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l'HE INDEPENDENT PRESS 18 published every battjrday morning. O. O. FUCKETT, TT,,. M Goo. W. FANT, \ Editor*. Individuals, like nations, fail in nothing which they boldly attempt, iehcn siuttained by virtuous purpose, and determined resolution..?henry clay. , ' Willing to praise, yet not afraid to blame." j Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE C. H. ! SATURDAY", JULY 8, 1854. | Executive Department. Clarendon, July 8, 1864. I am <3irectc<l by his Excellency the Governor to state, tlmt in consequence of his illness the business of the Executive Office has necessarily accumulated; but upon liis restoration to health, it will be promptly despatehed. Beaufort T. "Watts, Trivnte Secretary. Puff-Puffing. I r any of our friends have a desire to engago in the above, oris of an editor's tradeB, they will find, by calling upon Mr. C. II. Allen, gro cor, an abunjdanco of tho raw material wher?witli to exercise. Ho has fine smoking tobacco wc know, and think excellent aegara. Death of Rev. Abner Fant. "\Vk learn from the Anderson Oazetto that Rev. A. Fant breathed his last at his residence on the 8d inst. lie was near 80 years of age, and had been for the greater part of his life an acceptable minister of the Baptist denomination. Charloston Courier. ' "We are pleased to see thiB paper out in an 1 improved condition. It is somewhat enlarged, ' and has entirely new type for its printing.? I A more courteous, dignified, and able corps of ' editors cannot be found than those at tho bead of the Courier. 1 Mad Doga. We learn from tho Carolinian that a dog apparently laboring under all the symptoms of . hydrophobia was killed in Columbia a few days ago. To Contributors. Two or three communications on hand will i be obliged to await the next issue. Our rule is to place all original contributions on general subjects on the first page, and we did not reccive those alluded to in time for this week. Our literary friends are all clever fellows?they aid ua in our labors without "money and without price." Could any one do more? Yes; some of them are wont to contribute both to our columns and pockets. Imprisonment of a Consul. Mr. Delllon, French consul for the port of Slin T7pflnAiBflA Pol trrrta 1Af<v!?r ?5 ?J . sm?iwwv| wim?| n?9 lli rt'atuu anu J tried for uplawfully enlisting men for the Mex- , ican service. On refusing to pay liia fine, he ( was thrown into prison. We hear that the mat- ( ter is about to be s tiBfactorily settled. Appointment. "John A. Orr has been confirmed by the ' Senate as United States Attorney for the North- 1 crn District of Mississippi." i Wk find the above in a "Western exchange, i JjEnu A. Orr, brother of Hon. J. L. Orr, is now f a citizen of Mississippi, and we presume is the t gentleman alluded to. The names, though not very similar in sound, are very much alike in s type, and we hope that Jeud it is, instead^f i John. t ? - i a Ladles' Sapper. ^ We had the pleasure of being present on ^ this occasion on the evening of the 4th. We j. were gratified to perceive, from the large num- ^ ber of persons present, a manifest desire to aid j the ladies in their most praiseworthy efforts. Lucien Lovax, Esq., during the early part of ^ the evening, entertained tlie assemblage with ^ happy and very appropriate address on the Influenceof Woman upon the Destiny of Man, setting forth her ennobling and chastening qual- ^ ities in a brilliant, yet faithful and truthful ^ view. ' %, After the supper, which was an excellent one, several hours were spent most agreeably in social and friendly converse ; and everything passed off totbe delight and satisfaction of all < present. , \ Congressional* 1 Both Houses ofCongress have agreed to terminate the present session on the fourth of August*,. 1 A special messenger has arrived from Mexico, it is said, with important despatches from Oen. Gadadc, U 8. Minister to that Government ' The nature of the despatches have not as yet been mad*public. " The Senate has confirmed the nomination of ' A Hebbzmont, Esq., of Columbia, as Oonsul of : the United States for the port of Genoa. The Senate has rejected the House bill to ommence the session on the first of November. ' NotwithstandingCoL Benton's opposition to the expropriation for carrying out the Mexican, treaty, that measure passed the House by a vote of 103 to 63, on Wednesday last; aud the first instalment has been paid to Senor Al-. . monte, the Mexican Minister, who received it by authority of President 3anta ' It is rumored that the Senate has rejeoted the treaty of reciprocity recently concluded between Lord Eixiin and Mr. Mabct. 