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TIll SUMTlIR UBANNEit EDITORS: J. S. RICIARDSON, Jn. W. F. B. IIAYNSWORTH. WEDNESDAf, JAN. 31, 1855. Agevntsom or fle Bamnaier. The following persons have been ap pointed Agents and are authorized to re ceive, and receipt for, all sums due the Sumter Banner. Any person wishing to become a subscriber to the Danner, by handing them their name and address will have the paper forwarded prompily. They will alsosee to forwarding all ad vertising business connected with the paper. W. W. WALKER J.,..Columnhia S. C. S. W. WHITAKE1,..Wilmington, N. C. WVILLIAM HYDE...... W. F. B. HAvsswOnr, St'rville. 8. C. W. S. LAWTON & Co. Charleston, 8. C. No other person is authorized to recoipt for the Banner. jgy- Persons wishing to see us upon business connected with the Paper or Law, tan find us at any hour during the <lay, at our office, just back of 0So.omoss' New Store. r All letters addressed to the Banner must be pre-paid to insure atten t ion. Otar Oitside. We publish this week, upon our outside, "an act to Iake appropria. tions for the year commencing Oct. 1854." It is a long article but will doubtless prove of interest to many of our readers, as affording a solution to the inquiry. What goes with all the nionies raised by taxes '? The People are interested in this question and we have thought it well to let them see how their money has been disposed or. Govermanent amid Aiexation. Wz percieve that the change in the President's countenance towards Cuba and the Sandwich Islands, &c., has ex cited the ire of those who have been tion of those charning localities. The New York Sun taunts the Govern. ment with cowardice, and intimates that our commendable spirit of enter. prise and speculation is held in check by fear of foreign anger. We find pro. phecies pouring forth from many quar ters, that England and France, when they dispose of the Eastern question, will interest themselves in the aflitirs of the Western world, and show them selves by no means fivorable to the continued stridings of the universal Yukee nation. These predictions are either based upon. or are coiroborated by, significant intimations given by both governments. of the extent of the alliance between those two powers. If the President's course has been in fluenced by such reasonis, it must be that he has learned, in advance of the mails, or is prescient enough to fore. see, that the Eastern wvar will speedily terminate, by the agreemet of the lie. ligerents upon the propositions alrea dy given to the world. The strife wilt either cease now or be indefinitely protracted. It seems to us unreason able to form any other opinion. The Czar declared himaself ready to treat, upon the four points, as they have generally entitled. Willingness of thte allies to treat, together with their construction of those ba ses of treaty, hlas been ere this comtmuntcated to the Czar. Al. most simultaneously with these pacif ie motions, preparations hiave been in determined progress for a more bloo dy, than ever, exhlibition at Seba~ta pol, of the energies of war. Should the Czar's answer be negative. or eva sive, tihe terrible scenes which will have been~ enacted in tihe Crimea, will inflame Europe to a fury deaf to paei lie counsels. 'Ihe assault repelled, and vengeance will be thte cry of every heart in the allied emipires. The as sault successful, the victors will hlave but stepped on the very threshold of conquest, perhaps att the next mnomnent, to lose thleir footing. Althouglh our President might lay himself open to the ridicule of some by his retreating before danger ; if interference wvith us is to be at conse. quence of peace in Europe, and if the President has been astute enough to foresee peace in tile signs of tile times, we wvill have a hligher- opinion of his political wisdom and prudence than we have hitherto hlonored himn with. We admire his staunchness on some1 of the great Democratic principles ; but in some of his foreign enterpriees he has been hasty, untimned, injudicious, unstatesmanlike. He has not rightly prepared means for the accomplish. . ment of his ends. But on this occas sion, he will have recovered his lost grrnjd. If his offiee shall expire with olfi addition of ot her realms to our * vast empire, yet he will have preser ved that .empire entire ; he will not have drawn upon it war, with its rnents tanl d commereial embarrass' inents, and will have wielded power, if not for the advancement, at least not to the injury of the interests entrusted to his charge. At