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8 ONTE IBR AN NE Ls EUBL NED ~rEIID iM5 Y MORN ING SY -OGN & FRANCIS. TERMS, W OL.ARS in advance, Two Dollars ahd Fifty Cents at the expiration of sii nionthm, et*3Vkvt Dellars at the end of the year. Woopaper discontinued until all arrearages are PAID, unless at the option of the Proprietor. - Advertlseinents Inserted atSEVENTY 'it Cents per square, (12 lines or less,) for irt, and half that mum fur each subsequent nuirtlon. The number of insertions to be marked On al Advertisements or they will be publitaed until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accorli l~. t.g N F. DOLLAR per square for a single usertlon. Quarterly and Montty Advertise sients will be charged the same as a single in ertion, and somi-monthly the saise as new once New York Spring Fashions. The Ladies of New York 1have been soje tine on the qui vioc, with regard to the spring fishins, and their anxie ties were relieved by the notices tha:t appeared in the Herald of this week, that on Thursday their friends the mi. liners would be prepared to satisfy their curiosity. The day being thus named, visiting parties were imade up among th.ladies, and, on the part of the niilli ners, there has been the grieatest dis plays of energy to honor thiiem with a visit. On the part of both, expecta. tions were wrought ip to the highest pitch. ~ But, alas ! they were doomed L to disappointment. The day, the great. day, was most in Auspicious, being chilly and windy. To enhance the discomforts, the Street Cominissioner, failling in politeness to the fir sex, had made no arrangements for having the thoronghfares cleaned, and the consequeuces of such neglect may .be easily conceived-the dust rolleiupbefore the wind in clouds; at the corners of different streets, particu larly, the pedestrines had sore trials, for their clothes were covered and their eyes became filled with dust. The la dies wisely forebore venturing out un dei anch circumstances. A few, how. ever, who were unable to restrain their anxiety to see the fitshiuns, satisfied their curiosity, without being inc. nye nienoed with the dust, by the help of carriages, snugly enscunced in which they bade defiance to the weather. Thus, in the neighborhood of those stores in Broadway, Canal, and conti guous streets, which had been adver tised as containing the, fashions, lines of vehicles were stationed all day, anid, as some drove off with their occu pants, others drew np. The show rooms of the advertised storee presented a truly gay appear ance. There were displays ( bonnets, capa, hats, and inantillas, of more col oro...tho. the rainbow, and the eyes of the visiters knew not on which to rest, nor which to admire the most. The gaiety of the scenes was enhanced by the bustling about (if the milliners, and the pleasure and delight which were dlipsyed on the faces of the elegantly ..e~ssead is,.who were surveying the difterenVarticles, and ever and ation ex. amnining wvith unalloyed gratifiention a hat that had particularly struck thier fancy.. 'I he prevailling fashions were hats with .trimmings on the ribbons, em broidered capes trimmed with ribbons, deep fronts, close crowns. Straw bont nets were in abundance and werc trim med more than nsual. Leghorn were adorned wi-h fe-athers; ofthers were trimmed with flowers and fe~athecrs; orape bonnets had many flowers ouit side, and were expensively trimnmted with white flowers; green silk bon-) ets trimmed with lilac. V'ery few green bonnets with feathers. French hats, trimmed with ribbons and flowers, which, it is supposed will lhe very much worn, as also a light and dark shade of liinen hiat. Lilac taimnmed with white blond and flowers. Black veila~ will generally prevail. The hats generally were made with Ihlliing croWns, rising at the top, close at the eirs, and principally ribbon bo niiets, very thin and gossaLmer like. Many hats, with wreaths all around and orina mnented with gold ribbons, parItilarly in the case of straw bonnets, the eflet of which will be considerably height ened. The mourning fashions consist of rich -mourning millinery mantles, chimisettes, habits and rich flowers. The bonnets are full, anid there are ve Ty few with cap crowns. There were nf thin lace and straw. Tihe mantles have points arnd ruffles. Mantles are, generally, of the yoke Talma shape, and of various colors, suitable to the dresses of the wearers. Such'are the'spring fashion s.