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JON.. IH I DON J. I Vor. DEVTEDTOSOUTHERN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, NEWS. LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND THIE ARTS~ PROPRIETOR. "0o-mn% ouitlit W tyTERiS-$ iN ADVANCN lOL. IX. SUMTERVILLE, S. C., JANUARY 31, 1S55- NO.13 THE SUJMTER BANNER IS PUULISnED Every Wediaesday Moruaiang BY John S. Richardson, Jr. rWo DOLLA Rs in amivance, Two Dollars Ind Fifty Cents at the expirati0n of msix moni11h" or Three Dollare at time eni of the year. No paper discontinnedi unmil all arrearages are PA tu, tinltes at the option oftlhe Propirietrs. Z Advertiserents inse rted at S E V tNTY FIVE Cents per square, (12 lines or les,) for tihe firmt, and italf that mum foreach mubsecinont Insertiom, (Olicial advertiements the -ti e ouchi tnie). g2 The number of insertions t) he markedi '6n alt A-avertiseinemts otr lie) will lie publisheil juntil orderel to be discontimed, anai charged 'accordingly. g3r ONE DOLLAR per square for a sin gte insiirtion. Quarterly aml Mmitlily Aidver Itiements wiJ i he charge I tile same asa sinle insertion, and semi-monthly the saine a iew onem. ti.7 Obituarys andi Trimee of Riespect, 'over twelve linen, charged ni itiavertismenaitm. For the Banner. Iauproatptsa By a gentiernai at the rumest of MIses A. F. and E. L. of Sunmier to make them the subject of somne verses. I know two pretty little sprites And they are wondrons fair, Eyns blue and bright, That lasten quite, The rptured sight, ef a ll *ilo k te on thi fiO. Ontih have merry, smiling faces, Where thouiglt and feeling have their traces And after seeing one, It is tile best of fun, To turn and] look upon, The other's heart. captivating graces. Onme hIs a wairm and.sunniy iue, The otlr as fair as a shillig ; . To see themn apart, Id enmigh for the heart To feel 've'i E:nart, But to see them together is killinig. vhat's better ilhan all-they're boilh willing, Without over.much cooing or billing, Ducking, physicking or pilligi, To he iyed, And like silver tried, And purified, In time Furmace of im rimoimial dril'itn IR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Lalvws of Sou II Ca roliis:n, lpissett at time iessiuia of tiac GeiscraI Assesaably of 195-1. AN ACT to tmake uppiotoriatimis ein the year cominnmnimng in Ocibilir. ie thousand eight, hundred amid fit. ty four. SmC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate ,and House of Represenltitles wno met -and xittiig in Genteral A.semigly and by the authority of the same, TI Lat tine following suins lie und they nro.. here. 'by appropriated for the payment, 41 the varimous oiicers aid expenses #of the State 4 mmoaverni mient, I hut is (t sa.I IN TilE EXECUTIVE UEPART.\t the saliry of the Gmernmr, tiree thousand five imndred doillars, foir tle Private Secretary of thnt Goivernir, five hmundred dmmllars; for thme Messeni ger oif th Gto vernour, two hndered anm. I fifty dciilarms; ir lime cont insgent l'mmd iii y. thoutsanmd dollars; tio be suoijec(t to thet draft oif time Gmovernomr, aind to be ac. counted for aminualily av hiin uto tme Legislatture; for the remit of thme Gov. 'ernmor's htmnme ini Couimbia, three hn. <lred dollaurs. SEC. 2. IN TIlE AEGISLATIVfC DE. a'ATMENJT-Forc, time pay of time rommc bers of' the Legiumtmire, amnd thme At. torney Generael anid Somlicitoers dmmriinm the p. eseint session, w emnt,.-one thiti. sand dollars, if so rmneh bje tnecessary for the salariies oif thme (lks of tihe Senate mtand Ilause of Rieresenittives, one thousand dullars eatch, anid to tim said clerkc for the services of two as Sistant cleriks, two hmundmredi anmd faiy dollars for the. Clerk oft thme Iloimse amid twai hutndredl and fifty dolilars ir the Cle'ik ofl the Senmate. to be~ patid at thme adrjoutrmment oft time Legislatare; for the saliaries oft t wo Mtessengers .and two Jmomrkee~pers, eachi twoa hman dred amid fifty dodllairs, to be mid att thle adymurnment of tihe Legislautmre; for the salairy oif tihe Keeper of time tite Hotuse amid Libar inn, sieven humiired dolilrs; ihr lime mealaries of the i~emmdinig Clerks of the Sengate anmd Ile mse orl Rlepresenmtativtes, eachm