this crises change is not fickleness, nor prudence cowar dice. Our country needs peace for its restoration to full vitality. War would prostratc her varied interests. At such a time even slight premoni. tions shokil not lie disregarded, and should discourage all who are prudent, from enterprises, doubtfil as to their expediency and hazardous as to their consequences, Or such a character do we regard va. rious of the Governmental measures, aid we are glad to see them retreated from f1r any reasons. But we think that these are not the chief motives for the abandonment of purpose. The President can form no better opinion of the probabilities of the Eastern war thati can any of our astite cotton buyers ; nor is it probable that even a speedy peace will leave the allies in possession of such a superabundan ce of warlike spirit and en;ergy as to ill. Cline them to hostilities with us, uni. less they are provoked to it ; nor do we believe that .ny thing short (of serious pmovocation could sever the cotton lgaments which bind us to. gether ; but we think that our Gov. ernment has gotten the better of its bo) ikh longings and has wisely determ. ined not to shake down the fruit until it is ripe and desirable. For the Sunnier Banner. Time Cadtaire of tioe Gape Viane. To the President and Members of the Nuter AgricIltura! Association. Gent/emen: It is certain that a large por tion of this State is well, if not admirably adapted to the culture of the Grape. Our own observation enables us to speak with contidence of its successful culture in the vicinity of Sumterville;-especially in re ference to the Madeira Grape, though two or three other varieties which we have cul. tivated have succeeded neanrly as well. For the last twenty years we have culti vated a dozen or more vines, aind during that time by a regular pruning every Will. ter, and an occasional manuring, we have invariably had a fine crop of Grapes, with the exception of one year, whein our "leai and sullen clusters mourned the rage of Eurus," and our vines produced only the half of an average crop. Both the bunches and berries of the first crop after manur. ing have been of unusual size. To emrkure a good crop, the vines must be pruned every winter. The proper time for this work is during any of the ihree winter month.s, and there is no plant cul tivaled for its fruit which requires .o nuch pruniig,-but with one or two gool Iruning knives, which may he ha-l at I :Gravely's, Charleston, the operation is not in irksomo one. The eyes upon aill l >Ad wood. that is. all the wood except that )f the previous situier's growth, should ie pruned off, as such eyes are very un. 3roduict ive, and the nutriment which shtoots Iroim them wvould require, would be bette'r sestowed upon mo~re produtctive portions >f the vine. All the braniches which have perishted should lhe plrunled away close fronm he portion of the vine froma which they proceed, so as to leave not a remniant pro jectinig from it, and where sound shoots are too mulch crowded together, one or more (choosing thte most inferior) shlould lie pruned away in like mnannuer. The eyes tn the shoots of the previouts summer's growth are the proper fruit-bearing eyes, antd such s hoots, wvhich usually grow to a length oIf from six to twenty or mtore feet, shtould be shtortened so as not to leave mfore thian throe or fotur eves, or fromt six to eight or tell inchtes (if the'shtoot, leavintg the vigorous sho~ots a little lower ihn iheIt more feele orres. Otte or two oIf thlese shoots or branches, htowever, may be left much longer, wvhen it is desired toi extend thte vine t o a greater length . The shoots produced biy these eyes wdil eacht (willh few exceptions it the vmne h is been stili. cient ly prunmed) produce as many as thtree bunches of Grapes ;a few prodtucing four, antd atbout as imanyv only prodlucinrg two buncehes, so thait the pirodutction of tile vinte mtay be estimtated by counting the eyes... The suckers which make t heir appearance as soon as the yvme begmti to pult forth its shoots, shoulid be removed by lirst remnov itng the earth fromi the roo~ts, aind taikinig ofl the suckers close to thto root fromi bich they proceed, ,houight the whole suicker will often comb til by hilling. All of1 them shioulid be removed, excepit when it is dlesiredI to save otto or mtore foir ntew vies which shuiuld be donte every live oir six years, and whent old enough to pro:htuce a goodt crop the oldi vintes shotild be cut air. By this mmeains a successiont of young and proliic vintes may