--N. Y. Herald. A new mode of Grafting.- A friend .from Massachusetts has cornmmnicated the following mode of' grafting the peach on the willow, and assumes us .that be has seen the experimenit sute oessfully triedl. Bend a willowv short until the t w~o ends take root and grow in the ground. Then bury a peach stone midway lbe. tween, antd when the young tree at tains a height to intersect the willow above' cut a slit in the latter, pass the peachtwig through it, and close upi the opening with the preparation com monly used in grafting. A short time thereafter, cut off the peach sterm tun derneath, and it will continue to growv out of the willow. Nzw Yong ErTRAAoANC.-At one of the New York city hotels, a inarchant doing business downu town has toomns for which he pays fotur hun 4red and eighty dollars a week. His family consists of five persons. WSear PoZVT.-Among the appoint menta made to the West Point Miii tary Academy, to take effect on the 1st of June, ame the names of James HI. pawo and Pau1 J- Quattlebaum, of Navxt Force of United States.. SWe learn from the Naval Regisci that ,our. naval force. imade.up as ful.' Eleven Ips of "the line, carrying eight hundred and sixty guns. Twelve frigates of the first and one of the second class, carrying five hun dred and sixty-four guns. Twenty-one sloops-of-war, carrying four hundred and two guls. Four brigs carrying forty gns; also four sehoonirs carrying (vCR gims. Five steam frigates carrying forty guns; four st-amers of the first class, carrying eighteen guns, and seven sten'nters less than first class, carrying five guns. Five store-ships carrying twenty four guns. This gives a total ofseventy-five ves sels of all kinds. carrying two thousand and fburteen guns. Very many how ever are still in cornission. The active force is divided into six squadrons, as foblows: The home squadron, commanded by Commodore Newton, consisting of the Columbia, Saranae, Albany and Cy an, carrylig ninety guns. The Pacific squadron, commanded by Cominodore Dulaney, consisting (if tie St. Lawrence, Pourtsimouth \Warren, ind Southanpton, carrying cighty-eight guls. The 1l editerranean squadron, com manded by Commodore Stringhain, consisting of the Cunberland, San Jacilnto, Levant, and St. Louis, carry img iuiety guns. The Brazil squadron, commanded by Comni.odore McKeever, consisting of tile C. ngress, Savailmalh, James town adll(] Relief, carrying one hundred and fourteell guns. The African squadron, commanded by Commodore Lavalette, Colsistiig of the Constitution. Germantown, John Adams, Dale, Alarion,? Bainbridge, Perry and Vixen, carry one hundred and thirty-nine guns. The East India squadron, Commo daIre Perry, consisting of* the Vermont, Mi-:simsippi, Susquehinna, Powhiattall, Macedonian, Plymouth Vandalia, Sa ratoga and Supply, carrying one hun dred and eighty-six guns. The steamer Michigan, with one gun, is on he lakes; the Dolphin, with ten guns. is till special service; the Vincil nes, John Ilancock and Porpoise, car rying thirty-three gulls, have beeni tIe tailed for a surveying expedition ill tile North Pacilic and the Watter Witch for the exploration of the La Plata. SIKaLA GEol.OGIcAL FACT.-At MIXdena, ill Italy. within a circle of four miles around the city, whenever the cartih is dug and the workmen ar rive at the distance of sixty-three fe-at. they come to a bed of chalk, wilicl they bore witi an auger. five feet deep. They then withdraw from the pit be fore the auger is removed, and upon its refraction the water jursts up with great violence, and quickly fills tile well thus made, the supply of water Ui4lg~neitler itlectedv~' rains or droughts . At the depth of fo)urteeni feet are ounld the rinfs of anl ancient city,--ouses, paved streets, anid Ma sonic work. llelow this again is a layer of eartht, anld at twenlty-six feet. wallnut trees are fifiund enltire, withI leaves and walnu (ts up '1n liem. At twenlty-eighlt feet soflt chalk is fiund, and below this ve'getabiles alnd trees. CA.mFON.