7 Gkbrxtt Sxtth, of New York, has avowed himself in favor of the acquisition of all Mexico . aud Cuba with or without slavery. He intends resigning his seat at the close of the present ' . - fipTrftt rf Fh? a vilMfc^riter in Paria^nforWlihe Ameri * wgcrwiuca n can, pe tflr?wq flnrafeff Tf tbU ?utm&fo tru,fK tie ' ^nly prtr? ? rufe de^otir. wM^k JS j *?* 1 wnt&n Tbro%^ oat in W*qa&oU?? i v $fh?**i ? ??%*d?iSj^4, :?V "*"' bo an inevitable result. If it is so, however, it will give France no very great advantage over oilier nations after all. The day has passed when such discoveries made masters of nations. Thfl rpnaon is obvious : other neonln noon lr>nrn to piny ft liko game. All the patents in Christendom could not prevent Brother Jonathan from prying into the secret^ if it is worth prying into. Whilst, thercforo, eucli inventions cannot give anj- power a decided and lasting advantage, because such power can never retain the exclusive monopoly, they would nevertheless greatly expedite the termination of all maritime conflicts. Tlicy would make "Kilkenkenny-cat" affairs of naval rencontres. Each fleet would burn the other up, and so end tho contest. ^ I ? Local Items. There was a fuller attendance on sale-day thau was last month. Tho requirementa of the office kept us in-doors the cntiro day, and we cannot speak from actual observation as to what was said and done. No sales however were made, nor auything of importance done, that wo nro atfnw. From various sections of the District we heard pretty good reports of the crops, from citizens with whom wo conversed. Good rains have fallen in several directions, the past few days, and tho majority of farmers being about through with the working of their crops, those rains have come opportunely. A continuance of such favorable seasons for a few more weeks will insure doubtless, in this District, excellent crops of corn. And from us this crop claims a decided preference; for so long as au abundant supply of corn is made, we can have plenty of good fat stock, and be independent., if not wealthy. We arc firm believers ingrain growing. Plant plenty or these first, and then ilevote the unoccupied lands and unemployed labor to the production of cotton. By such a course, if but little cotton were made, the farmer would realize a higher price for it, and have more stock (which is no less a Bource of wealth than convenience) increasing around him.? Besides the tradesmen of the country would ho enabled to get supplies of provisions more easily and cheaply, and in return could furnish their different articles of manufacture at lower rates. So the benefit would be mutual throughout every department of home pursuits. The <ystem of wearing out the best lands of the ;ountry iu the cultivation of cotton, we cannot iclp but regard as injudicious in tho extreme. Every one doing his utmost in trying to outdo lis neighbor in the number of cotton bags, ivhen, if fewer were sent off, in the course of a "cw years when tho new 83'stem has had time :o operate upon the market, tho price would certainly be so much enhanced as to insuro a return of money almost if not quite as largo "or fifty bales then as for one hundred now.? But we Buppose it is a pleasure to be a sort of exchancrc bank acencv. i?1ra fnrma :cnae to raise cotton for the purpose of selling Lo get money to pay for Tennessee mules and Kentucky swine. But we did not expect to get into a disquisition on agriculture and commerce, and will reLurn. The above, of course, are only our opinons. Let them go at their value. "\Vc charge lothing for them this time, but will agree to uraish every man in the District with our noions on all subjects at one dollar per annum! Sickness, we regret to say, is prevailing to ome extent in portions of the District. A virilent and in many cases fatal disease, denomilated typhoid diarrhea, has made ita appearmce. Some of our old and useful citizens have alien before it. Mr. Enoch Barmobe is one of rhom we have heard, and his only surviving irother, has loBt by its ravages a little laughter