t w. humidrmed anmd fifty dollars, to he paid at time endi oif the sessionm; for the~ services oaf Emm. S grosing Clerks, to be patid undicer lime S diretioan of tihe Spenmkem of time llouse amnd Presiidenit of limo Senate, fouir hmundredi do.llars; for thme primnte'rs o.f time denn~te iialne of ipre.senmtativyes. sn pmrntlanace of athe comt rmaets maonde. i'y 'te enma tijtv.. ..r bot. Ilut.. line thousand 14.1iars, if s inmuch he WeS-siry for the prit ing executed b3 he -aid printers during the present .ession o. tie Legislature, the saimie .t be paid to theimi as soon a tie L1101o1nt , oif tile 'Said Contrlacts sha111 lie IWer tainled by thle Treasurer of the -pper Division; fior tle printer forl irintig in painh.let t-ric11t tle acts Ind juu ridi-s of both IIouses. reports Ind resoabtions agreied t -, tile Gv rior's Mt'lssagis, reploIts of a he Ilre'si lent of the Ba nk, and CoImtr!k keneral. with fihe acconp.lipan ing doen. inenis, threc' thousand seven luinidred id liltty d'lilars. it' - much lie neces ary; Provider/, That the umniber of iaies specied ii1 the proposals (of hie prinIters as accepted by tle Legis. ature, shAli be printed and deposiited ii the cllice of the Treasurer of the pelper Division bl're dhe tweitieth lay of* Avaii next, and tle am miit o lie paid accordin'g t, the propiolsals, 'lieb lall ie ascertained I hv the I'reasuirer afibresiaid; Alml / futk1'er pro 4(ded1, That. the prinlter lof' thle act's and ortuliils do puiblish in his newspaper it hclinlibia a1li the piblic acts whicheIi iay be passed at the pteent, session 'ithin Sixty days fter tile a4aoitn neu1t of the ltegislature; for \ 'illiai P. Artulir, i t c.ontmlgenit eiiense dur ng the present se-si.n (t' the Iegis ltur3c, twelve hundred dollars, if So Imuieh be necssary, to be accounted oar by him it the Treastiry, and re Jorted by the Treasurer ite the C I 0 A enisiy; forlstiationary, .uel, di, ribitiig acs, expeise's of lie election eiiri4s, tirte. inadreed dollIrs, it so nueh bie necessary; liar the purchase if bJooks for the libuiry of tile Legis ature, six hundred dallars. SIc. :1. 1.4 .UCItARY DEPAurTIS-r -or the salarie, of the Jusidges, biree thisand (1a.lars each- fear tle Adary of tle Atrtrey General, elev. In hmidrdi ilhis; l1r te salaries of ive Solicitorsi nine liindred diollar. -atb; for tile Clhrk of tie C4ourt; o pilleals in Cclciniabia, six huaired dal ars; 0. tie .-ailary of the Messenger '!the ':vd Ceaort at Columlebia, t woa ninr1d ead fil du olh:-;t-upided. It ;hall le the a1l1ly lt' tile sai ulmeilnger (o suininenll-1 all men314sbeers If. the bLn who are iieiiber-- of Ihe L- giilat when their cases may be ecalled ihr Ili 11; 11r ihe s ol..ry ef the Librarian of he Court, &f Apials in Coltiiaii. two 1iiidred dollars, the Sa1n.c to ill - ile the expenses t* fullt; flitr the purchase i leoks foir Hie library of' he C'irt. tel A ppe'ala at Cothlii'bia. ive hundel1rid doalliar; 61r lit. w.,fl aund l'uel flr thle C1euirt. -,f' Ay..als at Co 11ob-in, filiy dIllars, if So 1111ch ill m- 1sr ;-1 Owrh salary (-tfite Clrlk .I he Coini t ofl pals ill Char-l.,tonl, six huisire1-td dillars; 6-r thle salary (-I lie Mel-Seigerl ofl le sa1Ie Ce aurt ill L'hiilest'II, two hundreI anl1 lifty' ilal. ar'.,; hor fh silary ef hie I irarian (al lie Comra tfA pelis inl Charlestin, 'w'le llildredi d1ams, to ii:chile tit' Aloveinse eelf liel; le. fire wootd and 1u11 'I OI the1' Cost oftA pealk at Char les -3, lifty dallarhi', if se nillich he liee 'sar; ir 111h pichase 4f' bolaais fai le liblrary if the Coti cl A pels i LDairlestoi; live hiidr- dallar--; llt the salary eel' the 'State lUtie tei, bil eii ltieIred dollars. A tile sever 11 appropriati ons atbre'aid fCor the lte'k s, I ibrari:11i- .