lie provided troim the~ ohi roots wvith bitt little piains, \Ve dloubt whlether the qtuntily or ttmlity of the frit is ini a degree afl;ected by time age of the roots, and ore wvell assureid that roots twenty years old are as productive as hose five years (ld; but it is impo)(rtat that young vines shotl lie re irei! front thtese older roots. About the samte time tha t thte stuckers are removed. should anty eyes hut forth from the othter porltion ot theo vine, they or rathier the youing shtst which proceed fromn thtemt should be rub'd We have adopted, successsively, t wo modes of mnannireing our Vines, which aip. pear to be equally eflicacious. The tirsi is that of removing the earthI to a distance of about four feet from the vinte all liround, and to a depth of air or eight inches,.so a to form a sort of hasin. This is done by first removing about t% o inches of the sur face with tie hoe, and then to avoid injur ing tho small roots as rnmch as possible by breaking up the earth below that depth with a gardner's trowel. or what is better a strong wooden blade an inch and a half in] width made otit of a shingle. usingr this instrument in a mannter sitnilar to the operation of spading, and renovingr the loose earth by hand. By these meant the small roots will become exposed without much iijury to them The basin is then nearly filled willh good Imaure, and a lit, tle earth thrown over it. This work should he done as early as the month of January; if defer'd till late much of the sap of tihe vinte will fow out from the wounded roots. We have used strong stable manure well crunihlcd, coim. hilled with a small glnant ity of ashes, with good efTet. Another mode is that of breaking il the eart I to a distance of six or eight feet from the vines, and to a depth of about three inches, and then sprikl nig the manure well crtiibled over the broken surface and raking it inl. There is no (Ian. ger of the vines not having the full benefit of a ianuring so near the surface, for by removitg one or two inches of ihe surface. innumerable root lets will be exposed ; these which are the proper feeders of the vine, a cend from larrer roots below, and with their iouthis or spongioles (a sponlgy en largemoent at the ends of ihe small roots) absorb sui elenmnts from the soil or na. nre at the surface, as are needed for the nitrition of Ihe vines. This habit of sus. taiiiing itself is not pectuliar to tle vine, but is necessarily the habit of all plants which feed upon the soil. The adoption of these simple means, hais ensured perfect success in the culture of a few vines and can there be reason for aiotibting that the saie ieans would ensure equal siuC. cess in the culture of a great iiier? A word ul aboi Arbours.-It is generally adnitted that the lbest is a straight, open reice, constructed by placing posts int the rrround, with narrow pieces of board from mne to the other about n foot or eighteen nches apart, low enough to adimit of gath. !riing the fruit, with ease, by hand, and of nasily disengaging the vine, or reaching ?very part with thel pruninlg knife. Such toa arbour fieely admits the sun and air. ;ides ainy be exposed to the action of the IU1. J. S. R. Notice. We have been requested to state hthat all official communications to J. Eli fregg, Esq , President of the Wil in ngton and Manchester Rail lload Coiipany, should be addressed to hium it Wilmington. N. C. AN Eaas.:N1-.--Our Siett ias been honored, to day, boy a visit rit Ma ter J. Sinclair Baker, "Tic Americait Mfocking Bird." This ex. r41ordiay boy (12 years of age) ex ibiL.ed inl our hearing the most rem ar (al and wintdertil theultv, Cor. imti ttiig the singing of all ;ianier of )irds, we have Iver seen or iteard of. A t. our reguest, lie im ii tated the mock - ng bii d, t he C2aunary atid ILed lih d, t he W biippowill, antd quite a numiaber >f' othei s so prfectly, that we ould not ha~ve told that it was not the ai rds themnsel ves siniging abot our ars. had we tiot seen f'romt wihenee thi zounids proereded. 