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n ta pon the Con aith.- And - Y sd.to at of 't ht sub - ;tbihe gobd of our State, mepr to bring to your - rmit- me - carne.tly to -you will. join . ne inl fult-thanks. and praises for the mialy and c L tbe-towVed upon darlig the past year. -n6 Portion .of oir -tat'e 614l11d beneath the sc urge of Wiende, uhich walketh in 'av-ohnuse for thankt'uh1ess that ein permitted to enjoy, in rimns, -more than a .usual !ath; and althougih ive have He :Upon to mourn the devas. ruin- whieh marked the the late disastrous 'and un ted 'food, yet wharever its Aigefu'ets were not flelt, a 'rich dtha- vest will reward the r-4f the husbandman. Mrible as lias been the blow to rbs'pprity of our State, by the optiui of crops and bridges on itermourses, and as deeply as 04athizo with those of our 1l. zeits who have sufTered, yet i'ouind to bow sibmissively (6 ncthg rod of our Heavenly Fa udor.to him the homage of 1 rts for whatever , mercies se'en; fit, His- wisdom and sC. .to .v uchsufe to us, His t creatures. es me pleasure to inform you no shm6 flourishing condition of -n 1 3titutions o) Learning * inzny. last Annual Message, nlintnues. -The South-Carolina 1miuderthe judicious and- en. ent of its able Pres Y~~l~ficuient' Corp rathbeenadded 'duringt ear the services of Dr. Reynolds, higi-character, devoted *piety, ant lgih'orudition, amply quality .1r 4flie. exalted station to whieci ~I6j~sbeati enlled, and( which he has 't ~~Ir fille~d with honor to himself, ~~useftulness to the Institution. k~~ Tho ilitary Academies still give nPydroe.of increasing usefulness, and~ \,1dfuir~ to, stanad as enduring mon-, %~lnlents of the wisdom and msunificence' .; fthe State,I in establishing so enlight ed a plait ofeleomosynary edmueatior-. sidies at the Citadel were suts j~j~c e dring a part of the past sum . m,~nerud thil, in' consequencee of' thme 44uYalence of yellow Eaver; hut in im ""tore. steps will be taken to prevent the ~dkbanding of the Corps, by encamping omehealthy .regiom, ini .ease this e ~ cdemio should again visit' the C The addition to the Arsenal, or yhelast Legislature, is com-. ~ 'J,and, with the fornder building, o v~df sfficient caacityf to necom-. a IWt~i'Fonrth Class, (say from cid'6nb hunidred.) S1'o last Legislature authorized the. ' impaos. of 'the South Carolina Col og tobuild a Chapel, prov'ided they ' di4'gnot. call upon it fo~r mnor'e i"' hn :*l0,000. This buiilding, so much no ;has been contracted the by 'ted rnstees at *22,000, and will be 6suficient size to ac3cotmmodalte 1,000 persons. The Trustees have g pid'.*4,000, (the lirst inastahmnent,) * .out of the' Tuition Fund. and have djnurnteito pay *10,000 after the adjoiinmet o the Legislntiure, andl &''the' balanico .when the building is comnpleted. Yon will perceive from 'Mthis statement that the Legislatuie * will be only called upon fori thme ~sm which it authorized the Trumstees ause. As -no app~ropriationi was adfi&e ' for this purpose, and as the I' usitees, acting under thme authoity <~~vn them by the Legislature, have ~raeted for the payment of that jr rter your adjouroiment, I recomn uia that sat- the - present Session fil appropriat ion to meet WO lesve the subject of these e ob herlehed1 Institutions of learnin', - the oma-which has given to your ~"~try some of its brightest 'names, ~ ~dtheother, which, although but in ljt hfadey, begins to show ists practical "utIlIty by giving tor the State the bloies of well-educated gentlemen, wobut for its munificence, might Suw rove1ed forever ia obsciurity onit mi earnestly to invoke for em~fl a ointinuance of your care and lirality 1.Te Bank of' the Stte;, according to . aJipr made to me by its President, jl ighly prosperhuns conditsn.... ptal ms *100,000 more than, last I may be set dtown - 3,5,000 tfed in the V. believe that eit that a bo n 8an over hIntilgence to debtcrs. .1 iave nigt to lean,' however, that ik hais sustnined any losses f'loii s etguse. In some *nstances a long indulgence has.secured tho final :py ment of the debt, amid at, the.smemL time cnabled the creditor to secure i: competence-to his hanily, hen the s.udden calling in of the dIts.i tU.ld have resulted in heavy loses .to the Bank, and brought. rubi and bank ruptcy upon the debtor. It is much more creditable o 't,.e management of this Institution that it shoild have erred in - this particular that it should li\-o vi'oved a relitkiss creditor, by forcing'sales of pnperty at a ruinous sacrifice. If tay real abtses do exist, they ought, most 1er tainly, to be tefornd-. 