\.--We see It stated that tile division of Cailifbrttiia itsto t hree seperate Sltates is 11(4w (ontelmnplated and pres.sed there. A maj4 orit y of the Legislaturme, it is said, will 4ordler a Stte ( *iinventionl, at11l uponl that Con venltOilli will idi eend the liodel, Inlannier. anid b~olmduries- of div isionl. TheC thlree States are toi be nlameid "'Sierra,"' tile lmlunltain idivitionl, wh'chl has ablout ~23.000~ inll~haitmt ly the la1st eens.us; ("Californiai~," u hi has 207.0 :8, maii "Tuliare," the Soluther iad aboul~t sevenl andm a half milhons' of taxablie piroperty. Thlis Souther ~State ofI Tuhare.. in the diviision, it i conitempilated by lla nuto tihe oienmpanlts to make L a lavc Sta:te of(, anid oie of tile obhjects of pressing the division is to e'stali sh slaverv there. the 1211h inlstant savs: .Spanaiih Jatcks.-he U. S. Mluii, (Capt. dlake I lazli. left yest erday mingill( wvithI twen41ty-tivye Jaclkasse's aboa mrd ih a stiock raise'r ill MAlayvile, liy-. They weICllrelurchsed in( old Spain, and4 ship ed4 to Chalrl estionl, S. C.., andi from11 thence to C (hat tanIooga, via tile rail1 r' dl, to) Nashlvi lie. anmd from Nashv1%ill e here onI the~ U. S. 31ail. The0 idea' of seni ding J1aeks frioml the Soulthr 1111seaboailird to tile illtIeroir oif'a Wiesten Staito by tile 1. S. Mlail,' is rath~er a singn~ihir idea tot somel piersons thei capacli ty o f l'inele Sam's "pouh. ing (once withI a young Cailviniistic miniister, wais ilnried that. lhe could 11..vere reaceh I l'avenl linless lhe was born agauin! "1 hiave enpeieced~i that chanlge,"' added the Cal1viisit, "and1( n14ow I feel noi alnxiety "And soI ( you hleen hlave bornl againl ?"' said his (co1ilipanion, "Yes, 1 trulst I hatve." "W~ell, said tile genitlemanil, eyein~g him rathler attenitively, "1 don't, tinlk it wvould huit, you, young man, to be born o1Cnc mre ! A hlotel is ablout, to be erectedl in Albany eight stories highl. A personl seatedi inl an1 elegant, arranlged ear, strikes a beli to indicate tile floor to wicih he desires to be conlveyed, where upon, by meanls of a steam "dummny,', theoy are elevated to the proper teri nus1 in double quick time, thle.ieby ob v'iating thle dithiculty experienced in "gtting up stairs." [san 'Aboi tionaist tiGentlemaan. 'The Now York Mirror, in ani artiele )h abolitionists, having used the sen ence 'We have yet to learn that an tbolitionist is a gentleman,' received iext day ithe following note: To the Editor of the Evening Mirror: DRAR SiR: The abovo paragraph I it, froin your paper of yesterday. It :s either a sentiment believed by you :>r an unwairanted slander upon a iole class of your fellow-citizens, in luced by the sin, real or fineied. of ,ie. IU ihe tirover, your self-respect would forbid your advertising fmr ine, l'or I am tn 'A bolitionist'-it the lat ler, my self respeet forbids my adver [!*sing M your paper. If ten you pre for to lot the remar-k go) unretniete.1, please make up the bill of T. S. 1er ry & Co., to date, florward it for pav ment, and discontinue the advertite ment. Respectfully, '. S. BEturY, 297 Broadway. The Mirror replies as follows: As the above contiication is :i Iressed 'to the editor of the liirr'r, itd not marked private, we take it fo pann ted that the writer desire's t f1ll beiefit of' a public atvowal (f hiitel I' 1s nll 'Abolitionist.' Iistead tf re tracing the expression iuoted froim thei Mirror, we unhesitatingly re-as sert the fiet that 'we have vet to learn that an Abolitionist can be a gentle man.' We will confess, however, that our personolal acquatintance. With mlen of that deserip'tion is very limited, and may have been unfortunate. We have not the honor (it knowing Mr. Berrv; but on inquiiy at the publication oilice of the 'Mirror, learn that he is an igent 6r the sale oIf Pianothrtes tiu1tetir ed in Boston