\l t'sle'iigers, Ie iletter. aid Ilimo fit iiiidietal expenses f' tihe C'ouirts of A ppa~a.:ls, sh-aill ill p) lid lay the1 TreasureirLr canly ulponl wari. rancts. to e lidrai~wn lby the1 l're'siino lucdge's oft thce Ccourt s aof Aj pr4eal s, at quieh t i n es and14 ihr such por' Ijetionis a1 porer' tea attenld ini persont ar by'a diejal ty 9he sit tigs 441 the Caourts ofl A ppeals1i md ErrIaors ill Cohniia and ~i' C'harl'es tonel, andie to repor~it. Suchi airginentil s antd tttern~ltenIts 1et asIay be1 netce'ssa ry tee at correct, uniderstaniniig of' the :Jeeisions eaf tile said (a'iCours; foar the pay of jurir andS111 conistablles, f'orty'a thoueisand dcl lairs, it' so mnehcl be tne'es. sary. Sicc. 4. IN rir TicKAastltY T)v.e'Aer u E-r: Ftor the sailariy of' thet'cn Comt rel 1l7r Gjenetral, two thousandi1( dlellairs; l'ta the siaary of the cle'r k oft Ithe Comp-j~ trller Ii Generalii seven'i hund1(1red landt lit 3 doilar's, the1 Saidl elee k toe ice a~point dt 31and(01 remoablhe at tihe pl9easu Iceel hie C.aitapt realer'i G'eerai; fori tile sala-i y tel thle Trea;suirer' caf Ile a ower' ihvis. af' thlan a Office( ll't, and4 l'o clerk hire, wo houanddolars fodte sahir 3''fa heo IlCTreasurIeato the Uppjaerl I)iVislein tid for ck hirei, six Iei'n hunildred lJllars; leor the assor' tel St. I'hiilby's 11d4 St. Mic.hatelrsfe ihr makiing at anld iixmig aIssess5inents.' ''' carha returi, .ighlt hundrel''a9 .ci olars. SEC. 5. Fort Tlli' SouTII Cano.rsa ..4).i.E(ot : eFi' tile salariy of the P~res dentL (a the College, I hlre-thioutad lol'arsci; foer the salarlies of' se'ven Pro'efcess oef the Colhlegea two''( thou-1 mIed( li'ae hiundretd deellars each.'i ; fell tile ive, hlundred docllarsil; fin' thet saliary oaf he Libirrian of ihn Collemm .: hundred dollars ; iir the salary of the Secretary of the Boaid ofi' Trustiees. I w hundred dollars ; for the salary (it the Marshal hur lundred dollars; the silaries of the President, Prof'ess ors, reasirer aid Librarian to he paid boy the Treasu rer of lite Uppir Division, quarterly, inl advaice, theii draft being coitiersigned by tie Trea-,ircr of the Colleg. ; for the 1r. ichase of looks for the Coliege Library. two thiusand doillars, to Ie paid ti the draft of tile Presidet. of tihe C1 lege, coiltersigned by the Treasurer oI the saimie ; for the expelse (it ol student, at the South Carolina Coillegi.. sent by the Orphan House in Charles ito, t'ir hundred dolklr-;, to be paid to the order of the Chairian of tlt Board iof ('1inlissionerns Ol'the Orphan Ilolse. SEC. i. FoaR TIE ORDINARY Civit. IIErSs: For the payient of the i ni iit. igelt liccuilts uf the Upper )ivision, twenty-five thousaid dollars. it' so much he necessary ; flr tie pay ueit of the coitiligent, accluntts of tie Lower Divisiin, twenty. fou r tholu snad do.lliars, ifso niuiach be neces-ary 1,6r tile CIrnnissioiner to he inl11(1iiatedi by tle Governior to suiperiteid tli Pubbic Works, titne hundred and lifty diilhars; for the paylneit of pensitlis aid aninitiezs, three thousand dollars, it' so inuch be nece.,sarv : for the payment of such clairis 1s shall le adiniued by thle Legislature at it lars. if so touch lie iecessary ; 6-r the Su~pport of Free School1s, severnty fhwto thisaind fiur hutidred dollais, if' so ntch he necessary, to be distributed :nnung the several districts in the State, in the proporti of' six hniidred dollars to each lepresentative in the pipuilar branch of tle Legishiature ihr the eduicatiin cf the deafmiid du.hii ail o the blind, five thiusand dollars. i sit Illueln be n1ecessal y, to be paid t) the C.uni lliss.ioners inl the sanie Inanl ner as the app ropr'iatio n leretofiire :nade ; for refirdfinir laxes as directed by tile repllrts of the Comniuiittee (01 Ways andl Meton, and -d' Finlance anud iBaiiks, igreed t, by the LeUihilaetHtt-. t n,( liindred ill hr if so 1iuchll lit -1 her clairnOS ior de0siatids on tie St:a ;is inay be allowed by the General Assetibldy upoln the report of olliei coi Ml ititees, two thi.,and live hundred dollars, if so Iiuich be lecessary ; fur ci pensation, iceording Lit tlie aict ot eit ii hitireid and florty-thiree, fo sla ves exe. uted, twi thiiiuand dedlar.,. i Isto much hIte iiecessary. S-e. 7. Fa Miuirr-t ExsIsNir TulEs: For lie salaric-s of tle 6.1 Itwinug oflicers viz: A ijutantit aiil inspector Geaeral, two ti.usand live limdred dllars ; Arenal Keeper ill Charleitin, me thiousaid dtillais; Ar enal Keeper and Powder Rteceiver at Cmoluobia, at the rate of fiur hinidre.a (ill ars per aun ; Phys'iciai of the .Jail ai l Magazine Guard at Charles. Lio, live 1inindred dolirs. and filr the siliiort of the Military Acaderu es at Cia le-tioll nd.i lmebiia, thirty thou. said dollars, if .