'ho nistence of tiet in a systeim Is 110 proof that thov are ineideiit to it, or that the sys tent itself is a bad one. The Charters of mny 'iof the Private Banks are about. to expire; and in all, probability application will'be made to you for a renewal of thei. What cver may be thought of the policy of the Banking System, wei e the question of its inltidilction aiongst. its for the first time made one thing is certain, it has so completely interwoven itself in to all our hitAs of business, that to abandon it now would greatly' embar rass the co)nnercial interest, and p roba bly bring ruin on the country. It per haps would be wise to re-charter them all; yet some check ought to be I laced upoin them. I know of no better. than a strong Bank (if the State. -Anoither argunient in favor of its re eharter is the amount of taxes it saves to oiue citizens. During the past year, as I have already -.stUited, its profits. have amounted to $279.725, which of course, has releived our people of thit amount of- taxation. But above ill other reasons why you - should renew its Charter, the fet that the honor of the State is pledged to it should have greater influ ence with you than any thing else.' Wl:en the Fire - Loan Bonds were n .a ' t in England by r ... s it would all pcar that a reiisal to re-charter this Bank, alt least until these Bonds are Ii. qtidaited, would involve ia vio'ation of the >ledges, atffect thbe credit, anid tarn ish ~honor' of the State, which every Carol mi should regard as sacred as Wi tout makinig a positiv'e reegm-' mteindationi On the suldjeet, I suiggesyithe pr'opra'ey of consideiring at time wheth er' it would not, he wise, uinder existing. carenstances, to increase the capital of. the B~ank ot the State. The great in cease of all kinds of bu-iiness, caused by tiur Ilail .1 oads, calls her additional Banking Capital. Some of the large manufheifaturinmg estabhlishniients which havte recently spriung ump amiotgst us, htave been greatlyv emibariratssed diuringr the past summer tor the wvant of Bank aernodation. In thert, the coimplainit (lis erh gnt ont thtis sultcet. .No dbtthis state of thtings will produie a ppl ications for charters for more Banks. Now, as thme Bamnkintg system has ptroved so highly proilitabile, would it ntot be wise to appopiate a large ptor~tion of it to tihe tate, and tihus in al iiesumre free our people from tatxationl. *But a still stronger' reason for an in crease, is to give it the power' o'f acting as a check upon the priva*te lBanks, They are certainly much to b~e dreaaded. if' left entirely untcot~itrolledl. W\hen the condition of the country is prosper. mis, thte temptation to expanid thieir cuirrenlcy, and titus iincrease their profits is almost , irresistible. Suelh expani sionts cause aill kinds of property to as suime a fictitious value, and thte whole countr'y rauns riot in thte wildest specu hations. Scenes of great distress aul ways ibllow such periods as~ these, and is generaul ly hastened antd renderedI skinL muore terrible by the suddeni calling in of' the debts, and the c'ontr'action of the cur reney.. An. expansion always .s it fhr beyond its value, and)1 a contrac tion fir below. Even the price of our~ gr'eat staple cant be atffected by the IBaniks' refusing to lend money freely, andi~ thus serioutsly iniju re tihe planter. There shouald be some1 check upon this i mmtense, this f'earf'ul power. I, know that great fears arec enter. tained as5 to the pioliticald powe~r which a strong Banik of the State would wieil - -but t hese are