by Messrs. ilallet, Da vis & Co. In order to diaw sharply the lint' of distinction indicatetd by the tremna'1; at whihel Mr. Berry feels Iiis 'self rv IWt' irritated, it is necessar to definie' itlt meaining of the teri 'A bolitionit' a term, ini ourt uiIdetstanding of the WOrd, Of blackesIt reproaeb. What, theiin, is it to be an 'Almli tionistT' It is, in tle first place, to be a traitor to the Constitution), which re cognises slavery. It is to he a vittla tor of' the hw eniactedti for the rclaima tion of fugitives fr61om1 service. It is to be a violator of tie law eiieted for the reclatuntion of fugitives fim ser vice. t is to lie an instigator to ser vile rebellion-a stealer t t'egroe a d isturber of the peace-a prootter of bloodzhed-a destrover (f the Vn ion of' the States. Aholtionisiit leals direetly to all these eiihtitities; and there is lit) esCape friomu the issue. Caln the advocate .f such a cautse bw a geiitlemaian. We think not. Still less -an lie be a Chritian. And what are the habits aid an ner; of the Abolitionists! Rend their journals; listen to their spec lies; look .t their speckled conelaves, werl Fred. Douglas, Abby Kelly, and Horace. Greeley pour tomlt the f'oulest slmi rs-up saderivh t-ames f the n iationi; trtailutcig alike thte dead kathiers of the Repubhlic and ine livin'' ieteinders at' the ('t~,isituto. ;\ theise Ilbelie'rs tit' \VaItigia, \ b ter', ani d Clay----thlese~ revilers at' the lnovertiinenit altid euniteruners at law~ We dlraibt, evten it ..1 r. ierrv. nevnat >f Btutton ptiantoirtes, wouild ~lie Wit . /;uu/. Saiii blackbirties are' in t 4.\;a:1 ly to otrt tase.. Iti'i'titt.An ill.n~-n I)tli.\ie I n I lttii'.o th laiv l'isad~t \t:'t ii i t Ia uiin kelt eleret' ott [.. ni leet and I the eagernetss tt Seenr ei n. rtslii is fur?' ils nay aniet . ; l'tt trea ion, its ea lian triwalhI na Iu es. ddthe onrliatrt lytlht iitta Vet I ht'i i st lir. Wies it t Itwver h ato! hi I hatipot in ofil ti heln~ be settle to Iliegtn is~ci iturt lttn-e :tnrt ies\ nintoiand Manilt ter ttiital, wtt-. l' notiut~ i mvuir aotrelt, ih the rea-'l~ on thaJt the~0'W pointutf conecion wit thel Nrthtat enat lin has noV t ve bee\t ti lWe hoe,thttv, t Iimt Libis dilli' uy wlt at e settled', to thetstisht fbohpris Aii~ thce lt 111o Motiilay iat. the Ureeki to teedyi hs rac and all. tn ixceptmtone't orf tou malltgtps tw- h'ic At. tthislo plae, yesteray ;d th radeinbtween uil(il lBrinuih and' thlisae wasuttu 'tle(S~tt tt l ingineer's et Tsthe hole graeu'i iding y romI'. tear. pigtion veti'. v I.ttit ihtr tia ;.O in hlut, threie'o mius imob til ert. mis air ie. h rotvwe t have it i oei t' bing proetsdof one prtaojet.-Chr.t AWshcpita nton thsette11r r in thest Y.enJoural oftCotomerce itsay eem: heei That y wtith Gy iIireat Bit in ~ lhe 10 tonutualccion f the ight toiLC~ tpeopleltc n of hcin ry tisot oldn-a anu, ieasur. e ihsm p positioluyeteray Sbut' iUaroln-be rtic kniedg-day, orecptole tirst srei sfion CT th eaoubiti beievetid, vaue, ripesthawerrwiethro the rai' f dfen of the seann, beigq.m THlE S141 ER IIA NN ER Bumtevile; " a J I'CIIARDSN LOGAN, EDITOII. TUESD4Y, APRIL S, 1853. COTTON IMARCKET. Charleston, April 4. The sales since our last quotations show an animated demand at advanced price.,, Ite news from Europe being of a eleering Character. We noW Iquote extreme 1icei at from 8 14 to 10 3.4 eei.ts. We learli 14 3 lIl Tl raI'll fron)i Balti more, that !rs. Fn.Mor-: wife. of the Exl'Tisident, died on 'I'iursday last, and also that Mrs. .ss. wif of, the Mliebligan, lahst week. Tlm ur of C'onnn l'leas for Ibhis i it rict ill con Inencee itIs Se-Sion M) A14d114y11 ' next ; lis iollol Judge WAD.AW is expected to preside. 