-o inutch be necessary. aiin the said Military Acadernies shall lie iluide' the directioii if tle Ioard of Visitors of said Ac.deiiies, so th .a their siiupport. sall Iliat exceed the said suil, to ie drawn aid aicoited ir ti the il giuslatuire by tile said Buoard of' Visit -I Provided. Tha' each .eection d istrie. shalIlibe enait led toi siend to said Acaderies a naumbe'r iii beeg-ficara ies eq uial to itIs represenitationR iin the iiloiuse iif lIep resentlat ives, or ini thatL propiortion as far' as the aprill.ii piation ihr141 thle sehis uniy alloi w; thri thle Mlili tary acc-. 111t, as agreed tou by bhiml brianches of' lie .Lguilatur ae. isne hundairedl d''llars, if' so amiehi be nee' i'ssary; ir tihe Miii t ary coniin agenc-ies, live thouiisand doliaris, Lto be drawn and aic'couintedl ihr' as diretedu~ by the Legisl aiture; (or def'rayitng the ex. penises of' A rill iry Comi anuies through out thle State, fifteen huniidred diollairs, If' so mnuch be necessary ; to be drawna anid apliedct in the mnannier prescribled by thle ait in relation to that subiject; fhr the Quarterinaster General, live hiiundraed didllaris ; for' the services of' thle Secr etar'y of State, duirinug the enisuin g year, fhr all serv ices ini issinag alI AMiiitary Conun issions, anad in lieu iif'any cha'lrge aiguaist t he State fhr Ci niulnsiiiis of Civil (Jlicers, eight huind red dl hrs, to bie paid as (itherc salairies aire dlirected tio be paid by law; for repmrmiiug armns andl arsenal pur. poi ses in Charilestg n ad Coumiaa, twio thousand dollars. SEc. 8. Foa OnmiNAlly LocAl. E~x. PENITREs.-Foir the suipjiirt of' thie tranisient poiir of' Ch.larle,ton, seveni Iihouisaiid diiilarsi, to be paid Lio the~ City' Counie Iofi Charnlestonu, andl~ aticountedO fori by thiemi Lto the Legisa Lure for the saltariy oif the Port Physi (ianl in Charlesion, inceluding boat hire anad other incidental exp)'ens, eight hunitdred dollars ; for the executioni of thhi (psaiiranitine laws at Charliestioni, onte tousanid dollairs, if' so much be neces sar) ; to lbe paid to the Citfy Councii of' Charleatonn and e..ndedm u.de. heir direction ; for lie salary of the -inielintendent of the Fire Prfoit Building inl Charleton during the preseit year, one hundred dollars ; 1;r tle support of the transient, poor of Georgetown, five hundired doilars, ti be expended by the Commiiissioners ot I lie Poior of W inyah. to be accounted ir by them to the Legislature; ,he suipport , f the tri-i.-nt poor of lieaifsiorl, two hundred dollars, to be expntided by the Town Cinnel of tli Said town, arid to he accounted for by then:i asi hieretotore;fbr the anlary of ilie Pilot of the l[ib r and Bar of George Lowni, three hund red and twenty dol. lars; lor aiding the suippoit of a ferry fi Elliotut.'s Gut, two tiund red dillars, subjected to the order of the Comis siirners of loads for St. Aiidirew's Parish. SKc. 9. For the support of the Cataait idiains, twelve hulnnidred dol. lars, if so imuch he necessary, to be paid to the order of the IidiaM Agent. and to be expeinded under t he direetioin of the Goverir. Sr.c. 10. Foun Ptenue BUILINS. '" coriplete the Cor tI linse tar Chester Dist'ict, two thous:md one imidred dollars ; to complete the Cirt Ilouise fbr the District of Williatsburg, one thousaid four hundred and fifty dollars ; the above a:ionits to lie drawi and expeided b) ilie Bkoards of Commissioners ofthe respective districts, and accounted fir i.l.th.:::...,.th...r..m., ; to ennimeCe Ole constructionr uif the Jail of Clies terlield, one hiunlred and l irty ftimr dollars Uad twenty-eight cents ; for Charleston .ail, ten botisatid dolam u. anid Io more, to be ndrawi aind e.x penidiI ed uider the directini of the Coriis sioners of Public liuildinrgs of tie said district. Fort EXaAoutDsArV ExX.XDITUR s to enable the Trustees of the Col itire of Charleston to impitive id exteuid their bidiigs, fiun r thousand inliars; fir tire almoiiiit of a balanee du1le the C.r iiissi. e:' 0. : 1r1 Geort.Lown Distrit; tin their accoullnt isf lie expe nllit 1r. .4f.. the rasm il'oor Fiid, ewo hMitred md ently twov deliars and riie Ce.nts, ;q) be drawir by sai. ('.irnissionei-s. And the divitierids th. :may n ie received fll all such raiIway shares as she State airtly m ii, at tire tine of declariig snch dividends, are hereby pproprialted to the purpose lt' aidilg .i tit opmeining and clearing out. of tie 6Sullivuan's h-huli chianel Ilo the port of Charle toin ; rnd all smis arisigir frrini said divid iis shall be held ii lie Treasuri , liab0le to the Ihnift of the ilnissril ui the Suirvey of Charlus. tnI liarbor. Ih:Pr.Y oF I lo. L. Al. KEITTr.