and three servant children in the ast week or two. There may be others cf rliom we have not heard. A moderation of he excessive heat of the weather will doubtless lo much to arrest its course. Mr. Van, a citizen of great age and fair eputdtion, died laet -week. He was niney-two years old. What a volume of personal listory and reminiscences is sealed by tlio death >f such a patriarch 1 Edgefield and Railroads. In the last Edgefield Adverlitcr we find nn iditorial article on railroads, to which our attention in common with other editors in railroad villages is directed. Tho Advertiser says there are somo rabid anti-railroad men in EdgeHeld to whom his preaching seems to do no jood, and he desires his brethren to answer a few interrogatories on tho subject^ to the end that said incorrigiblcs may be won over, and some to a knowledge of the truth as it is in-relation to railroads. lie desires statistics. These we are not prepared to'give, but we will briefly record our rrnna.-l " * " iiuuuua uii rauroaas, and they can go at their worth. Perhaps some of our friends about here could give ha an exhibit of the actual state of affairs. For the sake of our good friend the Advertiter, we would be pleased to receive such a communication. ' Oae of the tormentors of the AdverlUer offers to bet half he is worth that every one of those villages to which railroads have been built are worse off now than before they had anything to do with such roiuls. 'If he is in earnest* wo have no doubt he can get taken up at his offer quite readily. We eannot see any evidences of a worse state of thine** ??? ? 0~ ?w?? *??? before. On the contrary, we feel sure the reverse is true. "Have your people," says the Advertiser, "so overgone the mark as to sicken at the Very thought of a railroad I" If so, we bare yet to see the first Symptoms of the nauiea. If the roads are not paying^^ome of the stockholders may fsel a little squeamish.; we sannotsay?the amount of our stock not being tuffieient to affect oar nerves in any way.? ^Uve your improvements but involved you in debt and difficulties?" ho asks again. We think not Improvements most generally beget some debt, but the increased rates at which lots have been hel<L and. eotf in those villager hafi fully warranted all. improvements if nothing eUeliaddh^ao. 4,HaveVouf. leral interests bete btyurfedf* Xf *o, weir* oily blind to the /act. t&mtort, wealth of your corporation been Mr<lf|iiTr tti-tt wdftty b??aixgor*41 ii' '.' "'4 ,%(>. ^v(i i . ,< ' r'-. -? 3^?.1 yu&Zi&L ' ** - " * ' "' out of employment? In short, do you look yi back with regret to tho daya when you had no of railroad?" As tho interrogator anticipates, m tunny will smile at these questions. IIow can re a railroad communication with tho citics and sy villages of the State diminish our daily comfort? Wo are a social people?liko to travel, ti< visit and be visited, and lmvc mail facilities, to tli hear daily what tho world is about?and cau to l-nilroads detract anything from sociality?? te xi ainrinauvo answers can bo made to any ol ui tho queries, wo plead total ignorance on tho w subject. "We know of no one, even tho most tii inveterato "old fogy," who looks back wistfully to the days of no railroads. A few stage codtrac- g< tors and pro/cnional wagoners may hate the D' whistle of tho locomotive, but to tho ears of If the stage and wagon horse it is full of subluncst e<] poetry 1 v r ht We have thus briefly answered, in a kind of cr guttsing way, the inquiries of our neighbor.? hi Sonic one, we hope, more competent, will regard the thirst of our friend for knowledge, and in aid him in its pursuit. Our conclusion on the of subject of railronds is similar to that of tho CJ good old dame on tho subject of coffee-pots: ? She had lived forty or fifty yearn without ono, ci1 when, on becoming possessed of a bright new tin, ebe exclaimed with uuofTccted amazement, "/ can't tee hovs anyone can live unthoui a coffce pot I" ? m m al Sectarian Schools. ?j, The article of "Amicus" suggests a few re- 8t marks on this theme, which we mako now, as when once the immediate prescnco of n subjcct is withdrawn from our noticc, wo rarely think w of it again. And we regard no subjcct as de- jD manding a higher consideration tlian that of ^ Education. c| We publish "Amicus" cheerfully, bccausc he qj considers it due to his young