1'atal Acidenmt. On Tiursday eveniing last a negro boy, the property of Mr. Jons S. lThen ARnSON, of this Distrit, was run over b~y the. Wihinington and Mlanchester train 4of ears, ablout throo mliles below tojwn and inl-ta ly k illeA. It up pers froim all Ilat we can gather that. the )oy was lying aslee just outside of the rails inl such a position as not to Ibe Seel Iv the Enineer, uitil the cars were 14.1[illy 1:', on hlim -. %% hell it issup po1-ed tha:t the negro awokde, and rais ig his had. was stnick by one of the wheels, which caued his instant. death N() b-lamne it Seems ean be attached to the Enlog.ineer. Good Tobacco. We have received from 'Mr. V. S. FIr~rnsos a sample of some very good chewing Tobacco, with an intima tion that lie has one hundred boxes of the same sort. Very well friend EP'r usoN, our supply will be soon exallsted, when we Shall expect Some more, our friends are very fond of the article. The Firt of April. This day devo;ted to ftim and mis chief did not pass tl' without its usuial a1ccom))palni ment of tric'ks, and man priiks vCre !:1yd upon the unwary, someZI ofI u~ b.ih ena:I'-J. much4. laughter and lenoein aa-snCals tn 1 u s n y h h l sl weI fin 1 lh. lf."1.wi:..; in th. ,Son/~hcrn A *audi-ted' n!1 varnu corner 4 40!' banlloon a 4nsioni, wh lichi carr'4ied, we be!!eveA . eertain of (4nc friends (In a wild.14444 - yo .ex1iition 54on)twhere4, but If those whoI went.C te 14 only oblee:a their 1 taking tij unwarrantale 1Ind oiut ofil tiela Sj14 ney eriu, wasit e wh :i ..'d of e ne." The d ill' retce in'tw)) n wt-eve :s the tOfotrner wafs, th~t we I . W.l a r of4 1t'''i3.t wh4ilLh bro ll a'' respon.e fr1( n the Ibirs idderC' of'an w Iiii d . 5Utte; '.u'itl he t e he twli oil 1(jit'siaied t1 o di50, wuihen acpomi nnt iize~nu stpped lint te ring, wth~t wasi Itherinen sirit three d.iffernth par kns on b'idp 'I00titoug itc was kept a pr5t.nn ant ti'tret IIil lw entw. dThi it arlya tobinh the : nlit ldcp '\ lier,' . li .tC Illt.C o " l i e' m~pid h-'t'ii ' te elldst.-:ric o t t li114111 Tierit'. a 41 1stI the C t -l n All t hi o-li:-. lV 4 d bidIdt4in 81,15 ' was procai. / i a iludg vice: ine ~ac vnei. lliayeeascn From the Choraw Gqzeuf... -Awful Calanalty T startl.ipg inte)ligewe -reach gd this pace yesterday moining 11 10 o'glock that the jail of.tI Distri;ct was consumed by ;fire, together 'wi all the prisoner 1nfined within. s walls. This relo' was soon after confirmed by the IbIlowing letter, to which we refer for particulars CIESTEHFIELD. C. I., larchi 29, 153. James Powell, Esq., Dear Sir: The Chesterfield Jail was consumed by fire this in, ring'1 about 3 o'clock, ring~*u the live ofS, eigit prisoners. The tire was first discovered in one of the front roonis, used as, a cook room. Whenl fir t disc!o\ivered it. was theni too lite to render assi.-tane-,- to the prison e's Up stai rs, Sollficient to enable them to miiake thirL Lecae. The I. nmes 44, those nnaumed are: Alandavile 11. iall, I tbert Dickson, .h-hn Parr, 1'rances Al. I hal , \VmI. Groomns, 'Alaleemn Martin, Mrs. Mar tin, wvife of, Maleaml AMartinf Johnl M1arlin, biotel of 'Il alcomua NIart in. 'lie lst two were oni a visit to \laleii Martin. .aines V. Jowers :nid Iichard Dickson, were discharged yesterday, so they escaped. W. W. Campbell was in the debtors' room and was turned out in time'to be saved. Every exertioin was used to save the lives5 4ofi t he fprisonris and building, but aIlI fiiled. Yours &e. J. C. CPAIG. IU.r1 Imon0, A pril 1. SHIMaus 1 IVeL-1.ui i.r l'r SA.N It"AN. -Adv ices have been rece'iveil It New. York fioin -tlSan Juan d Nicargua, whicih state that the A merican ship Cy cne, seized that place on the 12th ult., aid that the aithorities protested against t he act. and resigned, Two ves sels h: been sent-one to Bliefilds, i tiwn if tii AhIe' Mosilnito Territory, and the otiher to .b nica-to give infirma. tioI to the li itishI authicirities. The in hablitants had oirg:mized Coin ini t tees of Vigilance. TIh eXcitcliient geLv out of the diflictieis' that existed with the Nicaragua11. Trans'it Compilany. froi I havana state that Mr. Kinlg pro poses to sail foir Mobile on the 1.t of April, s e has a ho .rrir of rvuing in a foreign land, and entertains 1hp of his recovery Mr. II'us Portter' nle a successful (xperiniiei in pioipieling a sinall ar9. portu round the inside of (Carsi's sa. loon. in Wl :hingn, Iy steam power on Satulr day. T0he WIashinigton Rc. T se this niiniature, syl1phlike ves !ei, with hts gay and airy'saloon