rathIer imaginary thtan real, ifyou will refleet that it will be entirely under the conitrol oft he Legis latur'e. Its oflicers are elected annual lamnd of course coutld he remnovedl if found exertinig any influence att vari aneo with the true intvrest of~ the 1pe( ple. All the a~rrgmets whlich go to estab~lishr our fears that a corrupting in tluence might be exercised uponou tihe politica of the country, would eliually apply to private Banks. If there is any read danger of stuch influences from moneyed mtonmpofles, i-t is ihr better that they should he under tihe control of the State, tlim that they should con trol *See Mr. McI~nflie 'sttuer ~ o.E sor, Baaiconk Compuation, p. 661. A la Uo uit Iaot gl M such are, ri Ay , nd eliaritabfe stqfftib pid itable to the-hminni tyof'th$tate domandsg-your secial" eA e jiid attention. Juit Ie -reqires thatil sholld agIinLepyft to fou t only-tho edmlanble order ~f ts arrane mo~t, brit tlid 6 ed ~tn'tinra of, th lleers to the delibatO and laborious iulies thoy are called upon to petform. terporiait from tll? Dircetors. 01 the SotIthGarolina Initittite is here With' &ansifted, to which I invite your attettion. Tis' istitnte Cstablishel tfr the encolligomeiI of all the indue trial puranits of' the country, was in coiporaited by an: act of 'the Legisla tire in 1850. One fitir was held Lre vioa to its incorpioration; and two since that time, which have given a mostigratifying evidence of its slttess in proi6tihg the gri-e ihjt for'Which 'it ikas established. %Vhen we reflect how fa- behind mtir Stito has been in the great rae of the improvement of the mechdildi zrts, the exhibition. of iehilen skill and ingenuity, which the fairs of this Institute have devel oped, must be a source of pride did satisfhetion to every one who has the rcnl interests of his country at heart. They have clearly shown that there was no want of talctt or energy on the part of our mechanics, but that it only required some stimulant of t'his kind to spring it into life. - These ex hibitions are 'common to all those States which have been most remarka ble for their improvements in the me clialic arts, tud have received the par. tictilar patronage (if their Legislaturcs. This institution has been established by the private enterprise of its found ers. to effect a great public good; and while it reflects credit upon their public spirit, deserves your patronnge. Since it was founded, the a'rticles otTered foi exhibition have been :o numerous, that no hall can be ifitnd of sufficient capaci ty :to contain them: The necessity .of buildinganother has induced them up oin yot.fior aid to construet it. : By giv ing this aid-you adopt tile most enlight ened plan of encouragingt all the indus trial pursuits of the cotuntiy; but more paiticularly the mechanie arts, which have heretofire been so munch negleet ed. Jlneourage your own mechanics, by bringing the results of their talent. and enterprisc into notice, and14 it wmill lie seen that our State will rival any other inl useful imirprovenient. Neg ley. them and Vouwil Ithat . and award d. The Att{ rney General, at mI re quest, has }i rawn up a report on the sub ject ('f'Pris9ons anid ,Prison Disci. phine.A whieb lie has adided a report on1,tlie Criminal Law. cAs it contains mehid v'aluabule informiation, andr manmy inmportanit suiggestionis, I herewith trans init and invite your attention to it. W ithout pretending to enter hilly n'pon the subject, I will state a few r'easonsl Lto show there ought to beC a change in tihe manatgemen of Pris (ons, and also in the manner of exc cuitions. TIhere is no provision made ihr the separation of the differenit classes of pi'isoners. Th le youth wh "o for t he first timie has been convicted of' soiie smail I 'fenuce, aiid upon wh'loim the puiiiniment of iprisonment miight have so saluatary an effect as to brin" atbout his retirmat ion. if left alone to the workings of his own conscience, is coiifmed with the hardened felon, and, of cotirso, subijected to his p~erniiciomu. iinfluence. Th'le debtor, who is