotypes ta ken, may observe these rules with some ad vantage. Price of a Wife.? A novo! case came he r ? ? if f ? ? - uie jusucp oimpson, in new iorK, me otnet la)'. A German named Barnard Volner, sfa ed that he went to New Orleans about three tears ago, leaving his wife, and on returning ie found 'hat his wife had been married again o one Louis Poulson. Volner called upon the lew possessor of his wife's hand and heart, tnd relinquished all claim, on condition ol 5oulson healing the wound by handing over M50, which he promised; but after calling ipon Poulson many times without any satisfacory result, he had been compelled to bring the ase before the authorities; at the same time xpressing that he is perfectly willing to part nth his wife, provided Louis only shells out the ollars. From the New York Tribune. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR. We condense Mr. Marcy's report* It open? >ith a history of the close of thf war in Mexio principally under Gen. Lane at Tehuacan, equalteplan, &c.?in California at San Jane, a Paz, <Scc. and the closing battle of the war t Santa Cruzde Rosales under Gen. PriceOur Military Peace establishment, if full, ould number 9,378 officers and soldiers, exusive of the enlisted men of ordnance?but is not full. The great extension of our tentorial limits required a new arrangement of ir military divisions and departments. The istern, or first division is not changed. Texas id New Mexico have been added to western, second; and California and Oregon confutes the third?or the division of the Pacific. The Mounted Rifie Regiment, it is hoped n be. sent *o Oregon early in Spring. It is been delayed by the loss of men by dlstarge. A small force, detached as an escort for the nvernor is now on the wav to Orerron. and ill probably arrive there in the course of this r?nth. With a view to an earlier relief than uld be afforded by sending troops from the 0. ates, orders have been issued from the Navy partment to the Commmder of our Squaon. with arms ammunition and supplies; and, case it should be necefSiry, to land the males and sailors to aid the inhabitants, unti' tie iops destined for that Territory should have rived. The other regiments wpre greatly reduced the close of the war. They had been filled bv recruits enlisted to serve only during its ntinuance. Owing to the late period of Mr return from Mexico, and the unavoidable lay in recruiting or organizing, such as \tere Mined for distant service could not be prered to proceed by land to Oregon, California, New Mexico, until the season was so far vanced as to render a inarch across the jntry impractiblc. Forseeing the necessity troops in these Territories, and the delay of iding them from the United States, orders, in tieipe'isn of peace, were given to the general c'i.ief command to send a regiment from tho idquar'ers in Mexico to California: but the 'xican Government refused to permit its pasje to tho Pacific const. Orders were also given to Gen. Wool, then command of the forces at Saltillo, Monterey, 1 on the Rio Grande frontier, to send a part the regular troops with him directly to Cali nia and New Mexico. Pursuant to this dition. two comnrinies of 1st and 2d dranoons icpeded up the right hank of tho Rio Grande Uhihua, crossed over to the Gila, and down t river to California. By this time, it is bablc they have reached their ultimato desnion. 3ne company of dragoons and one of light illery were also sent from the Rio Grande, 1 proceeded on tho Mexican side of it up to ita Fe. These have already arrived in New xico. Some troops have hern sent from New York Oregon; others will he sent in Spring. Pho troops to guard the Rio Grande Irontier I keep in check tho Indians in that quarter 'e been ordered to Texas, and have arrirod or are on their way to, their respective sta1S. Hie remainder of the army is distributed on Indian and Northern frontiers, and on the antic and Gulf coasts. Hi* war with Mexico caused some dolay in iblishing posts on the Oregon route. The unted rifle regiment was diverted from that y, for which it was originally designed, to vo with the Army in Mexico; and it is not v intended to employ any part of it cast of Rocky Mountains, i ' % ' ' 1 r" " he On the 1st of June, 1847, instructions wajsr me given for ibe establishment of two of tfe?|0 post#?one near Grand Island, where the road tre to Oregon encounters the Platte River, and i|er * to other at, or near, Fort Laramiei During that 1SS season some progress was made in constructing the work at the former place; but it waf sua* s pended on the approach of Winletv t?rej?ra< cs (ions were made to resume it iar Spring, and.jt ne has been in the course of coOstrnetipp during or the past season; bat the Department is unable to state bow far it has progressed. . w The amount of contributions and ??a% of C- captured property received by officers of army a in Mexico, cannot at this time, for wantof foil e. returns, be accurately ascertained.- The amount thus far reported is |13,844,37$ 77, e. which will l>e somewhat increased, by amounts collected in New Mexico nod CatHornia.