filled withi aultmIti paegers, (looking out at the vindilow;.n)acially elevated inl the atmosl hLoee and. paddling its way inl an directioll by% StO3arn power, accoling to tIhie dictates of its own hlm'. tends to strengthen "the hope le (1iiihg projtector o t1Is n lians of1 :eialu navigation may suc eied ini briniging it to a pran teal result. MIr Porter ;ars to lbe san~giuie that a1 mnlh'hne~i iin this pincipile can be co)n. ii r1(1d ena~ of ma:kinig twvo trips t ( Caii a1a :ulback in the course a ' weIk c'airrying two pundri~ed pats nger"ci; thutis, at oniie hun id re( d olrs a iethi redizinig a sang proliit on the ini. iet mt. hFxfLerimeni'ts 11ponii a large sIae w10i' however, best proive the pan-t ialiutilityv of this nwd*e of' .'erial b t '--t t ln.:h uit h all of' the b '- a-. in I )ilket, raid, .hew ha' a enlld cour't n~~.\\ h:'.e not hieardl * nt ' /,a*/tin ('!7 de nI I.w/ //i. ,n.i rver the Bas b or . t 1r hled ir two aih . I -a n * ilmni t he thri Irs !i h tlim. Il /h caughIt and pass ed lhe. lhen s'topp ed dead and w~as dlis tii aned.1 Thous~ands of dollars were lost on the resulIt. Pase in To 'ssx~.u rzrmzm CITT. zmt.--The I ).partmiient of State, ini ans-wer t' an apptlient ion iinadie by thet L~caIin\' i1.liei..hit ti bemeaf of oe <-1' a - it i i:iii.ihay decidd th t nh I ltii.: e a('ove r et en nt gran: Ii r: Ii n. withiythe pro siring t i ti'iaborvlfiwho the only dechif thc titlion t benmun cii ile hN ' 'flers. T-hea umna at u ustid hii ta 4. tnd \\ a certnifuice'ofe cien Iishit -i indof Lebe an passot an3 tha (::o 1.Thi. isimotnt, Sinte ihse vini thpplcunl'tyLhe tslhp com idhn f theIr nualralzi -onMn dii The0 balshingCoton crrso.d 'ienta of thle WinnIbor' Reg~ 1ise mn tions0 itals hni ofth onds t city, that. ol. d. D.iA~ slair, 10 Sumterhis lini appil'ican frite Connashi a1 NrIIliw (.'axs. Alre O 9.---On i Mpon di a 6000'hi Naew of Ct Minurre od nae Tuesda the)1 Edennuaiid 1 wa brsk cand drites.tospthlaliyesorcthe ine rinali keyha d'clin .'imal is woha 20' So.t ILer galin t' e ommann.ds in Sot I eeplnt tpee orpyb.iu f U.. r eta Picayuilo -OxnEki nasP.-We have already no t :4d 01d6io 'Ai nce, n specimeo of hemlp of a fine quality made troo" "tig fibres of the okra or "gumbo'* planti which grows with so much abundance in this State, aid requires -so fitf tie care in its cultivation. We have before us anther specimen of this hemlp, and taike this occasion to make a few renmarks concerning it. The manner of t-uruing the fibre of thme okra into hemp is, we Vmderstand, very simmiple, aid was the discovery of a gentlemnan named Blanc. He made the experiment on Colonel MAuun sel White's plantation, and complete ly succeeded. Mr. Blane has tak en out a patent for his invention, and is now endeavoring to bring it in to notice. The merit of this hemp consists in the cheapness of its culture; the abun dance of the raw material; the quick. ness with which it grows, giving, we understand, three crops a year, its su perior yield to the acre, of five times as much as the Kentucky hemp: the mo ney saved in its being made near at home aid not brought from a distance; its more durable qualities in water or damp than any other liemip; and its very easy manfheture into bagging. This last article is made and needed in such quan tities, that any sutbstance that will sup ply it, of eqally good quality and at cheaper rates than cani be afforded by the present basis of manufacture, must becomne a staple in this market, and one of profitable pursuit. We append the documents relating to this discovery, which we find in the report of the U. S. Patent Oflice: PARDSu OF PLAQUEmINES, Jan. 24, 18~I>.