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TIHEi SPITE It BNNERI. J. S. R;ICUIARDSO N, Jat. E)Tt JOHN R. LOGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1854. gg/** Persons wishingr to see us upon business connected with the Paper or Law, can find us at any hour during the day, except from four to five in the afternoon, at our office, just back of Sot.o.oss' New Store. All business connected with the paper must be transacted with WILLIAM Lawis, JoHN S. RicRIAnosos, jr., or R. C. LOGAN. Mr. R. C. LoGAN, the Foreman of Banner Olice, is our only authorised Agent to receive money and give receipts for the same, and may always be found at the Banner Otlice. All letters addressed to the Janner must be pre-paid to insure attention. Notice. The Vigilant Society of Suinterville, will take notice that Band No. 5, w1!1 turn out from Monday the 24th of April, for the usual term. L.. P. LURING, 'res't. J. 11. DING.E, Sec'ty. April 19th, -1854. COTTON MARKET. CH ARtssToN, APRIL 17. On receipt of the last advices from Europe cotton declined from 1.8 to 1-4 cents from last quotation. Prices range from 7 to 9 3 8 cents. " Melintosh Post Oflice in Sutm. ter District, S. C., has been abolished, and the oflice of Lytchburgh re estab lished with Mr. Robert Durait, Post Master. We are indebted to the lion. S. A, W . WV. DJoro, for public docu ments. 11. N. Vheaton has retired from the editorial charge of the Greenville Moun. taineer, which is filled by Col. F. If Townes and Vm. M. Thomas. We ex tend to them the usual courtesy and wish 'chem all the success they merit. A new Postotlile has been established on the Wilmington and Manchester Road, to be called "Floydville,"' South Carolina. The oflice is between "Fair Bluff," North Carolina, and "Little Pee Dee," South Carolina. American Hotel. Visitors to Charleston who desire a quiet and well-arranged Hotel, and one in sufli. ciently close liroximity to business parts of the city, would do well to try the Ameri can Hotel on the corner of King and George streets. The proprietors are at. tentive, accommodating and polite. oil rCourt. The Court for this District met on Monday and adjourned Wednesday, not much business was transaeted, and several cases postponed. The pre sentmnent of the Grand Jury will be found in another coltumn, and is do. serving of attention. Teamperanmce MYeetin;. he Sons of Teimperance held a meeting on Thursday naight, which wa well attended. Eloquent and inter esting addresses were delhivered by the R1ev. Messtrs. Mooin and IcKET-. The spirit manifested on the Occasion prove the cause still on the upward muar-ch. So may it ever- be, as should all miovo muents for the amelioration of the con dition iof humanity. The Fair-. We are pleased to learn that thec Fair held by the ladies of the M. E. Church, dutring court week went off in a most pleasant antd satisfactory tman net. The tables were adorned with collections of choice and tastful at-ti eles of needle-work w ith any quafntity of limtey merchandise, the watis of the palate were also) w-ll provided tfar. The temptation to purchase from such fair merchants as graced the hoards was irresistible and thte yoitog gallants, (all are young un der sixty-two) cheer fully opetned their purses and hca rts; query :which suffered mnist ? The nett proceeds we are informin d were over three huindrted dollaors. The Turnpemntinle 'Frade. We could not thil to retmark in our recent trip to Charleston, the number of pines boxed, and Mills newly erect ed for distilling turpentine. At Sum. terv-ille depot, we also noticed several hundred empty barrels intended for the Company now working near this plaee. The businuess is a new one in South Carolina and seems likely to attract, more attention, ~-..--. PnaoOME' os.-Tho last Lafayette Couries says that at the residence of Mr Mar sh, Woa Plaiins on the 14th tit., a roar ing w~as heard ini the well, sounding like a storm. The water was forced tup seven ty feet, and above the top of the well, by a current of air from the bottom, and with such velocity as to sendl it throtugh the crevices of thie platform somne distaneo in the sir. The noise was so loud as to be lhard the distance of a half a mile and contintued four hours. Another well, on thelilleworth farm on the W~ea, was affect ed in~the saane way, at the same time. i'ceasp (hmd.) Rxpress. Tlme Comnercial Coaveulion. It is not our intention. at this time, to atempt even a synopsis of the proceedings of this body, space