-Tih hlloiwing reply was recently eticited roni thre Ilon. L. 1. Kr.ir- by a relinarki made by M1r. Simi.Eats of Mlarylatid against inlification aid -.ecs,ri li. Mr. KIt t-The gentleiian frorn Maryhind (.\Ir. S-biers) has imirodineed blme what he is pleased to call the Iortirii extrerie and the Southerin extreriie in) coljuinlction. This, sir is :t inatter of ta-;tc a.4d wlien not col mne'et.ed with arilunirg lierstinal arid fflensive, inay lie alltowed top pass. I It, Spoke on unIlificatiton III ai secessioni, aid .aid the Kiow Noithings were oppo)1 sedl to them as violentIly ats to Abollitiriini. Sir, I aLccept tihe ad-. missin. Asmy frend fom ,Vrgiia, (Mr.j Letchrer e s yiei .edI, tirme the hfmlimi ihr ia mitiiient, I shiall maike a few rernariks. "Sir, thre pirricples of niul ifictionI have been illulstrarted by tire nroblest. intellect of mry State. It has beenr ill ust rateud arrndC eioune by CalhIoniin, I layne, Ale lflie, arid Piestoin, anid tat. hIost ofgIreati mids, which ipoured splendor up) n the annals oft C'arolinia ini I 83. Sir, it was a party of bratve miein andl free imert. IniI ties oIf trotnble arid danger, Sutht Carolirra riade heavy sacorifice of blood anr. tirasure ihrl~ the Union ; but when insufl'erable wrng was inflicted uipon iher, sihe toouk iier safety iii, o her owni haniids, andl gaithereid her children aroundn hter ton rediress heCr wronrgs, and mariinitin her rights aiid sov'ereignit v. Yes, S sirhe gathiered tI getiher soti's tim defendt her rights. Th'iis. sir, sire diid openly I), in t he eye of the suir. Sire diid notmlgat her threm att imidinighrt lionr, and in subItaranrean eaves to cnceal hiir puirposne. Nio Crt iinie was there, with brianid and daigger, festerinig in mi didit co nspliracye~, and ini serrate hail next day, whern disclosures were iriade, prrofessinrg to be a '4 Know Not hinig." Sir, sihe riallien hierr sols under her owin soviereign flng, arnd whoever was tire fire ofi that flag, was their fihe. in tis struiggle, sir, Sout~h Carolina yielded noit her rights arid sonvereignlty. Thus much for inulifica. tioni. " Now, sir, for secession. I was a member of thart pairty. lin 1850, I advocated the pirlicy ofC South Catrni. na. intcrnosing htw naovaroigni . .. N4iield between her cit.zens and the' otril'afges of* this go'vernmenit. I'lhe spirit of' resistance to Federal aggress ion was universal throuiglout the State, but we diflered as to the " imsde and m 11easure " of redress. Sir, I advocated the policy of secession, anltd the princi ple lying at its f'ounatdati oI-tie priiiciple (I State sovereignty, to retire Irom the federal compact, and it you daied to ts-ail us, to imieet you upii the open field; to meet yol with bo iw and brand, and light, omit the 41 arrel. Sir, I owe ailegianeo to miiy State and ily through her to the Fe\deral Government. V lienever sihe recalls that, allegiance. I have i tiirt er cinnectisin 1with tle Federal Government, amid I Scciorn your clamors. And trample uopn your hozyatnas to the " Sir, I regret that the gentleman from Maryland has introduced the mililienti.ins and secession party in juixtaposition with tile A bolitiosn party; bt, as lie has iimequivoclally disclaimed anmthing pei'sonal or ofleisive. I shiall amake i personal reply to him. I oly desire to say to the I Ioose that I was a Iimeiber of' the secessioi party of Sooth CaroIllina, and whoever says aught against tihe honor or charact'er sot' that, party I will answer thei with a m1UOos !able. nE So-rInERN MUrUAi. LIFE IN. sUtnASCE Cotr'asA.-;Y.