-Joln Blane, the bearer here of; raised on my plantation, at Deer Rang.e, some heautiful specimens of hemp from the okra plant, and raised seed entouigh to plant forty or fifty acres I consider it is valuable as any other staple raised in this State, and should have continued file culture were it not that it interfiered with tihe works I was coipel led to pursue in the manage imet. ofl my cane crop. I ani not able to say how much it would produce to the aere; but, from what I saw, I think it would yield from thirty-five hundred to five thou sand pounds cleani hcmp per acre, and require less work than any other Crop until the gatliering comnmcnees, when, with proper apparatus, the la bor would be less than with either cot. ton or sugar. Mr- Blanc himself is an honest and industrimous man, worthy of all praise, and I give him this testimony with pleasure. [Signed] MAUNSEL WITE. JUSTIA, March 12, 1852.-Mr. Jean Blanc raised on Mr. 11. Poin dexter's plantation some beautiful spec inens of hemp from the okra plant; and fi-om what little I saw, I think it will yield from two thousand to three tify to it lasting longer h% the wftt r, or ini the damp, than any other hemp I have ever seen. [Signed] Hi. M. CHIAMBLISS. Jes-rrn, March I8, 1852.--John lilanc, the bearer, has raised on Thom-. as P.* Poindexter's plantation twen t y- four hundred and fourteen pounds of hemp from the okra plant, raised in six acrecs of laud, planted on the 5th of .1lly, and was planted so tall that it dlid ino t make more than half' a crop. Mr. Blanc is a very honiest man. I sign t his with pleasmei. P. II. MILLER. Mr. HI. Penoyer, of' Union county, Illinois, publishes in the St. Louis Re p)u/slicanl his experience and success in preventing the poitato) rot, le has tes ied his prevenitive four four years, with peirfect success, while others in the smiore field .vhmo neglected it lost their enitire crop. It is asserted, also that the irt is nearly double thme size. The reiiid v is as follows: "Take ('ne peck of fine sault and mix it thiouroughly with halfa bushel of Nova Scotia plaster or gypsum, (the plaster is thia best,)and i mmrediately af'tcr hoeing the potatoes the second time, or just as the young potato be gins to set, sprinkle on the main vines, iiext to the grorund, a table spoonful of the above mixtnre to each lill and be sore to get it on the main vines, as it is foumd that the root proceeds from the string of an insect in the vine, arid the. miixt ore, :ominig in conitacet with the vine, kills the effect of it before it reach.. es the pot ato." Mr. Penoyer asks no ling for his d'scovery beyond what those who are benefited are willing to give, and he desires a test to be made before an opinion is ihrmned. This is reasonable, and the experiment cost so little that it is worth testing. SAFETY FROM FarioniTF.En HORSES. -Newell's new safety whiplple-tree is a very good thing, but the mode adop ted in Moscow and St. Petcrsburgh is better, because by it them-e is no ne eessity that the horse should clear the carriage arid run away, to his own in jury and perhaps the loss of life to somein poor pedestuian he runs over, to secure the safety of his drivers. It is this: A round the horse's neck, near the neck-strap, is lahced a cord with a running knot. To this slip.noose is attached a pair of reins, on gen tlemen's horses generally of silk cord about the size oIf a pipe-stem, which always lie thrown over the dash-board, ready to b~e seized at once. When a horse starts, and becomes unruly, the gentleman takes up his cord and tight ens the horse's throat so that ho can,. not breathe. The most furious horse steps almost instantly, but be w~ill not fall or kick. I have seen mnany such rains upon high spirited horses ev fro in. thtb tr un dratin Great Br'ytli provid t the~u:t 1tateu beu ki~ real esttite lin e British subjects Itge here. The assent of fiiZ Government to this treat a proof of the liberal d-s40I W T that government w d. ted States, It is ,4ated, In imm2iate tt tioln with this some BritishceSp wish to purchase copper lanls t lAke Superior regin*td h of ?6,000,000. e thisns i will be of great beneft to thi try to have the investment of-."%vujj BritiI enpital within out ' Such investnents will stren tb4*, bond of interest now existingb the two nations, and which, as 1t b. comes stronger, mthst prevent misun derstanding or rupture between. the two governments, The ratification of this treat. While it would not lead to the purchas of any great extent of British territory by Americans, would most certainly bing, to these shores a considerable amnounX of capital from England seeking In4.. vestment in real estate. In. t6,' light the perfection of such a treaty must be desirable.