will not permit of it, and our remarks will be found few and getter. LI, confined only to the objects, composi. Lion, and probable results of the Conven tion. The general views which induced the formation of such an association were based of course upon the wants of the South and South-west, an object which in the recent session has been constantly kept in view, reeatdh ss of, and to the entire ex tinction of all party and sectional feeling or prejudices, which when we consider the difTerent political opinions entertained by delegates to the neeting, is a cheering and happy evidence, that the South is at length aroused not only to assert, but by com bint d and united action to obtain her inde. pendence. All the resoltions passed in Charleston tend greatly to this end and encourge the friends of the movement to renewed exr:r tions, from which they lve now good rea. son to hope For brilliant successes. Free trade, direct commumnication a ith Europe. a Pacific Rail Road, lome Edu cation, Southern Mlanufactures, &c., are results not to be obtained in a year, but those who do not despise " the day of little things," already see the train in motion and the spirit, which is to carry it through, h is felt the dropping of the spark. Southern sentimient, the great le er pow. er, has been individualised, and its forces cuoncentrated. Among the distinguished speakers who addressed the Convention we noticed the lion. V. C. DAWSON of Ga., lion. Messrs. JoNF s and Po.K of Tenn., Gen.'LEsm.iE CotIes of Ky., .Messrs. AlAt StuAui. and CoLEM1Aa of Miss , laieu t. MACU ity, Gen. RUFFtN and Mr. Lroxs, ofVa.. Ex. Goy. CLAY, of Ala. and A.mEltT PIKE . ..Al 1(1 a ILat 1 t- . tan las been long known in the literary world, and by his eflfrts in Charleston has established) for himself a reputation as a states nan and orator, that his State may well be prond of. lie was indeed the movmg Spirit of the Convention and to him the friends of the Pacific Railroad louk for he iccomliishment of that great and no. ble work. At. half past five o'clrik on Saturday the, Convention adjourned :o meet again in New Orleans on the second Monday in Janutry next. The amusements offered for the enter. tainient of the delegates were numerons and in a style which can be only compared to the well-known and m'agniicenit Iospi. tality of the city of Charleston. The ball on Vedtesday night was an elegant affhir, and a small attempt at a de scription of the decorations, adormnents and fairy forms, which made it an earthly paradise, would take at least a column of our paper, and this we have not left. On Thursday camie the diner a'most sumptu. ous entertainment, gotten up under the control of te liberal and accnmliahmrt proprietor of the Mills House. The bill of fare is before us, but compassion ont those who were uiable to be .resent, in.duce us to forego putiblishing it here. Ont Friday evening there was a Steambtoat exctursioin anid fine displays of fire-works on White Point Gardent. Oin Saturdlay we had the pleasure of witnessing the Regatta, which was inuiite attractive. Last, hnt far from least, was thme charminitg supper givetn by the President of thme " Sout h Cairolinat Press Associationi." Present at it were many of the miost dist ingnishmed gentletnen in attendlance on the Conventioni, the Go. vernoer of the State, andi a fair representa tion of the corp~s editorial. It was literally a feast of reason and flow of soul. the like of whieb we fear we shall not soon again part icipaite in. To lie host of lie evemtoi be all honor, frietnds, good company and thme hiappliness he deserves, fore ver. The. IlarIee hlouse. .This wvell cotndineted establishment, under the care of~ ottr acecoi mmdalitinlg and gent letian ly friend, Capt. Mrreti. El:.t., presents aS An eatIng huse for thoiise, lakinga antd arriving on! the ears, wihat hais been lo ng considered ni great The titme of~ leaving here byv railroad itt thle iorning is thlf past (3 o'clock, too soon to pirepnre a breakfaist at hme, buit Mrvrensi:.r. has one hot and read~y. The timec of' arri val, half past three, is lat er than ottr usual d inter hotir, and here again tihe Iliarllee Hfouse int erpose to presenat dliscomt fot t, and presents a table loaded with thme deliencies of the seaonf t.at ive anid foreignm. WVe wvish yon the stuccess your eflforts deserve C.atainm. Oni Friday a imeet ing was lieh, in Cla:rIestonm, of the Presidecnts of thme Aot. goimery atnd WVest Point, Mitscogee, South. ern, Central, WVaynsboro, South Carolina, Winington and Manchlester, and WVil minigtonm 1and Raleigh--the purpose of which was to arrange a throngh scheduale fronm Washington to New Orleans. The great nmail will be, by this arrangemrent, expedited twelve hotirs--two trains will run daily, Tho arrangement to go into operation as soon as practicaublo. MbunnFtn.