friend to indicate )( the particular character of his address, as there rc was, in the article of "Viator" last week, an implied disapprobation of some of the positions as- ^ sumcd by the speaker; and bccauqe, though personally unacquainted with him, we are assured that he is one whose standing and talents claim ^ for him a rnnnprifnl lmnpinif Wn <?? /? , ..v uvnouvu, 0| further, that his brief communication is con- re ccivcd in no spirit of disrespect for "Viator" or j his opinions. For the liigli standing of the hit- ^ tcr, from personal knowledge, we can vouch. ge With pleasure we can say that, from what w we have heard of Mr. Gary's address, it was m indeed an honorable effort We had not the pleasure of hearing it delivered. And to the ga first general positions, as indicated by "Amicus," ;n we yield assent. That woman has done much fn nrn.l..?n o^.l -.1 *1.- ' '' ? t..VUuw ouu uuiaucc UIO |JIU?[li;riiy OI MIC country, wc presume is a proposition but few jn deny. The blending of the useful with the or- lo nainental in female education, is another tenet ?o to which, as a gcnerul remark, we do not de- ^ mur. "We are passionately fond of the orna- ^ mental and beautiful. But it is to the last position, namely, that ns sectarian schools are not adapted to the educa- _ tion of either sex, that we desire to direct our enquiries. Wc are aware that the position is = not new, and that Mr. Gabt is not alone in its avowal. Dr. Thohhwelu acknowledged hirfi authority, has advanced and labored to maintain the same views. But we cannot see the tu force of the arguments with which those opin- ni. ions are fortified. Even if they arc drawn nc from correct premises, (which we do not admit,) ^ still their force is not perceivable to us. Ob- ^ tuseness on our part, and not delects in tho arguments, may be the cause of this failure. The question as to what is education, should, wo conceive, be dccidcd, before sectarian BI' schools are pronounced incapable of educating. 011 Education is the enlightenment and training of Wl the mind, And there are as many different de- 80 grees of education as tlierc are different orders ^o: of human intellect. If we ontnl>lisi> i>?? ??? th standard of education, and say none other is nc to claim the designation, then we may admit Pc from that premiso that sectarian schools are incapable of educating. But a vast catalogue of ,n schools and colleges that lay no claim whatever 8U to sectarian character will fall amidst the com- co mon ruins; for by establishing one standard of BP education, you establish one college' as that standard, and all below that will tumble at the w< fell swoop of distinction. Education cannot therefore be measured by one standard. There are degrees, and the capability and value of all schools must be measured to these various de- ar grecs. It might be easy to select from the nu- en merous collects fif nnr <*nnnfi?*T denominational ranks and another from with- ^r out, proceeding upon the one-standard princi- Je< pie, to prove the truth of the position that the "? former is not adapted to educate. But to such ca a process of argument wo can never give in. 1S To State colleges wc are friends?true friends Vfl ?and to denominational colleges we are no ID less devoted in our attachment We believe nc them, to oay the Tery least, capable of* imparts ing. a high degree of education; and seeing 00 that education, as everything else, cab never ^ be wholly perfect, we are content even if ihey A* stop here. But why are they not competent to immrt-M - ? ' * ' ' K .....(uawuiN oi learning as any ,r' other class of institutions! **We are not satisfied with the reasons given, and demand others, before we acknowledge the incompetency of n the denominational system. There are no laws to restrain them in the election of faculties and ? the security of endowment, and have not relig- 1111 ious denomi- tionsas able men at command as 00 can be seem ~d by any institution I Most certain t h ly. How. many,of\ihe ablaf^^Mp^l^a' of the age are not members of some particular denomination I "We venture there artf'feW. And mdle: how manv learned m?n ? *1 ? ? VUCIO HI Uie va! country wbobnly await the call to a sectarian *? school to distinguish thcniBfllvies as teachers if propitious circumstances attend! *"We conclude ?