-At o lt-at ---a sion of our Legislatmo this company was chartered and has commenced it8 operations. The following are - it 4ilicers: lso. W. F. DeSimsure, President, Prof. C. F. McCay Actuary, Dr. Julion Fisher, Treasurer. mse-TOs:-Iln. W. F. DeSau sure, lon. Jo it S. Preston. Dr. AlI Labode, C. F. McCay. Dir. J. AleF. Giaston, John Iryce, lI ichard Sotidley Dr. Jlohn Fisher, Edwin J. Scott. James V. Lyles, Dr. .J W. PRieker. .1. Ml. Alit.' I1can. J. B. O'Neall. Thomlas C. Perrinl, J. P. Reed, it, Vin'd, John A.- Bradlv, IL. Dublin. C. A. DeSausure, It. t. Pr'sevy, W. -'. .\ Obi, d. W'ssllbi Tucker, 1iev. --1m. Martin, Rtev. Wmn. Crook. The rates ad--pted for lIsurance are Iower thani those charged by go.a Northern Companies ihr residents o( the Sot h, thigh higher than Ihey charge for persons residing in the Northern States. Thiis for insmiiing $1,000 for on* year it the age of 30, lie preiu mliiil required by the Mutual Lif'e -f New 'o k is $I0.331; by th Muta;l liene lit f New Jerse.' it ik $18 to ; by ti Nw Eiglangd Mutual of' IiIstoin it is 514.20; by tle Keitucky Mutual it is $1.60 ; while by this Company it is A13.30. For insurance for $5.000 for the whole lil'c at the age of 30, the premi um ill tie MIutual Life st New Yoik is *140.10; in the -Mitual lienefit of New Jersey it is $1-10.30; in the New lnghland M t ial of lin.tatoln it is $126 >0; in the K4ntneky Multuil it is A1319.00 ; while in the Southi Carolinia Cmiipany it is ldy X12:.00. From these rates this Company dedicts sole fauirth fir Ile first year rtlupirmg n1o note ihr the reduoctisoi, ht reiiltting it entirely. The first pay iniet 1he $1,000 aT. tle age of 30 tbrone yearitll is only $0.97. anid for' i whosle lfe poli'y onily $18.75. F'or'Si sbsequienit p~an eiits a1fteri th< first, a i'educetimn will al so be mtade ill prop'tif on ai tso thle snicess25 aind proif'itt of thle Csoipn . Theli obhject of' Li insurance Corn paniies is to maoke piroviisioni ti' th111 wido ws anl 'dipails of t hoeir melin bers. Ev~ery' plerson whois jo~inls the C2omp~any liays iin a snitall anual amilounit, anid iese jiietiiiis anid thieiri ace:inill a, tioiis at compio~ssunid intercest, formi a f'undo out of which pay mentus ar'e mtaide to tihe surviv'~ing liunlilie!5sf'the insured. No mlore benevolenit, parudenlt and wise dispussitison Can be made of' his funlds bsy aniy hiiubaid or tat her, who has nost. accuminhil.ted a comnpetenlce for his wi fe and cii d ren, than an illvest. imint of parit of' his annu atlacomec in a Life lisiiriance Pol icy. Thie unliformIt suLccess of' Lif'e Insti. ranOc'e Comnie lis, shos tha Ilst the true valuie of' thle r'isk ~oiued agimtt.t is well asacerlt ainied. fBy exoiiiing the bills of mioralityv at several places, iL is toiund thaut the risk oft Cleat h amlong a harge niumiber of' pier'sons is almost nvar'ialy tile same. Th'fis risk being" known,.he proper premium11 fuor each insurantlce IS readily ascertain. d, if' Ihe pre'mim is suflicient and saf'ely in veste'd, the security an I stability of' a iif'e Comnpany is unques. luinable. As sour funds cimnot, by the ebaracter, be Invested exqept in State StockorI' l in nds or Moi fgages an Unlfetneumbered recal estateo worth three timtes the amioutit of oan, a loss of'the funds is implJossible. No risks taken butt ou peirsons inl soundIC health and nf'gsod hlabitsa. The. amiount to be instured on any up life is nobt to exceed $10,00. The amtaount itnsured may be ntade payable to the wile or the children of the insured free from any claitms of the heirq o- creditors. Piemiums may be made payable annually, semiainually or quarterly. The 'rimes ud Ciisualties !f the Past Year.-We filid in our exchanges tabular statements of the crimes and castalties if- the United Statis during the year which has just closed. The lootinigs.u) are as follows: The t-tal amount of )roperty de; stroyt'd by fire is estimated, in toznd ntiutabers, at twenty.five imillions of dollars. Tile nitnaber of persous whose lives have been sacrificed by burning buid itgs, is put down at one hundred and seventy.one. There have been one hunadred and ninet. .three railroad accidents, killing onei htndred and eighty six persons, and wounding five hundred and eighty lute. There have also been forty.eight sseanmiboat accidents, killing live hm dred and eighty.seven persons, and wounttding two hundred and twenty live. Durin.r the year six hundred and eighty.two murders were cornmitted and eighty.four persons were executed in the State tf New York alone thier were sevenLy.four murders and fifteen executions. INTERESTINU STATIsTICS.