-Onm M~onmday last, a nogro belontting to Mrs. Hetnry was killed by another negro near Clitnton, in this District It senms that the t wo got into a fight, and a Mr. Hienry attemuptod to part them, when the deceased boy turned upon him, and goit him downm. Mr. 1H, then called on the other boy to help him, whoz struck the negro oct the head sevoral times, causing his doath. These are the facts, as we have hoard th~em....-Laurenna~ll Jirl Presefatmnat of Grand Jury. SI'RINu Tshu 1854. State of South Carolina-Sumter Dist. We the Grand Jury of Spring Term aighteen hundred and fifty four, beg leave to present, 1st. The Cain Savannah Road across Sammy Swamp, in Col. Nettle's Di. vision as needing repairs. The said road in its present situation is sibject to frequent washes, and is now in a bad condition. We present that a bridge across the said Swamp is ni\ed ed, and we recommend that one be built. 2nd. We present the road and bridge at Wbite's Mill as being in bad trav elling order. Ird. We present the Sunmterville Depot as being situated too near the public highway leading from Sumter. vile to Vanees Ferry. The cars very often when stopping at the said Depot are directly across the public road, de. taining persons with their fmuilies. horses and vehicles for an unreasonable length of time before they are allowed to pass. Frequently too detaining freight ened horses, which may occasion runaways as in two instances they have, to the great danger of the lives and limbs of our people. And we recoi. mend that some change be made there in for the convenience and safety of the community travelling that way. 4th. We report the Jail in good or der ; but some of the out buildings needing repairs. 5th. \Ve present the fire place and - %% maows in the Sheriff's Oflice as needing repairs, and the plastering in this and the Commission ers oflice as being very rmuch cracked. 6th. We present many of the en. velopes of I he papers in the Clerk's oflice as being rotten, and in some in stances entirely ihilen from the packa. ge- WM. M. SCOTT, Foreman. ORDERS UPON TILE ABOVE. In the General Sessions. " On motion of Fair, Solicitor. It is ordered that so much of the Present ment of the Grnad Jury as relate to the condition of the Cain Savarniah Road across Samnimy Swamp and a bridge across the samte, be copied and served upon Col. Vm. Nett'es, as Conimmissioner of Roads, for the Road Division in which said Swamp is situa. ted ; and that he be required to carry into ef!eet the recommendation therein I contained, and in rnme ni datault there. in to show cause at the next Court why he should not be indicted for such ne g'et t of duty. That so mnuch as relates to the Rail Road De)cpot and Cars beC copied and served on the President of the WiI. mington and Manchester Rail Road, tumd that the said Company take such measure as they' may deem most likely to remove the caiuse of complaint set, lforth ini said Presentmrent. And in Lefault therein to show cause why an inditment should not be preferred irgaint sa --id Comnpanyv for a nuisance. Anid that so nmuch as relates to thec 'Iil , Sherill's, Clerks, and Conun ilissionti Lirs of lices as well ats the Grand Jury Room, be cop.j ied and served uplon th e Board of Commnniissioniers of P'ublie Bui ldinags anil that they be reqrp'sted to car-ry ito effect the recomumenda tions therein contained, and ini defilult, to show c-ause v lhy lie sam re be not Lion e. T. J. WV IHE RS. A pril 12. 1s51. Son% Of TemIiperacIEe. Ont the evenling of thre 5th inst., at a I egni ar me iet inrg of' Snumter D i visioni No. 12, 8. of. T., the following breth renx were reguhirly enstal led oflicers if'this D i visiona, to serve the ensuing' N. GuAnaM, WV. P. .. HIaYv swomirn, WV. A. A. ANrirsoN, F. S. Ti. \E. FjE.s P . R. C. Loax A. Rt. S. WV. J. N. II AMME-r, C. G. WV. HOWELL, A. C. M. Liv!, L. S. D. RoiERSC N, 0. S. J. BELL. P. W. P. ''THE AUGusrA IaroEt CAsE.