perhaps mnore unifbrituniate than crimrinal, is hierde'd withi the telon andi murderer'. Good senise, as we'll as5 justic and01( good taste, irevolt at this slate of thiings. A~ ebange ought to be made in thie mfaniner of E~xecutionls. All ps/ilie ex ecutions aire dleimoralizing to the comn muniity, and fhil to produce thle eflect uponi it they weie intenided to priodunce. A morbid curiosit~y collects thou. sands together to witness them, and( wuhien the criminal is birought farthi ihr exectioni, thie natutralI symipathies of thme crowd convert him into a hero or martyr. Thuts, much more of' pity than terror is inspired by the ex hibition. Or where, by frequent re Curirence, t hey becoiie famrniliar, from somel strange perver sity of huminan nat ture, a vulgar taste is inspired for them, which is revoltiing to witness. It is a fhmiliar thet, thait during the RIeign of Terror ini Franiice, whien the streets of' Psaria wore flowing with the blood of Innliocent vict imis, thle populaitce actual iy clamnored fir mor~e execuitions, w~hen eaich indi vidual was not sure' but that his head wotihl be the next to be b~rouight to the guillotine. if it is intended to strike terror to the heart of' thie muitltitude, biy witneossing execu tions, tihe very publicity of' theim dlefeats this etid. Mtuch more of ter. ror wounld be iiispired by the knowi edge, that at the tolling oif a bell, or some other sigiial, a hnunian being. wvithiin the nairrowv compass of his cell, was latuched into eteirnity, uan suistaiined in his last dark momients by the symnpathiies of a smrouniding mul.. tituide. 11f the Putnishment of Whipping is to be continuied, that, too, wvere better ddine in private. I dlouibt execdingly, htowet'er, the propriety of this miode of puinishiritnt uiider any circumnstance. R~efbrmnatiot of thy culpiait, (one of the imiportant gudo ~f punishmnt) is th eW10ietlhg ff q yur tf o t!Is d fju uhecut n soved tiia rnetW appeals, and powerfut Infuees brouight to bearmnpotf; lih either to' r~en t or haIgi Bya jdhit resolutilyn ofthfeast Gen eral Asshtbly, it. :Was' requested' to co rtnuinlehte 'with' the Goverhor or Gdorgia oi tid shbject -of the "ob struct t commerce ni" in.ter corse, .WOh. 31h t)Vo State and toI take. ath~ other stops as would lead to a full exposition and. understanding of theorights of'all. parties concerned and to a frank and friendly settlemeti if the wholehiatter." -On -the' 0th :of May,[Iadd'ie~snd a lettet' to his Ex cellency Gocrn'or Cobb, in necord ance with.the spirit of the said joint I. solutioni, ,l requested the. tort. ey General to look iuto the matter, anld repirt to Me what were thI. leg aIIirights of. the parties concerned., have received as yet no direc't re ply from Governor Cobb.-AMy . let ter to him, together with the corres .pondence botween the Attorney Gen oral and the .Executive Secretary of Gorgiit-ithe stateme'it of the -Attor ney General, andae. result of.his l.-gal investigations uf the cise, emn. bodied in ,the firm of a Report, a e all herewith. transinitted. -I thhiik It, however, proper to state, that the question of the boundaries between thle tw. States has lost much of its interetnt present, since on aI r rangement has been made by the President of the South-Carolina Rail IRond Compahiiy with the city author itics of Augusta, by which a free pas sage across 'the Savannah river is secured to the. Company. It gives mie . pleasure to in form you that the Rail Roads of our State arc rapidly progressing. The Clumbia- and Charlotte Rail Road, and the King's Mountain Road, are completed Although heavy damages were sustained li the Greenville RMad from> the late freshet, they will soorti be repaired, and, plyder the energetic man agement oti.ts:,-Presiderit and Direct ors, will er .ongbe completed --The Manchester lon- it also progressing rapidly. Already do we see the' po tent el'ect of these Roads in develop ing the res iifes of the States and springing Ilife the energies of the peopje. t prosperlty which foi lows in dheric ta -is io longer proble. intical. . itnesses