11 is pterformantice wvas truly wonde.rfiid and well worth itt.esn a s a matter oft curiosity. We were intformied, too, that. lhe is as ~rent a Ventriloquist as ant imitator of birds and thtat Ito sinigs remtarkablyv well, Hie, in compianiy with the re nownted "' fnfgant Drunmnr," are to ge an entertainmttt in this place on Satuirday at-i Monday ntext. The1 exlibit ionts, we live noC11 doub lt, will pove'i interesting to all who ttay witness I hemt.' ptrizes are worthI conitentdin.t for. TJhe ext ract is mtade by i le Cliirleaton Stanad ardh fromt the list oft prizes offlered by the Soothlerin C2entral Agriculturial Society, at lie late meet ing ini AtlIantta Ga. Theu list cotamais some forty prizes, aill the way fromti $50 to 85 in vatlue. A pitcher worth $50) is ollered for thet largest crop (of cot. tori produced on two acres oif uplan td; ant. other of the samte valuen for lie largest crop upout two acres of low lantd; also, two $50 prizes for cornt grown uiider the samen cond~litionts. For theo latrgest qutanitity of Inmdian cortn grownt by anty white bity un. dler sixteeni yeart, iif age, as otfered a piatenit lever waitch worth .925; for the best tweui. ty ha les of uplanid or Sea Isbitid cottoin, ocr Sea 1sfland raised on upland, $-2. TiLo CoNTRuuuUTOibS.--We acuknowlI edlge the receipt of several paretty pieces of ptoetry whiebt shall fintd a ptlace in outr coluams ias soon as pIossi. le. Tuis. WE.vrin.--Uting thte last four or five days the weather hias becen remiarkatbly ehiangeableo, uaid most of' theo time very coldi, with some clouds iand raiti. F.nt.uiax oF MAns.-We have re eeivued nio Chturheston exchanges for Moniday or Tuesday. lThe catuse oif the fatilture, we ar~e t.t a loss to contjee. ture, unless h. be aniot her dleranageentt of" the mail1 commun~itlicatttins. Keep out of debt. The Courier says: Messrs Capers 4 Ileywad sold on Thursday at auction thir teen negroes, including four children tin, der seveni years of age, at an average of 8515. A gang of sixty negroes, belonging to an extate, was sold on Thursday, by P. J. Porcber, at an average of 8515. McCormick, who was stabbed by Craig, in Lancaster District, on the 16th inst., di. ed of his wounds on Thursday evening last. The ipanish Government is said to look very coldly on the Engiish proposals to ena, list soldiers for the war. The Duke of Sevillano succeeds Colorado as Minister of Finance. The North Eastern Rail Road has 35 miles under contract for Iaying iron, to be tinished by the 1st of July next. By the last accounts from Italy we iearn that a riot broke Out recently among the laborerp at Carara, and the city was placed in a state of seige. All the at meis in the hands of the rioters were ordered to be delivered ill. The Government has received letters concerninr lie condition of the IIon. John Y. Masor., from which it is concluded that though not recovered from lie deplorable attack of Paralysis under which lie satik not long siitee, lie was somewhat better than when the previous steamer left Liver pool. It seems to be t.ken for granted that he will return to ihe United States, var at ing tie French mission, as soon as lie may be a ble to travel. Sir. E. T. Barnes has invented what he terms a- "iembossing telegraph." which is cimiied it) postsess (ilities superior to all systems of telegraph heretofore inl use. Messages arb primed in a clear Roman character, and tire sent to correspondents from the slips on which they are received. A very severe and destructive storm is reported in our Northern exchinges, as having visited the north on the 23rd inst., and lasted 48 hours. Nuch damage was done to veveral of our ioriheri cities. The roofs of houses in rone instances were torn of, trees up rooted, window blinds driven in with great fury, fences prostra:ed and Rail Road and telegraphic intercom. municatin interipeil for the time. The old chapel building of the South Carolina Collegn, and the adjoininig e:st wing, were totally destroyed by tire on Saturday morning. The fire originated in the roof near the Cupola, and was caused by a detective flue. The wind Ilowing a gale from the northwest, rendered all etlrts to save tie buildiigs fruitless. The los is estimaled by the " Times " at 825.000. The furniture of the students was mostly saved. There has beei considerable excite* iein'ut in Alij;my, N. Y.. iin conkslleeice of the athniolic priests having been char. gcd with dest roying tooks of a religious character giveni to the children at the A inebhouj.se on ood |aat. mr teah ers, said to have be it appomted by the tm fluence of lie prie7ts, and actitig under their directioi, seized lie books and de' strovel them. A cotmiutee, appoiited to invest igdte thle tia~tter, repoirt that ihe boo ks we re presenited to the bhild reni by a Pro testanit bdty, and were takeni from thtemt anid destroyed by the "tearbiers," as ha~d tbeti alIleged. Part oh thle hooks were sourrenideredl upo d ema nd, andl thle others were forcibly taken-3Mr. Shebian, the Caithohe tcmeachier, telling ite chiildren, whien they cried for the lows