--Thae ni ted States Cirenit Court for South LCarolina D ist ric, adjounmedl yesterday, says the Charalestoni Courier of the 7th. l'he Court has been enagagedl for the last three days in hearing the argument upon a motion for- an injunction in the case of the City Counceil of Augusta, Georgia, versus, James Jones and Jo feph J. Kennedy, citizens of South Car alina. The prayer was for a writ in unction to enjoin and restrain the lefendents front demanding toll of per tons crossing the bridge between Au ;ust a, Ga., and IHamburg, S. C. The motion was ably argued by Mr. Petigru and Col. Miller, of Georgia, n the part of the comiplaimatnts, and by Mr. Memnminger anid Mr. Bauskett Par the defendants, before is Ihonor Judge G3ilchrist. Thel case is an important one, in vol ving many nice points of law, the Court therefore takes time befoi-e ren ]oring its judmen. For the Banner. MEsSRs IDiTORS: " An old citizen " in the Bnner of the 29th March very modestly congratulates the people of Clarmont County, on what he is pleased to term " the bright array of names for Senatorial and Representa tive honors, at present before them," and names the bright array as follows Nelson, Green, Blanding, and Wither spoon. Now we do not intend to say one word derogatory of these gentle. men. They are all good citizens, in the comonot acceptation of the term, but does an old citizen mean to say, that Messrs. Moses, Spain, Ileriot and Bradley should not come in with that bright array, or that they would be afraid that their high sense of honor and moral and political dignity would be compromised, by letting the voters of the country know that they too would serve in either braitch of the Legislature ; or why did not anl " old citizen " give the whole list of candi dates, and then it would not have look ed so n:uch like ht would, if he could, dictate to the country. We are not sure tiat we know the old gentlemen, but it does not mitter, we can assure him shat we have the greatest respect for all old men, though we dillfr with them occasionally, about Senators and lIepresentatives. T. J. C. the old citi zen must be very 4id, and reminds us of an old man, w sometimes fancied himself Governot or President, or some other big fisat, and did occasion ally issue his Proclamations, but he be ing old, the good citizens make many allowance, ; therefore, we trust that the gentlemen whahave been so promri nently brought bcore the public will not feel mortified nor those left out flattered, for "'. J. C." is an old man. - IIN\ O. P'. Q. Cr, For tOn 1:M-er. Ana Old Sto-y -itlia a New Appllicatioa. Through iEsop, Phaed-us, Gay, LStrange O'er the wide field of fable range, And through each parabolic tract, Pursue the trail of nroral fact If grounded i n zoolodc lore, Deep as Deucalior ,of yore, Who sacked old ocean earth, and air His ark to stock with v'ry pair. You'll own its nature's orthodox, That " craft nnrival'd marks the Fox." Finesse the game, checane the sport, Of Fox mo country, town and cour., His cover here, and there his kennel, Plunder and prey delight the scannel And e'en when time his brush besilvers, The'l h!e Old- -' .ut nil ,a,.. No spoil he spears to gorge his maw, Justice a jest ! A jest the law ! Compunction and remorse are :nonsense No Fox will starve for sake of conscience Thlose strictures past--the thenme we spare, On F'oxe-s here or Foxes there, Anrd turn a homnesptun 'ale to tell, Of one old Fox remnembter'd well, Who mrany a wily trirck had pla','d, And many a haited snare had laid, So temiptinig trapu and 'ticing girn, Tlo take the unweary stranger in, Inli.hrt, old Rcynaard kept a larder ; Of iie'ghbors wants a kind regarder, WVelcomue to all who well could pay, And open both by night arid day Where well. rrues'd howl allur'd the eye. Keen hunger's cravings to supply; With wvell pluick'd pigeona, ducks, and geese ; tin shm'rr, his den was dlubb'd the fleece! A mnme w ithi whim aind truth to bout irr't As all were llee'd thatr c'en set foot iri'r. ow so it hap'd'r-a straggler one day, (Whietheir a work iig-rday, or Sunday, it matterrs tnt)--the dainty guest The peery landlord thus address'd; My lpailate leans to soimethinig nice Get ine a o'ooti-cock in a Irice, Yes sir-lI er, -k ipd~sh, liiy the cloth; 'Sir, would 3 ou choose some soup or broth 1', Not I, 1 never slhiee my chops, aVWah broths, or~sonups, or such like slops; linut get tihe cock with all dispatch--" " Sir, yo'u shrall have it in a snatch T'he bird soon brought, the stranger eye'd it, Anmd then exc laimed, ''Old Nick betidle it! WVhat have we hecre /7 By heavens a grouse ! Why, sir, 1 would not give a louse 'For twenty such, arid for this reason, Black gamre is now quite out of season," luooth Reynard, "'is a cock believe me" A cock ! A grouse, you can't dieceive me; A little shuort-beack'd heathi-bird oozle, A cock, iniloed ; a ila t bamiboozle 1 *ITo see I lhe diflierenrce nieeds no skill, 'If its a coa-k, pray where's hrs b6ll.