^ Qf jhis amount, $67,402 33 have beyo retained iS for expenses of collections; $346,369 30 paid |(T into the Treasury of the United States; $3,207, "m 540 84 turned over to disbursing o{fip?jp; $49,712 28 credited by the Mexican Gors% meat to Ibe United States in payment of tbo n first instalment under the Treaty; and the re. maming viid.zou UK charged against thor l* collecting officers. Of tbe amount turned over * to disbursing officers. $769,650 were applied e toward the payment of tbe first instalment an^er .? lt tbe Treaty with Mexico, and tbe greater pait^ef . ? the balance has been disbursed for regular- nW* ordinary purposes: ft j (I Against the balances remaining, charged40 I) collecting officers, they may lie entitled to ifkty e ther credits on the several accounts above sta*I, ted to the amount of about 879,909. Tbe rj remainder is claimed by them as compensation ,f for extra services or as having been paid,to' lt other army officers for similar servicea.il* e making tbe collections. These claims have v been suspended, as, under existing laws, noj such allowances can be made; but as the rlfti/nron this account were considered to soqge esteflf just, I urged in my last annual report+safL anb> sequently in a communication to the Cohunitme* of Ways and Means, that provision should be made for a reasonable allowance in cuch^caae; and the subject is again recommended for fie ; forawe consideration. The moneys paid over to ditbusiag officers ' hare been mingled with the1 funds drawn front' the treasury and placed in their ban# for die' bursements. This has complicated their acv ' counts and embarrassed the settlement of iheea! The laws and regulations securing and en^ forcing the settlement of the account* of <fi%bursing officers, are considered af applicable only to the public moneys received from the ' treasury. It is recommended that these laws should he so extended as to apply to the ac* counts for moneys received from contributions and all other sources. Without some auch> provision, I am satisfied that much delay,and many difficulties will attend the adjustment of these accounts. -.jj There are also other account* which canape he adjusted without farther legislation. Nofund was placed by special appropriation^ the disposal of the Executive, or the. conmiapdfof generals, to meet expenses lor secret pervfcc* or for extraordinary objects. Di*t>ursaiMfM*qf this character are not only usual but indispeav sable in the prosecution o! a war, and partict^ Iarly a fureign war. The collections ip Metieohave been resorted to for these purposes. ,-M is not reasonable to expect that regular vouchers of payment for secret cervices should be produced, and the accounts embracing such items must remain unadjusted, unlesa-.CTongrese should deem it proper to proride^|fl|jp mode.f9T settling them. ;, The allowance of three months' exlrg pay* to all who served in that war has rendered if indispensably necessary to retain in service (Vr temporary Paymasters appointed under thwacf , of the 5th of July, 1838. To prevent delaff and to subserve the convenience of the volunteers, Paymasters have been sent Into the several sections of the country, where tbeetr I rAAfta it>n ra PQ lud/f O nH ZlVlfU Mteo/f ff M - tiwt'fSO ?? * V IWIOVVI UMM U? I? i? vm|? mated ifiat from 80,000 to 100,000 persoos breams entitled to three months' extra pay tmderr the act of the 19th of July last; the greater part of this number had left the service before this provision of law was adopted. The rest increase in the extent of our territory* and In the number of military posts, has induced the Paymaster-General to ask that the additional Paymasters appointed for the war, and who* services were continued by an .let of Cqp* gress, passed at the last session, until the djtli of .March next, may be retained pertmuicrirfl/ in the public service. The number of military posts will probably exceed the number of medical o&cers now authorized by law. Should that lie the case, the employment of physicians in civil Ufc will become necessary. Beside the dilfkofty of procuring such physicians at the point* where they are wanted, the expenses often exceed (be regular pay and emoluments o( army surgeons and assistant surgeons. With a view both to economy and to the Interests of the service, I am induced to concur in the recommendation of the Surgeon General in favor of the repeal of the proviso of the 3d section oi the act of the 19th of July last, so tar tir It relates to the two surgeons and twelve assistant surgeons authorized by the act of the Uth of Febroary, 1847* By such a repeal, the above number ot surgeons and assistant surgeons would be added to the permanent medical staff of tbe army* An carlv attention has been given to otir Pa? cific coast with a view to the selection ofprop. * er points for fortifications, as well una vales* tablishments. A board, composed of officers of the Army and Navy, are now under orders tor California and Oregon, to execute the du? ties assigned to them. The appropriation lor the Army proper, re* quired for the next fiscal year, amount to 94,? 432.280. The estimates f?r the transportation of the troops far exceed that of any other year previous to the war. The increase in thh item is to meet the expense of sending troops to Or<cgon, New Mexico and California. ' The number ofinvaiid pensioners has fn? creased, during the last veftr, 691; fbe whole number on this list is 3,126. More than 60,000 claims hare been presented under the action of the 11th of February, 1S47, for bounty land and treasury script.? About 40,000 of them have been acted oh and nllowpd, 20.000 arc now pending, and ft Is estimated that there am 40,000 yet to be preeent. ed. About 250 are daily investigated and passed. ' > ' An important treaty has been recently rte. gotiated by the CntTTmhtsionera of Idian Affairs, with the Menmhitliesiby which they to ye agreed to cede nil their lands hi Wlseonriti-^