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Atfhirs inu the East. A gloom hamgs over Europe at this numenit, which we have now no hope will be dissipated without immense waste of life and treasure, and proba bly disastrous social and political change. Th Waithington Star pib. lishes a l'tter fi-m Paris, ir the reliability of which it vvueele4 in the stripngete ter ims, of which the fallowing is an extracet: " Lorn Palneerston and Louis Na polcon lave beens albnost inseperable since- the former alightedl ILL the l 1tel W inId sor. Their interviews haive re suited in the decision to ntifiarl tle standard of Polih, i uagarian mad Italian Nationality, if Pruiszia aid Austria hesitate longer to declare uneqeiVuiocally against the Czar. The probahilily is that teither the one nor the othe, will eotasent to do this; inl which cast. all Europe will be in arms belbre spring." If this be so, it will be a very hold game, for if once the genius of Revo lut ion is let 'lose, it. will appear most likely to fill aftil of* Louis Napoleon, the pet of Revolution, and therefore its most natural victim. ~M&France is apt Io exact nuccesiras the Con(lition of favor to hr Revolutiona. ry chief-, and tihe failure of the great si-ge 4f Sebastopol would be a most omitiois prologue to any attempt to awaken the sense of* natilal indepen denee amttong the cnnquered inatiis of Europe. Th'le result oft this siege i, beentinng mole and more doubtful. The tele-graphic news by the Atlantic, ten day s later than the freaign maiils received by the Union, add neothing to the chances of the Allies to recover their aseendeney in the Crimea. What these chances are, may there. fore be eonsidered as fhirly set forth in the fo1lleowing letter toi the National litelligeneer, and ptiblIished in that journial onl MoInday last.: NEw Yon. December 9. 1854. The Uion mt a i steamer hasarrived, aid y4 w %ill see by her advices that nothing decisive ha:d yet OCcurred at Schastopol. Private advices by this arrival. however, state that a Russian corps (Cf thirty-live tiousand men, whit It had been despatehed from Odessa, would no doubt, be at Sebastopol previous to the 20th of November-a few days after the latest dates from thence. Besides this, upwards of twenty thousand of the Imperial Guard had been forwarded by riilroad to Mos cow, with orders to proceed with all possible haste from thence to the Crimea, and would probably reach Sebastopol by the 1st or December, as they took up their line of march from Moscow very early in October. The distance cannot exceed one thou sand miles, and they already had, been nearly six weeks en route. Besides these, further reinforcements were going forward from other point. of the t: ei M. The Allies were also rece'ving reintreements, but they were those which were sentL forward in small junmbers, with a %iew to supply the ordinary wat-e of the ecarnpaign. None of those which were so urgenti) called for by the Allied ccnanders after the recent loludy batueis, had vet.a;rriv'd. no4r was it probable ta thecy co1.1(d arrive for eight or ten day s. or more. It thus appears that it is a race bet'Aween the u'.sianes and thle Al lies as to which i-hall n re iv~e the ear test atnd thle eageat reineib reemtetts; :and I am ver) innleht inehnetld to tmk thle 1usian-its weill keep alie-td ofi t he-m, Itor Nichoilas has had atmplIe titie toC puit immenCli-e mattises of t e opJs e inmtion~t towuanis the a-e:Lat o ef w er, aendl t heough~ thte dlistancee thley ha~ve to t cave ri-ce me -r his immeeen.,e einpie e arec ate very gr eat, and with Inote blut tile old and oriina ry meeans~ of tran?iipocrt, except, the railhc aid fro m St. PeteLrSbunrg to M(Csco w, s ill, when they onice begin to atrivye in the Cerimea, they will probeab l do see itt overw helmtiing niumi besadin quick auceessioni. I see ntineg b~y thbese late-r advices whieh in I icat e a Ilarger rein tore-ement to the Allies thean tit ty theousandi meet, and the Rus.,ian corps I romc Odessa wall ol it self be a set. C l' tee that, forte, soi lar at, least as defe'nsire op eraios are coniciened. Vi e miay well beliee that N ichoelas is in earniet ini t his war ws.hent he is setadie g ftann1 bib capital his matgmieicci.t, hntpeltia. Gueards, aeed that, he will tact lea e ani I thinig tea chanice so far as n uinb/ers are conicerned. The earlyv arrival of heavy reinierce menits to thle All ies tiay saVr~ theine freami expuliici frome the (3tieaea; beat. under