-... 'llis line lung bii! Ihlire's tno such thing! ~'o, rmaster Fox 'tis all a fling "' 'Sur," rephios Rteynard, I'take my word, [f3 ou'hl sit down and eat rhe bird, PIl ind the LBll before yoru "pick it,'' And perhuaps longer than you'll like it," Thue Umon gives an aiccoumnt of a daring md atrocious robbery committed itn Wash. nugtonr, on TIhuirsday. Miss Mceil laughter of fGenerarl .John McNoill, (1e. ecased, and ma neice of P'rosident P'ierg'e, vas rmt in one o~f the public streets by a 'ufhian. knocked down, and robbed of her nurse, containing about thirty dollars, cr. ilicates of sto~ck armonning to ahouat two hoarsand dollairs, andI a vaultablo diamond uin. 'Tho blow was so severe that she vais rendered inisernsible, arid whilst in this :ondition was robbed, Shre wtas much itn ured, but we are glad that her injury is not lanigerous. This bold robbery tookc place buont 3 o'clock p. mn, in one of the puablic treets arid the robber succeeded in miaking SENTENCE bF A MuanIEa.~-Judge Hart, in sentencing the murderer Dick, at Dayton, Ohio, a few days since, made use of the following language. In terrible severity it almosts equals the figures used by Mr. Webster in his famous speech on the trial of the Crowningshields, at Salem, Massachu setts, many years ago, for the murder of White " What bloody devil seized upon your human nature, God knows ; but this is certain, that issuing from your lurking place, you fell upon an old and defer.celess woman, dragged her, per haps, from her wagon, and with terri ble force her grey hairs, her face, and her skull, into a mere mass ; that you fell upon her son, a lad about 14 years old ; that in his young love of life, he fled upon the wings of despair before your lifted and murderous weapon ; that he fled in vain ; you out stripped him ; the deadly blow fill upon his tender skull, and he, too, was in eter nity. Your motives are not revealed. That they were cruel and bloody, and backed by a purpose which no consid erations of mercy could for a moment shake, is plain. There is no assigna. ble motive to your deed, but an inex orable revenge. "gFranicis Dick, you are guilty. Francis Dick, you must die. It is the law of God ; it is, and ought to be, the law of man, that the murderer shall die. Let no hope deceive you ; no hope allure your mind from the stead. fast conviction that your days are num bered. The sentence of the Court is, that you be taken hence to the c( nr mon jail of the county, and be safely kept ; that on the second Friday of April, 1854, (the 14th,) you to be ta ken to the place of execution ; and that between the. hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 41 in the afternoon of that day, you be hanged by the neck until dead."-Charleston f Staidard. Ilunn's Loch l'cic:.--There can be nu doubt of' the facts that " Day & NeweIls's American Lock," under the care of Mr. Hobbs, now in London, has been successfully picked by Dlr. Goater, firemian of Chu bb's establish ment. A long correspondence has in Co::seq1nee taken place between Mr. I lobbs and the successful picker of his lock. The London Muelanicks' Maga zine is very severe upon our country man for endeavoring to bring Englibh locks and locksmiths in;o dcsre1ite. It accuses him of asserting in one lee ture that his L.ck could not 'be picked, and again (after he heard it h.id been picked) making the statemnnt that it could be picked. It thereto, e endeav ors to fasten the charge of tergiversa tion upon him. ''he fillowing is Mr. Goater's reply to Mr. I Tubbs ; it pre seats the English side of the question: The question is, did I or did I not fairly pick, last week, four of IIobb's new American Locks, each lock, when sold by Mr. Hobbs, being acconpa nied .bv his urifeud a.o i-antee that it was 'secure agamnt pick ing "An objection is taken by Mr. Hobbs, that I have only operated on one sized lock, and that a small one. To this I reply, the size or shape of the lock makes no dlifi'erence to me, except, flat, the larger the lock, the easi er it is picked, :'nd it can be opened as easily fixed as unfixed. " M r. I lobbs says ho had some locks at. the second meeting, with improve mnents in them to batlle my operatioins. A fter he explained these, I toldl himi plainly, b~efore all the civil engineers present, that they would not stop me, and I could pick them as readily as I had done the others. "In coneclsion, Mr. flobbls really hadl no right to ciioplain of this expois ur'e ; lie beigan the wvar against the En. gIli Iocksmiths in 1851."' Theire is iio necessity fir any3 contro. v'ersy' on thle subijet. Theli simple quinest ion is, " has I Iobbs' Ilock been pic-ked 1" If it has, aind that fairly, it settles tihe whole matter. There does not, seeml to be any doubt of the fact., and this shows us the unpickauble lock' has yet to be invented.