-We giy( sone iteresting extract-s frott the re cently published Appendix to the Cen sus 11eport, prepared by Pioressor D< Bfow. It seems, fron that portion o these statements which relates to thi nti%-ity of tir population, that the fo eigni boirn number only abotit ona eighth of the natives,-mnueh the larg 'st proportion being in the Middl States. Tlie largest inm ber of iit g.'atts to this country in any. one yew was 430,437 in 1851,-though. thi statemeti is scarcely accurate', as mor thtani a ear is comnpri.,ed in the return! 'Tho mlpoLt va4able crip in tihe Uni ted States is thatu:Jodian Co-n, eastj ' satteI ina 1850I at t.... Lundred ai n:net.y.six Millions of Dollars,-2nat being nearly three times as valuabat as Wheat, and more than three tinei as valuable as ( otton. Six times a many acres of land are devoted to In dian Cortn as are given to Cotton am iree times as much as- to Wheat. 'lhe valte of Butter made annually ii Slie Uni ted States exceedsfify million tif dollars. There are only 347,525 slavehold Ors in the United States, of whm Uni two own over one thousand negroes oly nine own over live hundred, otnlj lifty.six own over tlr e hundred, on litndred and eighty.seven own o-.e two hundred, and fourteen hundred am seventy.nine own over one hundred The greatest niiumber of slaveholder sown rmore thian one and less than fivc the number of' tlis class is 105,683. The statement of the tue utpations C tle people shows that tl- Farmers out miber b3 fatr any other protfession. Their number is 2,363,950,-whil, tile class which approaches naearet U them is that of' Laborers, who numbe 909,786. The Carpeters stand iexI counting 104,671, atl thet come Coud wainers, 130,473, etc.- Tinses. Rev. 1)r. Baker, the well knowi Presbyterian mainister at the Soutth hnas now been preacintg tearly fortj years, duritng which lhe lhas been en gaged1 ini abouit three hiundred revival: ofl tel igion. antd hats beetn intstrutmenta inl tihe professed con v'ersion of sevetn 0 seignt thoutsantd souls, tlity of' whie'l ttaumber' are tministets. At a reviva maeetinit which lie attended lately, a is said to have preached foutr seranon. a day four eight consecuti ve days. Earh ange. AinnENT Si'ituls.--n two yea rs ar detit spirits have cost the nation a di reet expense of' e600,000,000; an indi reet expense of. $600,000.000O; destroy ed 300,000 lives; sent 1(00,000 chil dtren to the poor house; caonsignet 150,000 persons to thte jails aind peni tentiaries; matde 1,000 maniaes; insti gutedl to the commnission of' 1 00( mutrders, ctatused 2.000 to conuani suicide; butrnit or otherwise caused te be destroyed, property to theo amoun of' 10.000,000; made 200,000 widuw: and 1,000,000 uarphaan children. A WILD MAN CAtJotT IN MAitE. A. Air. J. W. McHentri, wvho hives near Waldoboro.', Mai ne, has actuzalb~ captured a wild man. On first seeinl hitm, Mr. H-. says: "The little f'ellowv tuirned a most ima pktring look upon01 me, anid theni uttter eda sharp, abrill shriek, resemiblir.4 the wvhistle of'an engine. I took hiin to my house and tried to induce hin to eat ssome meat, but failed in~ the at temaps; I then offered himn some water of' which he drank a sm'all quantity. I next gave him some dried beach nuts which h.a readily. He is of th< malo ##el~baka alataa~am i height, and his limbs are in perfect - proportion. With the exception of his itee, hands, and feit, he is coiedered with hair of a jet black hue. Whoev er may wish to see this strange speci. men (d human naturp, can gratify their curbsity by calling at my ho.use, in the Eastern par, of iwdiborb', iietir ie T rowbridge Tavern. I give these flacts to the public to see if there is any one who can account fir this won derful phenonenon."-Chas. Mfercury READIN.