lie cir cuaiances of the caise, and the great, likelih. od that R''ssia probablly ine a few diays, certaintly in a few weekska, wctill heave at. ieast, two. hunidred thaousaned eni coietited in andelte tarud Seibaste po)l, Ileaves but little hopeje ol thle cap tutre eaf the crty; for. by the prte-ett aidvices, they3 wvould( no t eaneke anay at tetan Lt ine t h way ol ani tassult ntt the great bCody of theira reinthareemenctts jointed ltem, and could ontely dtaen nake stuch at tempt ini case the R ussiias had not beetn joiined by the ir reserves. A winiter camaigna it, appears is t< be the result, aud though, partieularl at this distanace, it, is impo~ssible te predict the course of events, none o us should be surprised if the Russiaim assumte the edTenasive atnd attack or besiege the Allies. The whole army of Russia and thc entire enuergies of the naition can nuow safely be directed uipgn Seb~astopol as the season reneders eVery portion o the Czar's territory inaccessible te attack or molestation. Toi this letter, which affords but gloomty prospect, to the Allied caus' in the Irimeaa, we must add the disastrous ntews by ouar latest te e-graphic initelligence, wichl report: atani'e wreok. in - the iIleet and ir the t ransport shipa, of France ini iEngland. We do not pretend t0 answer-for the faithfulness of ihes< reports, but considering the- wel known peoils ofthe Black Sea, at thhi season of the year, they. are, to 9a the least, highly probable, and it mus be taken into accotint of the general chan'ces of the winter campaign, thal the Russians .ro inarching into m warmier, aid the Allies into a voldei elinate than they are used to. Thi: circuinsance told with frightf'ul pow er against the French in the retreal trot Moscow in 1812. It can hardl3 tail to, have its efibct in 1854. THE NUITEIl B ANN11 .1.S. RICH ARDSON, J. EDITORS. JOHN R. LOGAN. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20 1854. Agents tow- the Banner. The lollowing persons have been ap. pointed Agenta and are authoriaed to re ceigS. and,,receipt for, asl sums due the Suinter Banner. Any person wishing tc become a subscriber to the Banner, by lianding thom their name and address wili h;ive the paper forwarded promptly. They wtill also see to forwarding all ad vertising husiness connected with the paper. W. W. WALKER Jr.,. .C'lumbia S. C S. W. WHTAKEn,. . Wilmington, N. C WILLIAM HYDE........" R. C. LOG AN ........Sumterville S. C No other person is authorized to reccipt for the Batner. Eg" Persons wishinLr to see us upon business connected with the Paper or Law, ran find us at any hour during the day, at our office, just back of So:.OMos' New Store. OX All letters addressed to the Banner must be pre-paid to insure atten t:on. COTTON MKARKET. CHAIIL.STOx Dec. 18, Cc 'oN.-To-day's inquiry r.eulted in the sale of about 1000 bales, prices so irregular as to defy quotations but at the same time of a decidedly droop ing character, extremes ranging from 6 1.2 a 8 1 2. Proceedings of the Legie lature. We omnit this week the publication of the proceedings of the Legislature, the most interesting ofwhieh will be found in our letters froi Columbia. First this leason. The first drove of hogs, numbering over ano hur.dred head, arrived here tul Satur lay. They may be found at CH94A's yard; seven cents gross 's the osking price. Free Schools. Mr. 'cKEn's BIl for remiodeling our Free School System. has been so much cut up in the llmause of Represenitatives, ats to leave little expectation of anything beinjr done with it save perhaps the *ip po~iintmen~it ot aI Superintendant of Public Schoiols. This ies howe'.er a most iimpor. tant measure anid the Legislature may be right *n letting that Ftep precede, fot a wht Ic, any radical change fromL the presitnt sy~.temu; delective as it is. wer wotu~d nt see it altered, but after thoirugh mvi~eatigaition and the cotllec. lion of every aniurmiation on the subhject. Should the Legisl.mture determiine to appoint a Sumpermn enidant, we heartily sf-con~d the nomtiniationl of a writer ini th< Caurolin-s TIimes, anud hope that Mr Tuecx. rln will receive lie appointmnent. Hie i, the man for lie subject and will bring t. its elucidation -zeal, abi ity and phiilafnthro py. The Mail. President CAL.DWEL.L, of the Soutt Carolina Ra ilrioad has publiashed tho cor responudenmce betweenm hiiiself andu the P hosttmater General in relat ion toth tranisportatiton of the mailus, which place: the