or their books, that they were "pison atd hltd tire.' The annnailImetting of the Wihnington antd aanchiester Rlail Road adjouirined otn Priday eveninrg. Th'le utsual runtinte or busintess wa tr'anisactedc. General IllarIliee having declitied serving as Presideint, 31 r J. Eh~I Gregg was elected ini his stead. Alessrs Noitr, Taylor, Nixont, Walker, Simithi, IIa rIlee. Chai~irles, MceCall, Mloore an ml~ildriow, were re-elected iurectors. It wvas decided to locate the workshops at 'The Wulminigton I eril itnforms us hat a p., ir of shiad were canight on Thulmrs day last, at that place, anmd sold for S:R. til t hoeI first f the seasonl. Frotm the satmoe papier we also learn that severa' robberies have recently been coim. niitted ini that city. Oti Sitntday night t he room of the: Jailer was entered by a buir giar or bur..lars, andl lis ptocket book con tainting $ 157,50, lying witinn three feet of his head, was ta'en bi y lie rogues. 'Thte residence of a goentlemaan o.i ;ird street was likewise entert ed the samte eveni. itng, liut the rogne was detected ini time, buiit suicceede'd iinialitng Itis esca pe, Th-ie no paer adds "w heard ora sitmiar case list veek, where $ 100 was takeni Sriom the portmionn iaie of a citizen whltile TPi irty-six woe oft Otseg AlIleganita county, 31l.c higan, hlast week Iormieid t hem selves ir:to a party. armed tIemselves with atcheu i Its antd pick. axes, an tmaii.rchted in a body' to th Itoitel of mthe place arid the phlices whle re Ihqurors atre sol, andi itide a compiulet e wreck of' thle decantters and dentnjohn is anrd other l ignor ntetnsils. lIn tone oir two instanices they rolled barrels cntauming ligntor into the streets antd there broke thetm openi nedt let the hignior flow loose. There was aotrher meeting of unem. Iplayed hiaborers anid miechaniics of Newv York, ini lie Pa.rk, on Thursday mnoring. Ahotit eight huntdred meni assembled, and it win.: (d:rved that they were it more ini, telligenit and~ respectable class oif men than t hose who hive comptlosedl the meet ings on prevrons occasis. Speechles were maude'. in wvhiich it was said that the peopjle did not want the cotemsitt of soup kettles or any other such charities, but rather se mana of hont cminyumcnt. According to a letter from Florence, the Dominican monks are in open rebellion. They flatly refuse to receive the decission on the immaculate conception from the oracle of the Vatican, and with the cry, " Equinas to the re-cue !" are preparing to do battle against the Franciscan or Jesuit defenders of tie doctrine. Such are the first fruits of the much-vaunted exhihi. tion of Roman Catholic unity, as revealed in the monstrous sentence of the Pope. The Archbishop of Florence has summon, ed tlhe monks of Santa Maria Novelle before his court, to defend themselves against the charge of contempt of Papal authority. A writer in the Boston Journal thinks that of the three hundred thousand children in this country who die mnder ten years o f age, at least one hundred thousand might survive, but for tlhe eff'ects of sale, ratis. Ile relates a curious story of a sickness in a board-house at Williamns, towim, Mass., caued by eating bisenmilts puddinrgs, &c., full of saleratus. Out of lifteen boarders, thirteen were taken sick, and were confined a long time, two of themi died, another barely escaped death, and the others recovered after severo sick, ness Prof. Tatlock and Rev. Mr. Craw Cord, who ate but little of the food, esenped illness. The Savannah Georgian gives the weight and dimensions of four turnips raised in tlat State. When trimmed of their tops the firs'. weighed six and a halt pounils, and measured twemnty-usx and three-quarter inches in circumferncce; the second weighed n me and a half pounds, and measured twer.ty-six and three-quar. ter inches; the third weiglmed ine and three-quarter pounds. and measured three amnd a imiIf inches; the fourth, which was a Ria Bg.ig, nmeasured twenty.live inches, antd weighmed eight punds. Can South Caroinia beat that ? If -Smunter can, send mon your turnips to the Banner office. It is said that at the present time the American Orders in New Jersey number not less than 23,000 members. Of the present Legislature, they have six mem bers in the Senate and twenty-six in the house of Representatives, naking thirty five in all. The orders are four in num ber, but the mai one has onte hundred anm fifty suhnrdinate councils, while all the others are small inl comparison. The fost iinportanL of these inferior orders will shortly be consolidated with the main one. On Tuesdny inst, S. Al, Booth, of Mil. watikie, convicted of assisting in the es cape of a fugitive slave, was senltenced to pay a line of 81000 and undergo onme mnonti's imprisoinment, The Catholic Almanac for 1855 gives the following statistics of the Roman Cath. olic Church in tie United States. There are seven Archbishops. :33 Bish, ops, 2 Vicars Apustolic, 1701 Priests, and 1624 Churchies-showing the increase of thoe past year to havo been 2. 