of it are all aronfd ) uL this grand sys tem, whi.. r. A m is Ifen fo w - ild eructh they must he it h coimiiirce of t i .ys, of -thle West is poured -into: .thar.st on. This can eaisily be efl'eetedl, by pursuing a liberal and enliighitenied policy towards them -a policy wdiahy oft the age int which we live. T1he golden .opportunity to commlianld this trade is within r'ench. Charters have been granted by the several States through which it will pmass for the Blue Road, which is to cross the Rlabun Gap. anid extend through Clayton and Franklin to. C2al houn, where it wvill intersect the Kniox v'ille and Dalton Road. Throngh Anoxville a communication will be openied with Cincinnati. (as a chart er' has been granted by Tlennessee for a Road to the Kentuchy line, and a Compyany is fh'rmued in Kentucky to carry it on to Cincinnati.) A road is now im protgr'e.s to connect Calhoun wvit hi .Chatanaoi ga.* Fro m Chmataniooa to Memphis, a road has aiready been built, and thme Chatanooga roa'd conneicts it with Nashlville. A road is also about to be muade between Nash v-ille and C'airo. - Thus you will perceive that if the Blue Ridge road i built. commenecing at Anderson Court Ilouse and extend ing to Calhoun, Charlestoii will be con nected by a system of Roads, not only with Cincinnati, but, with Memp~his and Cario, two imiportant poinits on the Mississippi river ,anud at a distance fron each other, ectual to thie entire breadth of' Te'nneesee, anmd nearly one.third of' Kentucky. All the immense trade which the Mississippi and its tributa r'ies brinlg to this important point, to gether with that of the fertile regions through which thiesei roads amid their numerous aeedecrs pass, must find its outlet through Charleston. A t-a single glance you mst perceive thfe muagnifi dient prospect it pr'esents. It, wvould be suicidhal policy in our State, not to se cure this gigantic commeree. now that it is within its reach. But to secure it, the Lecgislaiture must subscribe liberal ly. So great are -the advantages it presents, so great thme prosperity which it will brinug, the State o uld well af t'ord alone to build this only link which is now wanting in this mighty chain. But there is no call for this. Charles tori, I am inifbrmnd, will subscribe halt' a million, and even more, if' neces sary. Enough has already been sub scribued in North Carolina to secure the Charter- of that State, aiid Tennessee, by her general system of liberality to her roads, gives $8,000 per mile. As deeply interested as all these States are in this grand~ schieme, none are so deeply so as South Carolina. I there fore reconmmend that you subscribe a million of doillrs to this road, or even more, i-f' it be necessary to, complete it. Ev~en if' the stock never paid a dollar of' interest, it. wonid lie a judicious ex pendituire on the part of' the Legisla ture. But f'rom the th't thiat it must inevitably be thu gmreat thoroughfare ' inei t.ect b t rAotng la is a.great Stste mater t fvela the interet ofta rleu1n wv-ll >.vre promotedth ainy othiseton onf our Statebhtt tWeQeth ic be poured in lii a till r t'd throughout its 6 earo etl. (There is alo b1feve, aproject'or0 footto-exfdrd th Chieette 1Ioasho to~ eamintin iptiIitn of tis ade Thesfe t' projeth nat - in firo with each oterad ihre gre ogit. tiint to be considercd entagoniitace, hut rather assistsyg each otier in carry ng out agatid plain aimprovemnent. When opplieatiii mJi mdeda-Abr ast-, ance to extendithis road;hiaN&li/ orality 'orghit to be'ectdedt it The State canuiot eppendtIdeheb money in the construcion.af al Roads, providing tliev are judeio16y64. loculed and econwmiclly, built; fbi eve ry dollat will b returull; fni--fold to the citizen by the adVintage theyfa ford. Nor.will It be necessary to tax the people fir this purpose. Uorrrow the. money, and the ronds tleibelves will soon pay the interestuntd gradually tldidte the debti. fit pursuance of Act of the last lgis lature, the State C-n6ventiloi met at the appointed time. The proceedings of that body, together with the expe1 ses incurred, are fierewith transnitted to you in accorlatee with its request. Perhaps there never wats a body as sembled under circumstances (if so much embarrassient, nild which called for am exercise of aenh prudenoe, so gaelty, aid devotod patriotisino oil the part of its imcmbers. 