--Sien/ific TmE Ilem.sEtA LE-rrEa.--The let ter of' Mr. W\ebster, (as reported and believed, because under his signature,) to Chevalier liumIseman ini reference to the mission of Dul ey Mann, is a pa per' which lhas refle'cted more credit on Aimeicman Di plonimcy, thnan per'haps any other State paper in the archives of tihe Government, and was regaided as5 (one of the miost ci'editaible produe-ic tions of this einiient Stat esman. We see it no(w stated that he has been shor'n of' the humnor, by one of his most intimate f riends and warmest admirers: Edwar'd Everett, who claimis the au thorship, aiid the original manuscript has been delivered to him by Mr. W elhster's executors. It was written for Mir. Webster by3 Mr. Everett when the formei' was sick. The two little broiliers-in-law of Mrs. Wilson, of Texas, who were takon captive by thu Cainan'he India ns, have beon re. en i red. One wa':s recoently brought into Fort WVashita, by an inmelligent Chicka saw, who gave the Caimnches a quantity of goods, valued at several hundreid dollars., in exchange for him. ie was in a very dlestituto condition a ind nearly naked. 'T'li other boy has beon brought into Fort Arbucklec. Thme dischia rgod soldier referred to in Mrs Widson's narramive, has also ar rived at F'ort Waushita.--Ere. News. Mirs. MoWATT AN'D MATantosy.--T.'he Bloston, TIranscript says that Wmn. F". itch ie, Esq., the accompJlishedl ediior of' the Rtichmnond I'unquirer, recently joined Mrs. Mowamtt, at \Veldon, N. C., and accompa nied bier to Blaltimo and Phliladelphmia.----. lIe then returned to flichnmond, but wvill rejoin Mrs. Mowatt in Bloston, some time early in .lone, when she is again to realiac olt-ropeated onactions, and, in sober earn nsf is to add new lustre to that favorito character..,the wife. P'he latest style of fashionable panaloons in New York is described na a '*Iight grog ground, with the casthe of Heidelbury mn dark blue, on one leg and Mount Vosu. vmts Vomniting rtsh fir on the ..her AN OnEDIENT SoLDIEI.-On Satur. day last, a soldier connected with the C arlestown navy-yard, entered a shop where liquor was vended in that, city, and walking up to the bar, he be gan to fumble for a fourpenee while waiting for the bar-ter.der, who was bu. sy in an other part of the store. Ile had just secured his money when a woman entered the door, and walking up be hind hin, slapped him on the shoulders and shouted, " March." The soldier turned to see who gave this order, and recognizing his wife as the giver of'the command, without speaking a single word, turned ont his heel and marched oit of the door as though under mar tial coinisand.--1oston Traveller. FATAL. CASUALTY.-We learn that a lad about 10 or 15 years of age, named Patrick liedtond, l'ell yesterday from the receiver of the Reservoir of the City Water Works, a considerable height, and was so seriously injured that, he survived but a f'ew hours. le was engaged, we are informed, in hea ting rivets f'or some of the pipes, at the time of the accident. Charleston Standard. ANoTtSit PLANET )iscovEtI) --The London Times announces the alnos' simultaneous discovery of another Planet. between Mars and Jupiter by astronomers at Bishop's and Radcliffe observatories. This is, it is said, the twenty-eighth planet now known to ex ist between Mars and Jupiter. The Columbia South Carolinian has seen two counterfeit $20 bills on the bank of the State of South Carolina. The bills are tolerably executed, the paper poor. They are made payable to James Fenton, and signed M. A. Moat, Cashier, R. N. Loodwyn, Presi dent. One bill is dated 1st May, 1852, and the other the fourth of the same month. People should be on the look out. I r-:a1t'itAcE AT TILE Sourtt.