'Binanp, 12 Priesis, and 112 Churches. There are als,- %G.s nIMirSMioary V tatio1S. 2) C-0 i leges, 117 Female Academies, and 37 Tile'llo-eal Semlin'rnes, which (Including those who ire mtudying abroad) are trmin. ilg tip to the pri.!stlhood nearly 700 young Thie Samvannahm Republicaim says-A imani calhu mg himself ibnm i i.ammonn~. was arrested Samtmurday morining, b~y 101. M1. P'renmdergmst of this city, dinharged with offering to sell to hmiim (3Mr. P.) a slave naimiidt Saim, abl Johnmiim, said to Ibelong tim lhe estate of Samuel Gomirdine iof South i Carulinma. It is allegedi tha t Lnon of. 0 fered time s!ave fir t ait $701), then at $600, andl finally at $500). i s suspicionl being aroused, .air. l'rende rgamst arrested him, when the prisoner confessed that lie bmroughlt the negro ofT n Thumrsilay last biy time Chiarle.mtn Boat, arrivimg here on Satummray. lie has beenm comuiiiited to jail, where lhe awaits lime reqluisitin of mtme Governmor of South C'arohmna. Tme pronoml gationi of the dogma of time Innaculate Concepntion had beeni celebra. tell thrughmnt time Italian States with a fornigt's testival. Wem learn fmom time Blamck Rirer WVatc,, man~ t hat fully one fithi nf time ci' y of Aiamchecste-r, situited at tihe WVestern ex. trenmimy oif time WI. & MI. . R. wats te. striiyed by lire onm F'riday night !aet, T1 lie lire originanted in a woonmm tenmement ill Ite lower part of time town ammd not withn. stambing tile exert imits of time lireneen, proi. gressedi steaddly unitil time whmole oif tha~t part of time town below depot Lanme was dest royedJ. Thne extenlt of time lssm has not been aic. curately estimated. There was no0 in. suance. Thie tire is beliered to be time work of a vile imncenmdmary. A Mr. Perkitns, time Sonn of a gemttlemman who~ silme years amginil mentedl amid estaib. imahed in bimLundo a steam gunl, profecsses~ tom be able to sumpply time lumnghshm govern. mnut withm a steamm gun capable oft throw tng a baill of a ton weight a distanmce of five miles. "If such a gumn was lix. dl, says aim exchanmmge "inm Brminnel's largy shilp of 10,000. tons, Sebastopol wou~ild be destroyed wit hout losing a sinigle itmn, Late accoutnts fromn time Cape de V7erm Islanids represent time inhiabita,ts to be actually onm time verge of starvationm. Them dirouight lins totally rined their crops, anm they have no produce left wmth whmich tc putrcimase food. Air. Alartimns, time Unitem. States Consul in thmat locality, makes n strong appeal itn their bnehalf to time chnarmty of Lime Ammercan peopile, to save them I rota pemrisi hg. It is said to be an itndispustable fact, thma takinig time whole United States togethmer mch immore imoney is exponded for the sii gle article of cigars than for all the comn mon schools in thnJ~min By the Lantest Mail. The latest accounts from the East inferm is that the Czar had uncon ditionally accepted the four points of the guarantee and the interpre'ation thereof, as explained by England, France and Austria. No ianistie, however, had been granted, and hos tilities continued unabated. The seige of Sebastapol was unchanged and there were rumors of its capture but the re ports did not gain inuch cre dit. Sar dinia hald joined the Western powers. Otnar Pacha had gone to the Crim. en and the Russians had recrossed the Danube. invaded the Dobrud-cha aid retaken the cities of Tullseha atid Ba ladagh. The proposed mediation of the U nited States ir the present dilficulties excited much less attention thain inght hvye been expected. The Londf n Tianes trelts the question with great candor and fitirness ; and subtinits ilint the United States iust all. w that such an Afl'er of mediation miay be de chined int a special case and no disre: spaect be ifilnplied. It is free to on party to ofl'er its frieidly services, aid equally free to the other not to ae Cept. A i unior was in cireulation that the Emperor of Russia had sent an auto graph letter to the Emperor ol France inaking proposals for I'eace. In Gernanny terrible itmidations fromi the Elbe. 4'cciried. Ti.e dam age at I lam1iiIburg was esitimtted alt 40 000.00 11:i as, anldl at I la.iover in uch dainiiage was done and many lives lost. Janes T. Bradv was brought be fore Ju1stices Ilart and Roselil, in Savainah, on Fl iday last, oiI the charge if s,-ttiag fire to a stable on tile prerceding night. PricEs CUnRaENT OF THE CHARLESTON MARIKET. Corrected weekly by W. S. A atlol & Co. FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Charleston, S. C. CITAtLFtSTON Jan. 30. Cotton.