-South Caroltiale. Death of General W. . Hina. We regret to perceive from the Dar lington 1 lag that this gentleman died on Tuesday last. The following trbw ute was paid to him by the members of the Bar of the Eastern Circuit: DAI LINoTON C. I., March *, 186, At a meeting of the memnrs .of the Bar of the Eastern Cfrcult, pfe. ent at Darlington Court Hlinse,- on motion of J. A. Dargan, the Hon. F .1. Moses was called to the Chair, and Henry Melver appointed Secretary, The Chairman having explained the object of the meeting. On motion of E. A. Law,.Esq., the fullowing Preamble and Resolutions were uminninously adopted: W hereas the members of the Bar of this Circuit, since the commencementor the present term of this Court, have: received the sad intelligence <(..ther death of their worthy and highly es teemed associate, Gen. William J. Hanna, Solicitor of this Circuit, who, by his strict integrity and untiring dili gence as a public officer, and by his. uniform courtesy in his long inter course with the members at the Bar, had greatly endeared himself to his brethren (f the profession: we feel it,. incumbent upon us to give some pub lic expression to our feelings in rela tion thereto. Therefore, 1. Resolved, That the members of. the Bar of this Circuit have received, with profound regret and sorrow, the: intelligence of the death of their.1wor. thy, learned, and highly esteerned as sociate, Gen. Wim. . ania, ef. this learned and excellent member of the legal fraternity, the State has lost an able, upright, and efficient, pub lic oflicer, the community a wise and prudent counsellor and able advo cate, and the members of the .profes sion one of their most highly'esteem. ed associates. 3, Resolved, That as a mark of re spect to the memory of the deceased& the members of the Bar of this Circuit wvill wear the usual badge of mourn ing for the remainder of the Circuit, and that his Honor the presiding Judge be requested to have these resolutions entered on the minutes of the Court. 4. .Resolved, That a copy of the for. going be forwarded to the family of' the deceased, as a token of -our sympathy and condolence. 5. Resolved, That the procedings of this meeting be published in the news papers of this Circuit, and also in the Charlesto~n and Columbia papers.. The meeting then adjourned. F. J. MOSES, Chairman. HENRsY MeIVER, Secretary. South Carolina Tract Soceety.7 To the mnembers and )We' da of Ib Soufh Carolina Branch of/ the Ameri can& Tract Society. Mr. A. H1. Price having been ap pointed by the American Tract Society to visit this State, with a view to re vive the operations of our Branch So ciety, we, the undersigned, the Execu-.~, tive Committee of the Board of Dired - tors of the South Carolina Society, having conversed with Mr. Price, and informed ourselves of his qualifications and plans, do hereby recognize himt Agent for the State, and recommend him to the kind offices of our friends. Mr. P. is a native of Virginia, and has labored in that State for this cause during the last four years, as Colpor teur and Travelling Agent. He de signs to survey the field in this State, and obtain the services of Colporteur. among our own inhabitants, We earn. estly hope that he may meet with gen eral encouragement and abundant suo cess. Rev'. W. W. SrEAR, Rev. Dr. R. Pos; E. L. Kaasort.~ J. B. Bwrra, Esq,. .N. B.--Papers thronight boa ttt friendly to the Train Case, will please give the above one os two insertlooa. Pacn 'P r M--* witer Cincinnati paper estimates that unlesa pork rules abovo $18 50 a $17~ pee bbl. in New York city, from two to three dollarb will be lost on~ every bog paeced in theo Mississippi valey ihia season. The price of poik to Wet htS 00 un~reason~tti The ~rower and packers havo *11 qe~gross y eceived as to the proyision rp ia the eastern States, and-hette t It losses can not excite any parlici a sympathy,~ among theer Jstern~ brs.