-A New% Orleans paper makes the follow ing statement: )ring the list year there was ex pended something near $30,000,000 of this was expended in New Orleans alone. There were made about 16,000 arrests, directly and indirectly, for drunkenness, in the city and States; about 400 deaths by delirium tremens; other crimes. Over 1,000 have been reduced to vagrancy and pauperism; the resources of the State have been 0'Jr; tie - OQi' o, l bihel koot out of empluy ment.; society at large has been seriously, deeply damaged in all its relations; the health and crier gies of some of our best citizens have been destroyed and ruined in life. All this has been done, and more, and yet we have men who tell is that the runt-seller is as innocent as a child. W, have been reliably informed that the hoy Tony who was eondemned for the murder of Mr. Alexander Craig, and is now lying in Lancaster jail, awaiting the day for his execution, has mzade a fl'alle confesrioni of his guilt, ex pousing the wniole transacthin, and Iin plicatizng, as an accoriuplice, a bov namted Dick, bieloninig to Mr. Wither spooni. -Strong suspicion from this anid other sources havinig fnstend upon six othier niegroes, the property of Mr. W ithe-rspoton, and two( belonging to Dr. Thzornwell ; they' have all beena ar rested, and will be tiied to day, (Thiurs day) at Lantdsford-Mesrs. Gjallichiat and Moor-e, for the prosecution, and Messrs. Cliintont and Williams for the defenice.- U/hester, S. (C., Stan dard. " it is generailly supposed," says alr. R1. L. PelIl, "that fish are not p~ossess~ed of the acuse of smelI ; fromn the followinig ex periimetit, I am conivinced they are: I -placed a hook, well baitedl with an angle wortm, eniticiti gly before a perch wveiging one amid a ha~lf pound ; lie did not take the least notice of it. It was withidrawtn, and a drop of the oil of rhodium brought itn con tact with it, when it was dIroppied very carefully several feet behind him ; ho ima mediately turned and seized the bait. Tis experimiet was several ti-'es re pe sted wi like suiccess. It I. .s been deie d thait fish have the sense of hearing. I tind many varieties very sensitive to noise, and by numerous experiments am convinced that their sense of hearing is acule."--N. Y. Sun. A IJAun CAsE-The last Romney Argus contasins an adv.ertisement, off'er itng a reward of $50 for the apprehension of .lohn A. Linn, who absconded from hlampshire County about the 2Sud of Feb ruary, taking with him the wvife of Mr. Johii Woolfe. Mr. WVoolfe is the mother of three children, the youngest of which is an infanit seven weoeks old, which she left at hiotne in the cradle ? T1hiey tooik one~ of Mr. W~oolhfe's horses to go oilf on. Mr. Woolfe offers the $50 rewaird for the apprehenasion of Khnni ; lhe offers not hing for catching M~rs. WVoolf, as lie deemts himself fortunate in gettinig rid of her,--&andard. Surosr.D l'IttATieAL VEsBEL.-.Capt.Foot, who camne as passenger in the Spaniishm bark Catahina, fromt Barcelona, re ports that oun the 13thi inst., when off the north Coast of St. I)ottingo, a schooner with no name on her 8tern, which. by her tnotions and appearance, was conichuded to be a pirati cal vessel, was seen. She bore down on the bark at first, but percoiving that she wams a large vessel atid likely to give somne trouble, and not much prospect of a rich booty-as the bark was only lightly ballasted-she afterwards shieared off. We understand that so confident is the belief in the p raticaf character or uhiis craft, that the facts have beon otlcially reports~d at the Spatnishi consulate in this city. N. 0. P'icayune. It is said Mr. Marcy has declared if there be any attemnpt to back out from the de mandsa made upon Spain on the part of the Prosident, lie wvill at once resign. Thie demands upon Spain are, first, an immtedi le apology for the affiir of the Bhw/c Warrtor ; and, secondly, the invest ment of diplomatic power in the Captain Gener al to treat directly with tis GOiverarnent upon alt differences in connectioni with enha. WeST PONT CADET.-The bill which the Senate passed on the 22d inst., adds sixty-two to the number of cadets appoint ed every four years, and confers upon the Senators of the respective States, the priv ilege of appointing them. At the present time members of the house alone have the right to select cadeir. The surplus in the Sub-Treasury Is again on the increase. It amounts to $20,000,000, a little larger than during the period of greatest plethora in September last, when an eminent danger of appoplexy was removed only by the heavy payment for the redemption of debt, and the largo disburserenwts for the army. TILE CUBAN SLAVE TIRATE.