--Upland. 7a9c, Inng Staple, Sea Islands, Common 20a35c,Fine, 37al5c and up. w nrds- Finrils. i90t fn , O-ma ...~ c a33c and upwards. Rice.-$3 25a-t 50 per hundred lbs. Flour. -S9 50Ma l per hbl. Bagging.-Dundee,10 1-2 al2c. Gunny, 12 1-2al3c. Bacon-llama 10 aiSc, Sides 8alic, Shoulders 7a9c. Butter Gushen prime 2-a2fc, Inferior do. 12alG. Cqfee-Cuba lOalla, Rio 9 1-2all 1-2c. L R Al N-Corn-Common quiaLtiuies $1 05a 1 '0. Flint $1 15al 20 per bush. Oats scarce and risin*, 60a65c per bush. Peas scarce anl rising, $1 05al 20 per buyh, Hay-Eastern S1 25 per onie hundred lbs, North River $1 22a 120. Molasu-s-GCuba 20a22c, New Orleans 24a26. C. PH11 IL I PS, O FFERS F')R SALE, a large assort. me-t of Clothint! Drv God-. Ior. fumery, Groceries. Can:lies, Fruits. Smoked llerings. Dria-d Apples, Toy.s an.d Fancy Ar Stiees. Also Glass and Putty. &e. N. 1'. a large Stock or flosirry, Segars, Tobacco and Snuff, For Sale, and Low for Cash. Jan. 31st 1855. 13 tf I fy W.LE WlII, E sq., O)rdinaary for said I ~Distri,,. plO e o un m for betters of* Admninistraion, oan allI and sinigul'a :r itie goodls andl chetlels, rights aind creitors of thle late II. L. RtirIell or the said Distric't. decease-d. *These tare, itherefore, to cite and adnu'n. ish all amnd smi'ul ar, thle kindred and creito' rs air the said. deecetar, to, ba and appe-.r before mue at our neCxt Ordinary's Couri for the saidl District, to be honlden at SnmIner Couart Iliouse on Fridl:ty th:1 thh uif Februmary in st., to show caiuse, if any,whiy the said adan nistration shoulad not be granted. Given uander my hanad andl seal. the 31st day of Jainuary in the year [r.. s.] ofl (oir Lordl one ihnausandl e ght hauindred nad fiftay-five, andia in the 70thI yea r of Amaerienno Inudepenid en1ce. WY. LE, WV IS, o. s. n. SPEUIAL NOTIOE. T IE FIRM of IIN & CLAnx.usos. heore tofoare existimg, is lifas day di'solved biy manual consen'it. WVe return our thanks to our friends and Custamers faor thei very liberat patronaige ax. iendedl to us and haope the same will be con tinued to the new tirm of CLAltIKSO' & IfhUNSON. We most respectfuilly twag all who are in dlebledl io usito coime foirward awlt make imme ditate paymnent t . either of iha undersigned, as we are comapelled to have money.. I1. .J. WV INN. S. E. WV. CLARKSON. Jan. 1st, 1855. STTIJE undersignedl have this (lay form edl a Copartnerilaip undter the name and style aif Clarksnl & Itrulnson,. an't will continue to carry tin the Clnthaing andI Taiiloring hnisiness, in all its branchles. at the oldt statnd of Winnt -& C arkson, where we will be pleased to have (oar frieandla, and the public generally, to call anal examaine our stoctk, and haope by strict at teionl to busineiss, to merit a continnance of thme slime patronage so liberally extendet. to Whmtlf & Clairkson. S. E.: Wv. CL A RKSON, WV. UT. BRUNSOIN. W~e wIll sell oifr a portioni of the presenit stock of Clothing, at first cost for cash. CLA RKSON & B R UNSCN. JIan. 25t h. 13af' R eal Esateafor ala. The anbcwrier off'ers fair sale nior plainta 11ion sitnated aboiut three miiles from Man. cheater depot, on the WVihuniungton nnd Manichen'er Rail Roud. There nrc two hund~tred and thi'tv.twvo -eres in the tract, one hundlredt cleared anid tinder fetnce and ther rest werll timnhereda up-landl. The sit uation is a very healthy and desirable one,' On ille plremiises are a tine d welling house, bart, stables, kitchmen aund other oaitbnil. ings, an~d an excellent wvell of water. 'The terms are very onnoxmig ad easy, andt will bn madle knownt(i in applyinig at this office, or the sbhscrib'-r on hier farm, twvo miles belowv Sumnterv ile. N BUFORD. Jats. 4' 185 i 2 if Fresh Garden Seeds, 2000 papers, Warranted: T i1 LARG EST id best 'isort i ment ever brought to ibis market. At Wholesale and Retail, by Jmn. 31 tif PERRY MOSES. 'BROWNING & LEMAN' IMPORTERS OF . Freesel, Briti.t and Gert DRY GOODS. 209 and 211 King-areet corner of gCpr. ket Street, CHARLESTON, 8. 