mnater ihus :The Railroad Compan: demanded $2'37.50(, per mile, per aniiun betweeni Charleston and Augusta anid a 'lie samfie raie from Branlchvi lle to Cohttin bia. Tlhie Post otlice Depairtmnt olie *237.50), per mile from Kiingsville to Au Igusta, whmere the great imide are convey ed, and $ 1001, per milhe from Columbia Kmigsvith-. and the samte betweeni Chanrles tonl andi Blr.mlhivileI, the lamst two rotute being onily fir the tran-l.ortation of loct To inis the P'residenmt of the Southm Ca'r olina railroiad replies, t hat his airst <dleri lie only otne, that11 cani be accepted ani trips are imatfe damly by Mail Trains, n twenity e ght trips weekly. Bietweel Kmigsville andh Columbia we make thire .trip' daily, one of which sends forward thi Northernfrmil tivye hiouirs in advanice. Whlile from Kmngavillec to Augusta flier are onfly two trips a day perloimed,c fourteen tripsa per week. The tinail froi the City of Charieston we think canni be termed a local mail. The businesst the city itielf, with its extensive post connfectionls. constitutes a large mnail e vice, aiid the Havana and Key We Mails also pass over our Road fronm Cha leston fo Bjranchvile. We therefore cat not accept the rate of compensation ye propose for i lie service upon our road." 01)1h parties are firm and doubtless at tuated by a neonse of duty. 'The cons' quence of all this is, that on and after t11 tirst day of Jan.:ry next the nmails wi have to be carried from Kmgetvillei Slage coaches, a contract for which, it. stated, has already beeni made. "What all in there me connenn Editorial Correspondence. COLwAINIA, Dec. 19, 1854. DEAn LoGAN :-It was our intention t< have given you a condensed account a the proceedings and doings of the Legisla ture for our last issue-, but unforacen cir cumstances prevented. We were glad tc see, however, that you did not suffer for want of Columbia news,--our attentive correspondent having given you a very i interesting letter. We now take our turn and will endeavor to fill op our onission of last week by giving you a sort of genera account of thinge and matters an they have transpired within our knowledge. The first two weeks of the session were taker up in presenting petitions, accounts, ne. mnorils, &c., and in r.eading Bills the firal time, the last has been occupied in discuss ing and disposing of Bi'ls of various in tents anti character. Some of them of great interest and. importance to our coun. try at largo. The several Bills' u'pon th subject of Electors of Presidont and Vice President of the United States have all been postponed and made the special order for the first Tuesday after the fourth tMonday in November 1450. Mr. Cunaninghai's Dill, " To provide for Batiks of fiscatmt and depo-it and t define and imait the business, powers and privileges of Banks," which has created considerable interest and a good deal ol talk and upon the principles of which, he las written so mauch during the last sut. mer, will in ]lI probability belost,.as-it- has been reported unfavorably upon by the Commaittse of the Whole. The lprposit ion to establish a branch of the BaAnk of the State at Sumterville seems to meet with but little favor. It too has been reported unfavorably upon. The Ball upon the Free School. Syattem, proposed by Mr. Tucker, of Spartanburg, has been discussed several times in Com nittee of the Whole andi liam, at lasi, heen issed with a good many essential nodifi cat.ona. It created a gooJ deal of interest anti mnuch discussion. The 13!, as it has passed this House, provides the same per' manent amaount of appropriation for Free Schools a , was appropriated for tila( pur pose for last year, with a clause empower. ing tle Boards of Commissioners in the dif ferent Districts to levy a Free School Tax to the amonnt of twenty-five per cent upo'i the general tax of each District should the wants of the Diatrict demand it, and direct ing the Comptroller General to warrant ila said Board of Commissionera to draw fron the State treasury a sunt equal to that raised by such taxation to be applied by thea to ila Free School wants of the District. Thus making, in reality, an ad. ditional appropriation for Free Schools, equal to whatever sum the people of each District may choose to raise by self-taxa tion, for that purpose, within twenty-five per cont. of the General -qx. -The Bill aho provides fur a general Superins. tendant of Free Schools, whose duty it will be to.travel over the State