* then ttot a denominational system of ednoktion th is not ofailure, and we do not believe that tfc?, ^ arguments exist to controvertthe conclusion. The reason that sectarian schools have not *<j generally risen to an fiminejjce equal to State institutTonl is simply that they have lac ked the wi means for tiie attainment of every necessary apparatus and the services of men already dis- w< 41pguishedas teachers. Their money is usually th ifeUinpflby voluntary eObtributUto, and in don- P? sequence'is almost alwi^w much below the de- IP mfcna ITrwin U ^ WaSfand scorera^enU tiu ^Sv Jf? swn* ^wwiWjnwy th?t ^ <&i :' *? t-iv* >u give to & State school, and let tho location each be aliko favorable, then leavo them to m the raco of excellence, and wo fear not the. sulL There can bo no cause inherent in tho stem to throw tho sectarian bohind tho other. Those who deny the capability of denominatnal schools claim Dr. Tiiornweix as high auoritv for their views. But nro thev willintr r ^ ~ " ? endorse every position ho assumes ia his lctr to Gov. Mannino f If they will not, then o height of his authority is lowered. If they ill, then we ask them how ft religious cducaju is to bo imparted by any other class of bools than sectarian ? Dr. Tiiohnwkll nays a idlcss education is worse than no education, i) his adherents agree with him on this point? so, then wo ask again, how shall a religious location bo imparted ? Wo answer, in no way ittcr than by sectarian schools; for in no othwny can a dccidcd and specific religion bo ended with literary training. A general rorion is 110 reliirion?it Icailn tlio tniml tmlmihf ^ and halting between tho various doctrines Christianity, and to infidelity ia the toudenAiul the college that undertakes to give religious education without giving it a Bpclie character, will only succeed in leaving a iguo and gloomy impression of its efforts. It is not our position, however, that a scetu111 character is cssoutial to the efficiency of I collogrs in keeping their studonts upon the lo of a specific religion. A majority of udents enter collcgo already indoctrinated in cir peculiar ancestral faith. Sectarian schools arc performing a glorions ork. They diffuse a general education, and sure the prosperity of all the great religious ^nominations of the country, and thus preude the possibility of nil eventual union of lurch and State ; for where all are so pros^ous and enlightewfcd, no one can grasp the ins of??overnincntal power and bid others to i altar. Upon this depends, we most firmly ijicve, the perpetuity of religious liberty.? or is the objection that they inculcate docincb without the reason for those doctrines, 7 any means conclusivc. If we hold to this (jection, we must likewise urge it against, pantal religious training. For it is as plausible the one ease ns in the other. "Who will nay i of nnranfnl inol J 1 * - * .mdu uvciun uun nub iiicuicuio ctnrinnimn in the highest degree f and yet ho will etiy tlint such teaching cramps the indor stifles the faculties? The subject is interesting to us, and wo could y much more, but forbear. When leisure and clination prompt, we may recur to it ngain. c believe in the efficiency of sectarian no less an State schools, and while we are in no wise clincd to assail the latter, wo are ever ready defend with a zealous hand the claims of the rmer. What wo have said, is not simply be,use of Mr. "Oaby's sentiments, but because o eubjcct has been moved by others with liom he may well esteem it an honor to be sociatcd. COMMUNICATIONS. written for t1ie independent l'bkss. Mr. Gary's Address. Mestra. Editors: I avail myself of the oppornity presented by your columns to express y unqualified surprise at the ver}* partial and >n-coinmittal notice by "Viator" of my friend r. Gary's address, delivered at tho request of n ,.f >1.. HI ? 