-.Mitke it a rule te rhud a little every day, even if it be but a single sentence. A short, parapaph will often iflerd you a profitable source or ieflectioi for a w.hole day. For this purpeise keep soime valuable book or paper always within your reach, so that you may lay your hand on it at any moment, when you are about the house. We know a large family tflat has made itself intimately acquainted with history, probably more s- than any other family in the United btates, by the practice ,.f having one ol the children, cach one taking a week 1,y turns, read every morning wi...a the rest were at br. kfast. ECLIPSES IN TUE YEAR 185>. There will be this year leur Eclipses, two of the Sun and two of the Moon. The First-A total Eclipse of the Moon, May 1st, at 10 o'clock, fifty-. eight uninutes in the evening. visible,. The Second-A partial teiipse of.., the Sun, May. 19th, at 9 o'clock. 9 minut, S in the evening--invisible here -only visible towards the North'Pold, Greenland, and the North part6'f North America, latitude 60 and 61. The Third-A total Eclipse of the Moon, Oct. 25th, at 2 o'clock, 35 minutes in the morning, vibble. The Fourth -A partial Eciipse of the Sun, November:9, it :2: o'eloele, S39 minutes ip the: afternooui, invisibit here, and only yisible Lt the .South Pole. The Mammotth Lump -of Gold Quartz recentlv found in Cwatv county, Calif -pia, has been: receite4 nt NewO4 an. Th'MPcaa n n it weighs one hundred and sixty and a half pounds avoirdupois, fifteen pounds only of which is quartz - and the rest the virgin gold; anid its value is estimated at thirty-eight thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars. It was brought to New Orleans by a - gentleman who, having given the five men who found it the round uim of s forty thousaind dollars for it,. intends taking it to Paris next year,'to be ex hibited at the great exposition to b6 held there. It having been -viewed with no little curiosity by a great number of persons at the St. Louis Ilotel, has been placed by its proprie tor for safe keeping in the Bank ILouisiana. A RonUEa's CAvE.-The Court of Assize it Munich was lately occupied with the trial of a band of robbers, who had for'some time back been comt nitting a great number of robberies and several murders. What, distiun. guished these men was that they have - a lited altogether in the Gil Blas style. r They inhnbited a vast cavern in the Schillbinger Forest, the entrance to which was concealed by old trunks of trees. Two.and.tw, nry steps led to the chamubers below, five in numiber,. two of which were twenty feet, long biy nine wide. In the kitchent was placed a vast fire.place, the chimney of which issued in the n.idst of a thick claump of~ trees, and through precaution, fire wvas I oiily lighted there by igh~t. Th~e rob. hers lhad also their stables and store. I houses all underground, and at tha I end of a long corrido.r there was even fotund a sort (if slaiighter.house, where Sthey killed the ainmals whlichi they re. quired for lood. The court, condemn. ed live of the accused to death, and' the others, either to imprisonment with hard labour, or to simple imnpris. - ent. The last nmunber of the London Globe contains the following important an. nouncemnent, which shows that the qnes.. tion with regard to the " Iiaaculate Con. ception " has been settled by the Bishoups of the Church of Rlome in favor of the new dogma: A despatch has been received in P~aris,: anniouincing the result of' the deliberations of the Bmhlops assemabledl at Rome to can, iider the imaculate Conception.'- Te numbaer of h votes " was 576,' includmi proxies, andl about 120 Bishopi actually present. Of thesue. 540 p ronounced by ac.. clamation for the newv dogma; 82 teicca questioned the approprimte ~ of such a discussion just niow; whilebl f v{ e'oi protested hothI against t!'e ddgmna Ad against the right of the-Holy See toidecide a question of .that importanc0:.withoudai regular couincil. .Of these 4 votes, is rumored, are contributed cy Frenich ,re,:. lates-nahnely, -M. Ohivier, B Bureux, and the other the Archl~< Paris himiself. 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