anti super, vine the Ianogement of the dfTerent Bourdls of Comuaiutassioners and to examtaat and sunggest impvrovemaaents in the diseap. hate sand .ystems of a he dilyeret. tachere aaad to report to the Legaslzature ate maan. ner ini whaich thte montey has been expeatd ed, thte progrtse maade and the wants oI thea dafibrent portionas of the~ State ina thai, respect. A Ball wlaich we sincerely haopt ay lie perfected into a lawc. The anext maoat imnportant Bill of the sessiaon and fte one wlhicht has created tlhE most diascaassioan andc feeling is thae "~ Bill t< authorize the aid of the State to thte Blue. Riadge Rail Road Comapay," to the atmoatt of two mnilliona dol'ars,"-thais beintj seveni kunadred aand fit ty thaiusaand dollan~ more thtan thec amo'unat of Boands of tha Coampanay askedl to be guarhaateed by thae State, at thec last. sesstoat. Thec presena Ball asks for one amillion in maoney anad omu mniilion to be' gu~tranteed on thte Bnds~ ol thae Comapany-thec Compaany to relinaquisl the million add a quarter guaaranteed oa their bonds at the last session. 'This is gre'at project and althtought we are ntot sat istied fully of the propriety of the Stata risking sot amucha money, yet we cannot ea; we are oppaosed to the Bill. It will pas: m a all probability. Thec result of the elec aion for Governtor, on Monday last, yot have in all probability heard; Gent. Adnam was ealectedl on thte first ballot, On Wed rnaesday last lhe was inaugurated and mada a very stroaag and effective speech oat thit occasion, Ie deprecated tlte too free us oif thte pardoniang power anad thaoughta w were upona tianes of danger anal ruain to th Southa and proclaimetd himself ready t stanad b', the haonor aand welfare ol his Stat and the South to the last, and to any ea tenat. Then Hall oaf Represenatatives pre seatted quiate tan impousinig scene upon tha icciastion. Th'le flk'r crowded wvith the firn .and leadatg meat of our State-the Juadgea riChanacellurs anmd Profesasora aand I e Senm tairs tanda Reparesenttataives, besides an diastinguishead vasatoars from othter States. I 'Te j.gallery illied to overllowinug with tha C beauty of the country, and the Speaker' desk adornied lay such men as th~e Spetakt 'r haiaaself-thae Presidenat of thet Senate an n the late Governor and the Governor elec t 'rThe whole affair passed ofl in fiate style. IThe day fixed for adjournmnent of th -Genteral Assembly is Thursday next, t o'clock, P. 31. We must not forgot, in connexion wit u these amatters, to ament ion that a Resolutic has been introd uced by Mr. Cunninghaa -to the effect thaat this General Assemib: -approve of thme annoxation of Ctuba and ra e gard it as an object; amuch to be desired. li htas not comne up yet to be acted upon La at the House. Whtat they may do in rean is to it is uncertain. Thec business of ti a session is being rapidly got through wit by the day fixed for adjournment. Columbia in geiting thinod out- day 'after day-the racea-beJIng over we suppose the few dio have rent*ained thut long to wit. ness them will soon be wending their way home and the place must thon fall back to its usual and every day life. The mem bar too are beginbing to think of getting home, and we have no doubt all will be glad when the 4y of depf#ture comes.-. We earseie. are enziovu RIr it. Yours truly, 4.S.- R. -7, Cormipnadence of Ah* Banter. Our Columbia Letter. Coi.VVni& S. C. Dec. 18th. Mesr.. EXdita.: The election for Governor resulted as we anticipated) in the choic of General JAmes; H. Adams who W*s. electqd ,Almost Uifani mously- hpving received 103 out of 147 votes cst lion. 11. DoTreville of Beaufort! wrg ch';en Lieutenant Governor. r :.statnent'.ofdr- - ther Legislatlie proceedingsduring thelast..wee:we refer -You , to the Coluibia papers end your imnediate Editorial Representative. We must iot omit to state that the Bill.to grant1iid to . the . Blue Ridge Rail Road Company passed the House on Friday Eenning by a vote of 05 A3 es to 52 Vakys. That bill subscri bes $1 000 000 to the enterprise and guarantees k1 000 000 more. Mes. srs. Mullins, - -Tucker, Winsinith and others opposed the bill on the ground chiefly that it would be a wasteful es tavagant and useless appropriation of the public money. The iunmber of individual subscriptions does not aIiioun t, to half a million -individuals are afraid to risk their money in such a quixiotic enterprise--whythen should the State be called upon to risk the people's