'ITewameeau. ses of complaint agiinst the Federal Governnn-n" t which called it virteIiti, still existed in ftll force.., No evidence had been given that its onwar_, pro gress towards a tonsolidated despbtisin was stayed, odrlthat any barridihad been creeted against; that tide of finiti. cism, which, wyitli fearful.rapiity was still rolling -ouwzird, ihivatenhig the overthrow of the, institutions oif the. South. No security was aflordei ui that we should not forever remain in a state-of vassalage to the Federal Gov erminent, paying . far beyond .our just proportion of its expenses, and reeeiv ig thr less than our share of t he. beanI-: fit of its expenditure. m-jo I be lieve ttusfn1nglias take n pace in the feeliligs and opinions of the peO. plq r ouh tiite$ i~h~ nnitvdkal burnmg -:pr iviled1. I1ut1d1i.. and ty sti:Ifi which have blasted the uess dr av a gloi-ous cause, IL d rid.thead among us, amnd 'paralyzed our stregb. One .party believed that the time had comei whlen every conisideration of plcy~ and duty requiredthat the State should act, evenr thouigh it should istamd alone. Another p arty believed the separate action oaf the State would be ruinous, and that the co-nperation of the oither Southern Statesq, whyose iter ests and destiny were the same as ours, could and wouuld he obtained. No doubilt baut that boath parties were lion eset in their conlvictions, that the policy rlumenliiC~ded lby each, would redound to the welthre oif our State. The dis Cus'sieon of these conflicting opIlinins preadneeed the bitterest party feeling. Amid the ednvulsive .throes of this fierce strife,, the question of our wrongw anud coalmmon dagesshiould have mni ted in closest bonids, completely pros trated and paralyzed, not bay the* force and power of the enemy, but by their own internal strifbs. It was too plainly seen that an~y action uinder existing cir cumnstances, could end in noathing else biut sel t-destruction. Many a bold and gallant, heart, that had never quailed lbfo the poewer of the Federal Gov ermenmmt, grew. thint at the prospect, and shrunk from the thought of civil strit. Thei people haa, by a large majority, prassed their verdict algailast seperate secession, in the election which had beena recently held for members to a Southlers Congress. Undler these ci r enmstanaces, the Conaventioni met. The only Course w.hich wisdom and, patriot isma could suggest .was pulrsuled, name ly, to heal the wounds whicha had late ly been inflicted, and re-unite the State. I can. but congratulate you'on the hap py resillt. The mremibers of that Con ventioni, actuated by a spirit worthy ot the palmiest days of our Commcon wecalthi, determiined to bury all bitter fielings which had been generated by the late contest, ad act with an eye single to the good o)f the State, under the circumastuances which then existed. Nor do [ think, in effreeting this great ob'ajeet, that any sacrifice of. principle was involved. - The principles whIch have over been held dear amongst us, were not only re-affirmaed, but set forth in the solemnit farm (of an Ordinance. -But sincerely as I feel the . gratifica tioan of announcing to you that the State has been united, I must call up. oan you to remember that our safety has not yet heent secured. The storm w~hicha one day or other, is destined to burst upon us, is still brewing. The great feature of the Comnp romise, which iniduced oui sister Southern Slates to accept it, has been openly violated. Ini one of the Northern States, the F~ugitive Slave Law has beeni nullified; and in all the others it is but a dead lettern A bjrutual. mur der of a slave-holder bia been the ro sult of anu attempt to reclaim aslave dlofati4sik il mWr~seir, an )tl~ h i g e1 fV im 1n iwor eepy my eple the de