--600 Afri cans were recently landed near Trinidad de Cuba; they were however, seized by an oticer in command of a detachment near that place ; although it is alleged the Governor of it had received one thousand ounces to permit the slaves to be landed. TiiE PACIFIC RAILnoAD.-Thp St. Louis Republican announces that, the south-western branch of the Pacific rail road, 271 miles in I mngth, has been put under contract, to be completed in four years. A. S. Devin & Co., of New York, are the contractors. With the exception of the State stock appropriated to the branch ($1000,000) and the 8500,000 of A private subscription necessary to secure it, the contractors take their pay in the con struction bonds of the company. The remains of the late John Howard Payne, (the author of ". Home Sweet Ione, " ) are to be brought to this coun try and placed in the congressional burial ground, and a suitable monument erected to his memory at the expense of govern ment. Seedy people may be glad to learn that the original color of black garments can be restored by saturating the rus ty parts with an infusion of log wood applied with a sponge; "dry and press eil with a hot iron.' Charleston and Nashville are now within 18 hours of each other. Pas sengers leaving Atlanta at 5 A. M., will reach Nashville at 10 P. M. same day. " Two Americans are now in the Turkish arrny, one having the commis sion of Colonel, and the other, I think, of a Major. The former was a Cap tain in the United States army. Both have gone to join the troops at Kars, near the Georgian frontier." UNITAInIAN CiUiten.--The sale of pews in this church yesterday produced the suin of $17,575. Thirty-nine were disposed of for X12,955, the pre 1uinum given for the choice pews being *5,5.0. The sale will be cuninued this and to morrow evening. Eeening News. GOOD.--The Legislature of Texas has passed a bill "to establish the Christian Sabbath," which provides for the punishment, by fine or impris onmnent, or such persons as may per. form any labor, or procure any to-be,.. done on Sunday. There are said to be some seventeen thousand of the Jewish faith in the United States. Their churches ntum.. bet thirty one. Probably six thousand Jews are to be found in the city of New York. We seldorn find one in our prisons or penlitentiaries. They ar e not f requently found in our hos pitals, and never in our po.-rhouses. Hlo)way's Pills for the cure of Kercous Deb~ility and Deterimination oflBlood to the Head.--Extract of a letter trom Mr. Lloyd, of l.rw-wven, Hlarlechi, Merionethshir.... "To Profe.ssor Holloway,----Sir,-. I think it my duty to inform you that for a long peri .1d 1 was aifiected wvith giddiness a-nd swim ining in t he head and eyes,.attcnded by loia of appetite andi genierally impaired health. Every means had (ailed- to give me relief, am i at lengi h it became so alarming that I was afraid of going out without an attend a nt. Mr. Iughes, chemist, of Harlech, advised me to try your Pills, which I im mediately dad. and am happy to say they etfheied a perfect cure, and restored me to hiealth and strength."' Attention Riflemen, jYou area hereby ordered to as semtble in front of the Town~ liall, on Saturday the 29th inst, at 11 o'c lock A. if., fully armed arid equipped, for drill, arid in. struction. By order of - C.\PT. J7. B. N. 1IAgl~ETR QL. L. FR ASER, Jr., 0. S. Dinner Commuitte. W. J. WntDrAar, Dlax. WVEEKs, I.B WHiTE, G3. W. WESTON. E, y. W. VAUCaia%, C L. TIsnALE, R. TEmDAL.& L. L. FRASE R, Jr.. April 19, 1851.25f "P hOTE5CT Zon AGAINST LIGHTNING, rg0 118 subscribers respectfully informa I. the citizens of Sumter District that they have just receIved a aupply or Otes's m at perfect Cond uctors of Electricity.--.. They will supply the people of this Dis. tr et with the rods and send a mechanio to put them up, or from their simplicity this item of expense can be saved as any one that can use a gimblet and screw driver can do the work. fly sending a buggy or cart and servant we can send yott the rods atnd all their fixtures, and instract the messenger liow to put them up, there by saying you the expanse of paying for horses atnd persons sent out for thfat pur pose as has been customary in this District by the venders of an inferior art iclp lierQ, tufore. DI.XON 4- COGIILAN, April 19, 1834 W> 2 WHOLESAlLE & EE1'AL D)EALERS IN FANCY A STAPLE D)RY G00ODS) No 4,. G'ran ite Range, Caerziipta P, GQ0" All orders thiank fully receind ad promptly attenned to. A pr il 19, 1854. -6 tnm