niOney ? Moreover, very little of the road is in South Carolina and to be building railroads for the benefit, of othir States will not pay. That branch of the Road in South Carolina-will cost an immense amount in construction; Mountains are to be tunneled-grades of 40, 50 and 60 feet to be used -a hilly mountainous, and thinly settled region to be passed through. True great things a-e predi cated of this Road- --but we have heard this cry of"increasing wealth," "coum bined prosperity " before. Have gen. Vloneim forgot the North Eastern liail .Road.which was to make Charleston a second New York I Where is that Road 'now ? Where the trade it was to con ve? to ui- IMttopbliAi ? Let all. those tIhings be "remeinbered, and be it b .rne in iiiid that, the advait ages to be derived rou the :tr . tion of that road will beinefit North Cooitlina, Georgia, Tuessee, antd Charle.toau. Such is a~'ery brief epitome of the arguments advanced against the bill. Messrs. Meinuninger, Tr enholmn, and the Charleston Delegation gene rally supported the bill warmily and enthu siaistical ly-predicting that Charleston would become when the road was built, a city second to none in the Union. We would .respectfully sftb mit the opiion thi at Charlestonianis adopt some ,measures to prevent the annual recurrence of that terrible disease-the Yellow Fever-before they speak so confidently of becoming a second New York. lion. A.P. Butler was on Thurs. day last re-elected United States Sen ator. T1he Columbia Insurance Company has, according toi rumor, smnashedl up. A t a mieetinig of the Stocekh'lers. held on Saturday last. the following resolu. tions were'olfered and adopte~d. Resolved, ThFat the condition of the Columbia Insurance Comnpany re. quires a suspension of it~s business, and a strict exmination into its atliirs. Resolvedl. Tlhact the Board of Direc tors uand our Agents be instructedJ to discontimue biumes# iat once, and to Ssuspend fur the present, any further payment of money on losses incurred or- t beincurred; also, that notice be given to ilil persons who are insured in this edimripany, of the condition of - the Compjany. -Resolved. That. a Committee of a T[in cc Stosqkhobl irs (tither th&ft direc titos be appoinited to examiine into the aairs of s.aid company, and report, to an adjourned meeting of the second SMoniday of Jaiiuary inext, a plan for the finial settlement of the atlltirs of said Cony pany. W x. W au.AeE, Chai rman. J. P. Southern Secretary. Themal is closing and we must fin. libh. Yours, eColU.MBIENSa9. Tetelegraph announces the elec. ion by the Know-Nothmings of local h oflicers in 'various towns of Massachu a setts. In Boston their candidate was the present Mayor, Dr. J. V. C. Smith, whose earnest, and courageous devotion to the laws during the progress of the Burns' case, made him particularly obnoxious to the aboltionists. Thue Union and other papers that have d endeavored to create the belief that e Know.Nothingism is only a phase of h A bolitionismt will find this an awkward sl fact to reoonnele with their ther. Correspohiderefe of the Banner. President's message-Adarn's Bill Judgye Evans-Anti Slavery move American intervention-Annexa lion of Sandwick islandt ee &c. WASHINGTON CIrr, Dec. 16th. Editor. Banner: It would be usi less for me to comment at this tim upon the admirable Message 0o President Pierce .whiph.. you will probably.have published long befor this reaches you. All parties seerr pleased with its tone and te-nper even the bitterest enemies of th Administration can point to no objec tionable feature in the entire docu ment. It bears, throughout, an im press of a truly American spirit--on Lhat recognise* no seati6nal or party Olivisions, but views us asa unitei peopl forming a great and glorioui Ubtibn .uch as was in days gone b3 id' shall be, we hope, forevermore 'The most irtportant measure yel introdueed in Congress is the bil proposed by Senator Adams of Mis sisippi to alter the Constitution it regard to ..aliens. At present any foreigner:who has resided in the Uni ted States five years, and complied with necessary legal requisitions, car become a-bonaftde citizen entitled t all the rights and privileges that "na tives" possess-except ing the holdin af the Presidential Office. Mr. Ad ais being a Southern Democrat and uc(inected with .the mysterious, KinowV Nothing order. has conmenced the work (if reform by proposing tc extend the duration- of residence tc T~wenty One