e1stOnl to uhidh uui- piliha p cnsi aipcinilira sly t, Godt ueirid that I aihould fuI~ lo a fiandf' the igiin te~lse ft~ar dife ,ng ein tnading'.lt toduw. Oura deginy ggin veal or ia oe iR coundted-Ihhfla w- ole 26tith1 rtathe aggresiis (Phich Ailisurily condei all emninee: 'our si~~ Sratatthorn Staites thaut thu *anditiation 'ipon which not only the prospri ff'rthe Soth, butae lcpbii caniitself deea, is no longr ant . in the nnion. Then we 'nay hope that they will riae in the aijes ty of their strength and spirit, nad in enn tionwith us, eiter 1ee to :ihts tobe espieted iniithe Unioi,ofr oakunr place as a Soudali Confed. erney aniongst the naotions of It h enrth. in the snear.timie, let us; u nite, liehrt and il; incarrying out thpse great schuieme of insternal ituprveinent, by wich the veioath iod rbhources of our State will'boa developed, and thua give ituaiahpower atid strength of lthih It'i& capjale JOUN IT. MEAN$S 111 terville, S.b Ca, JOHN T. GREEN, DITrn TUE8DAY, NOVDERR'3B 5152. g 6* Thi (ovnnr'siIo8 1yle , publish tbis week er legt as prechuile.;our usual variety. <W have no space even to o er a commn t tpon it. * iirlOur Legi Imure is att wrblt as yet h quiotationus ps the cnrren trate'~ the el s of the nmarketyesteiday In. fe.rior to Good Ordinary.8 a 8' pI; Mid. dling to Good Middlin 9. a 9 14; Middlig Fauir 9 1.2; Fatir a Fuily Fair O 5.8 a i 3-4. iarA of I e. On Monday morning last about eight o'elock our citizenalre alarm ed lby the'ery of fire, which wa fi n to spread from a* building in Washing ton street oeunpked by Mrs. DorLK. There was a rush to tihe spot, nd the fire which was confined to the. furi niture of a bed-stead .was promptly extingtuisbhed. H-Lad i been allowed to progress one half our vilage woulkd have been laid in iships ina a fecwhou.a. Stena Mlil Bowa Up.. On Monday 22nd instant the boilers of the Steam Saw Mill belonging to T. J. COOnLAN, near our village, ex. plodedi tearing; the building to pieces and instantly kiiling 16iegr and wvounding two others so soeeely that they died in the course of a few hours. There wore two or three wIte men present who escaped with broken limbs and severe bruises. We seemn tohave fallen within the past nteek into a chap-. ter of accidents the end of which we have not yet reached. Terribple Caauny. As the passenger trdin from Charles toni wasi passing over the rondc a hort distance beyond the Wateree on FriL day evening last the trestle work over a narrow creek gave way zind a scene of wreck and ruin took place such as we have never hitherto been enlled up on to describe. .The tender >was thrown fromothe embankmenit nd 0ifth. pletely upset, and the remainder of the train rushig iinto the chasm, sev iral of the ears were dashed in pieces against the tiinbhers, of 'thd trestle-work. The passen)ger car,. which was filled with. passengers, and among thern many la dies, though much shatteredi was stilj in a measure presered from~' the general wreck, but thie ear wlleh' Im mediately preceded it, was hurled vio lently against the embankment upon the opposite side of the ereekc, and the few passengers who were .within )t were6 overwhelmned -bythelumber. boxes, tiron, and trunks, l hck er driven upon thorni as theea n an. almost per;en , a hns i ~r~n n .- -I " ft.ts y t of teps~g4~l 'sawu naV~ amf --ie -41 0kek rn podii~ti;i some two or thro tennnit as madtos n Ei aidero-Ie h D iequdit4 lasln (01:. ......n.. thestory, was un finally madd b where she part ii the AV 1 crrofithe Chaii9~~~ apd nire attentions, nd ~es mnrnd l ady trli -j a a,. th't-h urn donat cie saItir or crak FX A e~n) t) h i' fromSoallCans~o siithin t l* sootha e" W nunst eda1' our a% clifli L cqrai sty portop vciofg es rigameompooN ..Tii hat extd het ul ridiculeortohhi o ien in au~i ande scse m --~a et sf theu a,' qearliy sl*htie hade sld ne rndtercted Nii~ld aubnhig out.ir' aidiblok he 10 ofal oeal jeIs beinr amngne b andgams ar antiqufit bareed netarly s~thesn~~C andeda dowtb hatiargud8es, i vi Spadrmd wii lub'~~' a heloegd. e':li sheyal aewerd agnstn?n im ~ no~