4Q . K EEP constany (in hamil, and oflet (a their friendlnda thp pubrPflre erallv. Ilh e Inrgest an~ortment of FOltEUGN AND D01 ESTIC DRY GOODS in the Souihevn States. Their Stock in consiantly- upyjd With n full aitortnentoI Rich Dress Goods, Of all the newest variety of sty e and fabric. In SI.KS, TISSUES, BAREGES,GREN ADIN ES. MTUSLINS, &c. IIOI AZIN ES, ALPACAS and MOURN ING GoODS. of all kinds. EtBIlOIDERS and LACE GOODS,.fr. ery dercription. EV ENI NG DRESS Goods in every variety Geuat c'u<-eua-' sed floyes; Wear. CLOTriS. CASSIIERES, VESTINGS. .INEN DRILLS and COATINGS,of best Freneh Goods. SATINETS, TWEEDS, JEANS, &c. FOR IAMIIj USE. ROSE, WIVITNEY and BATIr Blankets. REED and WiITE FLANNELS. Englisdi ani Amenri an PRINTS and CA3M BIt I CS. JAN ENS, of Richardson's celebrated make, for Shecetings, Shirtings, Pillow Cases, Tattle Damasks, Doylies, Nalpkins.Tolwellingo. B.E. Hnckahack Linpers, fruit Cloths, Grass Do. Apron Linens, &c. CA RPETINGS. INGRAIN, 3 PLY. BRUSSELS, TAP ESTiCT. and VELVET. BRIIS1 and AMERICAN FLOOR OIL CLOTHIS. % ILTON, VELVET and AK 3lINSTElt RUGS. White ani Cokired MIATTINGS, of all wid hs. STAIR RODS AND STAIR CARPET INGS. of all kinds. CURTAIN MATERNAL Of every variety in SILK, SATIN AND WORSTED. CUlTAIN CA31BRICS and MTSLINS. EIJIIIIOIDERED LACE and MUSLIN CURTAINS. GILr CORNICES, CURTAIN GIMPS. HOLDERS, LOOPS, TASSELS, DRAPERY CORDS, BELL ROPES, &c. PLANTATION GOODS. BLANKETS. PLAIN KERSEYS. CAPS &c. COTTON OSNABERGS, of all the best Southern makes. All of the above, with every other line or DRY GOODS which ean he demanded. are of fered at the liwe.t market priee. FOR CASI. or City acceptances. gS The ONE PRICE SYSTEM is strict ly ad lered to. All Goods are warranted, and all Orders fulfilled with prumptness and the most careful attention. Jan. 29 136m BROWNING & LEM AN. For Sale. A fine likely woman, satiout 35 Id. Is a healthy, strong hand; and i tonsed to field aod buttse work. aIs Jan. 24, Ib55 12 Eighteen Likely Plantation Negroes. BY A. It. PILLIPS. On; the first MONDAY of (5thi) Februa ry, I will sell, in front of the Court loie, inl Columbija, at 11 im., 18 likely plantation N EGROES. accustoeed to the enltivation fd clitot ndl proision. Or thegang there is butt one 0' Cr 3(0 aq~d butt t wo uder 1I years of age, the balancge between .14 and 22. Tierms-,mne hair caath, 't he balnce 12 mconiths' credit. lor 'aypirive.l endorsodl no tes, paiyable act thme Branich Bm ik in Co lumbiia, with interest added. Purchasenis 10 paty tot pape~rs. Jhan. 24, 1855 . .-12 S Land for Sale, TIlE subscriber oil'ers for sale his tract of' land cotntatining 784) acres of up land and 80 1.2 acres of swamip la nid, lymng on Sante.e swiimpj, nuear Fulton. On the premnises are ai Saw lli, Cotton Gin atnd Screw, all in repair ; also a comnforta ble udwellitng and all nlecessanry outbuild. igin renair. Thle Up) hands and Sa&w Mall and Dwellitnir are sit uinted on the reoad leading fromn Catilen to Vaince's Ferry, sx miles weat of Rtamsey's Depot. Ap)ply to J. WT. WEEKS, Fulton P. 0., S. C. Jan. 24, 1855 12 3m Notice, Dr. WV. JIAS. DAltGAN take. thies mtetheod f infoirming theose persons who may seek his protessiontal services after niighttafl, that he tmay be round upon the premises recently ocenp:ed by Mr. J. RL. Log!.an, tnear the residenice of' T. J. Dmn kins, Esqr , and itmmiedeately in the rear of hi:s offi ce. Jan. -24, 1855 . 12 tt Don't Read ThisIli All persons indebted to the Ftrmi or W.. Jaw. Dairgaun, & Co., are requested to, iiake iemmiediate paymeent, ats we will lodge all papers with the proper authtorities on. the ti.,. daoy of March tnext for collection. Ef This is poseive,--we cannot give further indulgence. Jan. 17th, 1854. 11 If, WVatchiinean Copy. if Coghian & Gay. LACKSMl'IIS, Engineers, Machin-a Bists nwl General Mackanice. ifTer ilheir services to thetr friends-and the pub. hec. Terma Cash-Or, when it is convenient nnd safe to open necounts for patties, they. muut soetl up at the end of each qtuarter' i.f the year. either by cash, discount or neote. Our business will he strictly enn.. ducted on this systemn during the present year. T. J. COGUILAN, R ED.\IJN GAY. January 17, 1855 Ii1 I Notice. The ubscriber having completed his ar rangements for making Sash, Blinds and Pan n,-ll Doors hegas leave- to lnform'hisfriede andi the pubelic, iihat he Is prnpand t ineunish at. ihort notice,. Said- of all eeaxei primed and glaued. Ilhoda to uenit any slzzewlidoway palmuted or noil, andI Pannell Doors of Any ,iwe or make. a por lion ofjipublie patronage' s rseufully solicited. Ills work Is all done' byid and out, of geod senmeon material. Enuierlille A nail 121 -1S& t if