Years prior to becominE a citizen. His bill has been fiercely assailed but as ably defended. Should it pass, look out for a gale in the sea of politics-if it be rejected expect a tempes on the same waters ! The bill introduced by Judge Ev is at the last session of Congress tc pr'ovide for a fill and final adjustment >f claims of officers and privates wh 'ought in the Revolutionary war will 3e one of the first measures passed ai his Session. Many of the claimant. ire orphans and widows whose fath ers and husbands struggled long and well to achieve oie country's indepen Jence, but went down to the grave ii loverty and wat. Should Judge Evans never :raise his voice in the senate Chaumber again, the passage (1 that one act would render his nani "a househ.,ld word." A-little breeo Wprong. up in the tiouse to-day in consequence of no ice given by Mr. Mace of' lndiaint hat he w, ild intro1uce a bill to ex -lude slavery froin Nebraska mia Kai'as. TI'Ik receit election in tht latter territory resulted unl.avorab!-y to the Albulitionists, hence this move The su-!gestion that this Rlepubli< act. as Mediator between the opposingj bheligerant, European powers has been favorably received and commnen d,-d warmly by the Press geneally What the re-ult of the war nowv goin on will bie is unknown. And if LAu Government by a timely interferenc can save the expenditure of treasur and loss of lifes that will inevitabi' follow a continuance of the war, Ie her do it-add ing to her famne as ai prc gressive; liberty-koving Nation, th glory of' a peacefuml Republic. Speaking of "progress" reminds m. that several new termritories will *it i said, apply fo~r admission into the Un ion at this Session. Those who ar< an~ fit in po'litical matters also Stati that apiplication fur annmexation to thi Unioni will be nmade by the Kingc the Sandwich [slands! Shall we nc take a slice of China next? The army is to be largely increase in accordance with the reconmmenda Lion of thme Hion. Secretary of Wu Thme Navy too is to undergo niany a terations and improvements. Washington is quite lively at pro ent. The city is well filled with Con g'ressmen Office Seekers and loafer The present Session of Congress bli fair to be an , important anid intere ting one and we will endeavor to kee your readers fully "pooted up" in Col gresional proceeding<. Yours, H Y HPAELi E A L . M AJRI cED,-Ou the evening of the 141 inst., at the residlence of Mariin Rhode by the Rev. D. McQeoen, Mr. E. SnAw and Miss LrmLs J. WuITWoR all of Sumter District, S. C. So friend ERY:N has Changed his life, Anid taken to himself a neat, pretty wil Long life to them bo'h-wvith all ofi joys, Peace, plenty and wealth-and numea cue boys.1 80,000 Bricks for Sal by A. J. MOSES. Dec. 20, 1854. 8 if. Fresh Pie-Fruits and Pr4 serves for sale by A. 3. MOSES. . Dec. 20. 185. 8 ,i. For the Bannet. SUMTERVILLE, S. '., DJec. 1e, 18.. Gentlemen of Clarenonh Oounty:-Icome out in this manner to inform you that.cir. cunstances of a private natufe will nial. low me to be before you two years hence as a-candidate for a seat In the State lAg. islature, and thaving a willingness to serve you in some way, I offer you my services as a candidate for Tax-Collector at the next election, and if eleated dq promise to 3 discharge my duty to thebest of my ability. I am-youfrr moet respectfully, 0. P. 1S.ROY. I Watchman pfease copy tf. Dec. 20, 185t 8 tf in Equity--Marlon District. James J. Harilee, survivor, Foreclo va. spre of Josiah W. Moody, Hdkh-G. Mortgage, Finklea, Hugh G. Haselden. &c. In pursuance of a decretal order of the court of Equity, in this cse, I will ofier for e4le at Marion Court House, on Tues cay the 'd January axt,: between the. I usual hoaUn of sale. All thst lot of land containing foutr and three-tentlhs acres, situate in the village of Marion, on the Wilmingtovt and aan. chester Railroadgartdis boutded north by said road, east by land belonging. toilhe said road, south by land belonging to the estate of A. L. Scarborough. and. west -by the public road. On the premises is a fine new hotel, erected within the past year, 10(1 feet in length, with ample accommodations and all the necessary outbuildings. This is probably the best lot for an eat ing house on the rail ro id, being about equally distant from both termini. TERMs.-Por so much ns will pay about the first instalnent on bond (thirteen hundred dollars) with the accruing inter est on $39i0 from let January. 1853, and expenses of sale, cashi; for the balance, a credit of one nud two yeare, with interest fron t he day of sale. Purchasers to give bond with upproved personal security, and mortgage ot the premises to secure the purchase money. C. D. EVANS, Com'r. Dec. '0, 1834 8 td 69 Likely Negroes. BY A. R. PHILLIPS. WILL be sold at private sale, in an en tire gang, 69 likely .EGROES, accus I tined to the cultivation of cotton and provisions on the Congaree and Wateree rivers. The gang consists of men, women, boys, and girls, ot which there are but three over forty, aud five under six years old, the balance between ten and thirty, and n large proportion between twelve and twenty years old. A more desirable gang of negroes were never offered in this or any other market. A list of-thie above negroes may be seen and all other inform ation obtained by applying at m.y office, in rear of the Cominerciaf Bank, Colum. bin, 8. C. Terms liberdl, Dec. 20, 1854 a ttj Negroes For Sale. Will be sold to the highest bidder on the first Monday in January net t, about EIGHT LIK E, LY NEGiOES, belonging to the Estate of Charles W. Weitz deceased. Conditions on c.ay of Sale W. LEWIS, Administrator. Dec. 20, 1854 8 td JOHNSON FEMALB UNIVERSITY. A NDEICSON, S. C. Membenlrs of the Faculty. Hey. W. HI. Josessox, D. D., Chancellor. *J. &co-rr MuISAa, 4' Mrs. MaarY E, DaSnte. .lira EtIZA5Z-rn J. EDwaanDs, Sirs. CAssANDSA ilasrELL, Instruct.s. in Vocal and Instru~mental Music. JAME IJACOs-rar, Prof.of Music. Miss SASA na E Ovxar, Assistant Instructeae in Draw ing in the Academical Department. Mi,aw Cv vntA C. Fisutta, Tutress. I The above Institution has been in operatIon .for seven ye arm; for thme firmt five as a Seminary, and for the 1a,-t two us a Uiniversity, establish. t ed under a Legislative Charter granted in i8. S52. Since it hasa been in operation, each suc cemsives ye ar ham brought an increased number - of pupils, and one hundred andl thirty-five have been enrolled the present, sessio n. Its progress in the confidence of ithe Public, boths in . this and in other Southern~latem, has been gradual i but continued, anal the board of Trrusteem and the present Faculty of Instmuctors'who have ibeen ideiitified wit hit for years, are determin-. .:ed at shall continue to umerit aft increased patronatge. 5Ia.t locality, proverbial for morality, health, and frugality, recommaends it to Parents and .Guardians as the place for the education of their daug hters and wards. Out of seven hundred Spupils who have been taught in the Institution not a single death has occurred; and altahough t te resntyea hsbeen noted for tepreva lence of disease ihrouighout the country, the r has not been at sinigle case of serious indisposi: hon. -. Tis institution, organized and conducted on the University plasn, does not, prescrnbe a - routine of studies, but each young lady is as eigned such as are suited to her mind, And placed in such classes as her acquiremuents entitle har, The course of instruction pursued is syste matic, and extends fruta the lowest classes in ~- the Prinuary to the highest in the Collegiate Dlepanment, upon thme completion of which di lomas are granted, to t hitaest elasd' itrueiltn inthe~h~ s is daily gaveu, without extra charge: the course extending from the Rlienezimart to ILinear and Perspective Drawing. The Scholastic yaar consists of one SessIon, which begins on the flret Wednesday In Ftrse 0- ary, and terminates the 15th November.-E I There is no sacation during the Session.. I It is earneestly recommended that young ladies should enter at the beginning of the Session and continue to Its close, so that the y Imay have the advantage of a thorouga co.ase Iof Instruction. Pupils wi be received at any time during athe hession,* anjs, except withun a month from the Commencement, charged from the time of hentrance to the close of the Session. No pupil will be received into the institution 6, for less than a halt Session, unless she enter J. alter thme Commencement of the second balf Session. ', Board, includIng fuel, lights, &c., can be oh. tained in a number ofrespectable private fai Ilies at from $8 to $10 per moeith. The rate of Tuition wilt be as follows: 1a' , "Scn " 25,0 '- Fourth " 1.0 r-Infant School Departmaent -.- -1.0m Incidental Expenses,---- ------ .00 ESXTRA. s. Modern Languages, - - - 240 Music on Piano, Harp, Guitar, or oth-. e -r In-trument, - - - -40 Painting in Oil or Water Colors, Draw ing, Enibroldery, &o. .- - 35.00) Use at Mlusical Instrument, - - - -5.0 .. TJhe SessIon for 1855 will commence the First Wednesday In lebruary. For ihrther partleulars we invit, especial at. tention to our Catalogues. Dec. 20 18a4 8 I. Returns her thanks to her friends and patrons for their liberal patronage during the present year, and would solicit a conz oinuence of the same. the coining year; Sho will resumn the duties of her schout on the first Monday in January 1865. TE RMS. Spelling, Reading -and . writing pd q, qrter ,................ 64.00. T e'hove with Geography, Grammar PhilosophY. and Arithmatic ;i$6.00 IncludihX'g liro above with Botany ;no Amtronomy, .-:.-. . . ( yL French per -quarter .......6.00. Dec. 15 1854. a. - t. Notice. In pursuance of the: dirtiO. q( tff Act of the Legislature in such case#T named and .provided- an. eloction for Cert of the Court for Sumter District will bb held in the town of Sumterville, on the second Minday in January next. Thf Box will be o ne day oni 0. W. BRADFORD, Mana Me . HAYNSWORTH, ec. 20, 1854 .d o gnau fed In t lh 'te o a C~ River, containing seven hundred and isev erity" acrew. On the premi.se, Is 1 good' Two-story Dwelling, wilh all necessarf Oct buildings, all -in good repair. About 300 acres of land is unde r good fence. Apply to the subscriber at Plowden'st Mille, Post Office. R. J. WITHERSPOUN'. Dec. 13, 1854 7 It Wanted A TEACHER to take charge of ther Summeron Academy the entuing -year. Salary, four hundred dollars or the re. ceipts of the School. None n-eed appilf unless well fecoumevrded, W. W. BENBOW, Chairman Board Trustees. Wright's Bluft P. 0., Sumter District, Dc. 13, 1854 7 13 Watchman copy. . Notice, All persons having demands against the Estate of the late John S. Bradford are hereby notified to present the same prop erly attested for payment, and those who are at all indebted to said Estate are re quested in make payment to VERMEILLE BRADFORD. Qualified Executrix. Stateburg, Dec. 4, 1854 6 4C For Sale. On the first.Monday in January next I will sell at public auction in Sumterville, five or six PRIM E NEGROES, (all men) amng ;hemi is 'a fivai rate Blacksmith. Tuxis.-Credit or 2 or' years, with bonds, mortgage and personal security. Inerest to tie paid annually. Purchasar. to pay for all necessary .papers. . VERMEH.LE BRADFORD. Stateburg, Dec.4, 1b54 6 4b Machine Shop. s On the 14th ult , the subscribers assor ciated themselves in copsrtsersnip, for the purpose of conducting business as Engineers, Machinists, BlacksimithR, '&c. .Be ,ng both pramcticul and working me. chaeis, we feel coihident of giving gen eral satisfactioni to our emmployers, Good workmenm wdi be employed to assist in giving despatch to orders. We will fill ord!ers for Castinigs, for owners of Steam Mi-ls and others. In ishort, we will eni. deiavor iiu meet the wants of our fellow citizes in this part. of the State in the above branches of business. Our business wilt' be conducted under the namie oft.COGILAN. & GAY. A Whmeiwrighti and Gunwmath Simp is connected with the estabhrmnt for the accnmiodastin of customers. Terms.-Cah ir. its eqtuvaen ioi.RECH NUN GAY. 7J Watchantcopy.S3t. RICH FI(ENCH U P H O L S TE R Y. FALL IMPORTA TIONNV. H. W. INMANR W9 179 KING-STREET, Corner of King and Berrisf'ord Street, IMPORTERS OF FRENCH CURTAIN MATERI. ALS, UPHOLSERY AND' INVIT'E TH15 ATTENTION OF.THg! trade .and public genby'allj to'the exten. sive and beaut hurl namotmenit o SATIN DS J*IiNES-DA NEK"" -LACE AND M U LINCURTINRdf, CORNICE~tA 4 g which they ai recivingIQ'm p and ' American mrasufuotorjee, and ~hch they olier WIIOLESALE AND) hETAIL.. at PRICES LOWER than amy other-, house in this city. II. WV. K. & CO..aereei LAThs I'PARIS DESIGN O TAINS AND DECORATIONS,6 kinds, and are enabled to produce work of the best character and style. Merchants anti Families will find it to~ their advantage to call, a. eaniry article in. the CURTI'N AND) UPHOLSTERY LINE can be obtained a' the above estab. lishtnent, amnd at terms which cannot fail to. give approbation. ALL KINDS OP' iNTERIOR DECOR A TIONS executed, and PAPERS put up in superior style by experienced workomen. Dec.0,iM) '*> 6 4 A Call in Earnest All peros lndebte4 to us by note, or se-. count ptevtous .to tlip first of Jennear1last are respectfually requested to make ..ueseo W~e afe In want ofall ltssmeny thas ew. lng'to us, and we trust this call will niot ho, dimregarded. -- -' . ROGERN4 SPEN4Caf* Bishhanyth Nor. tt 1e sv