1 ? AtuDw^o vi tuv luaouiiiu ruuiuiu lufiinuie ifore the citizens of Cokeabury. From the tenor of his remarks, it is quite evi:nt that "Viator" differs essentially with the eAker in his opinions with regard to the sofil, political and educational position of onian. And this I apprehend to be the true urce of tho gentleman's criticisms. I therere think it due to Mr. Gar? that the views emselves should come before the respectful ticc of the public, as the right definers of his >sition. One would think, from the sanguine manner which "Viator*' alludes to tho efficient rclts of "age and experience," as the probable rrectives of Mr. Gary's opinions, that the eaker had lived in an unreal world, isolated >m the geniuq of his age, and that bis ideaa ;re as impracticable as those of Plato in his sal Republic. But such is not the case. All our own institutions are the generalization his opinions. And the principles themselves e perennial as the forms in which they aro lbodied. I trust therefore that the indulgent iblie will cxcuse the brief abstract of the adess which I am about to enter into. My obit is to show that the opinions are such as go and experience" will not probably eradite, or at least that the lack of these qualities not the cause of them. The first tenet adinced is. that woman has Aierted an pnnflnt.ini fluonce in producing the prosperity which >w characterizes the United States of America, ad is there anything hasty or novel in this nclusion ? One of the ablest expounders of e features that individualize the polity of nerica?I allude to DbTooquevillx?mainins most strenuously the same position. Not am blinded chivalry, or misguided gallantry, it from a thorough digest of the component Mnetitii of our character. In this, therefore, ither "age or experience," tu tuch, will probity effect a change. And a? to the historical eta mentioned in support of his general re uric that woman has always been a prominent -worker in the formation of all government*, ey ate troths, alld need no extenfiation. In e next place there is recommended an eduoa>n tending alike to the useful and ornamental. ? object to thl? Would be practically to exUmsdict the evidence of oursenses. For old #young experience the beneficial influence thjs regime in our own society, as they do in ery civilised community. There is then noiag start]i n g'.V in th it -annunciation, which i^gs tufto theTOtt position assumed by the itoke?: Sat strictlyfeets&*n schools a^^fot Ipted to tW edu<*$fttf*r Either ?$* In the* jtt place :mftause the^noul"? thotit U^c ro&MfUj/ojpUbem, whichi* calculi?! l io annihilato.ifad <Jfr6trinea themselves, M i sit as to stifle th*faculties of the mind. In eaeooud plaft^bocanae they act jfet&da %> IJticat poweiiyJ^y4ibro<4ng oduCAtiWnnto th/ ifcg> ft ??lig?on- Aad foth" irfoenI^Swi m-nDnUimn in2k?ii? ?** TiTO*N-TOi.L hw taken groundi against &?o-1 ri*n'?<tae4tioi inbll <|ble letUr-t*Go*. M4W-I ia. . ??> ' '" f < * *%?* , . t> * '&*, ' r'* ' '.. < ifX"> ? .-i '- . . - And now wo have passed over the principal tenets advanced, and have yet to find even one that "ago und experience" could "ripen into 1 greater maturity." I will observe that I liavo ] had tho very pleasant task of perusing careful- j ly Mr. Gaiix'b address, and that I am happy to j say mat it mure tUaa realized the cangtiine ex- ; pcctntions of nn impartial friend. Being char- , actcrizcd by an intensity and energy of thought only equaled by the chaste and beautiful man- 1 ncr of expression. And 1 only hope that hi* futuro efforts may do juaticc to the reasonable 1 expectations which lie lins excited. Amicus. NEWS ITEMS" Eastern News. A despatch received from Vienna, dated June the 10th, states that the Russians made another liniuioopRKfiil nt.fnnlf on Siiliofrio 4l.? lOtli, when the Russian commander received a Hcvcre nn<l painful contusion on the right leg. lie waa compelled to give up his command. The Turks made nn attack on the Inland of Moknn, held by the Russians, and were repulsed. On the 30th of May, three British steamers destroyed the ships, dock-yards and stores at Brakcrstndt, on the North of the Gulf of Bosina. The damage was estimated at 350,000 rubles. On the 31st, the steamers also captured several vessels, and on the 1st of Juno four steamers destroyed the ships, dock-yards, stores, Ac., at Wcaborg. The damage hero Wu8 estiinntiruated-al400,000 rubles. The news of the adhesion of Grcccc to the ultimatum of the Western Powers causes great surprise. Russia reckoning on Iter diversions contrives at great expense in the Southern provinces ol Turkey. Lord John Russell has been unanimously rc-clcctod to liis seat in Parliament by the city of London, lie addressed the city in very decisive terms as to the war. Tlio bill giving Canada an elective Scnat?, lias passed to n sccond reading in the House of Lords. The weather in England is very dry, causing some apprehensions for the crops. The Europa, a cavalry transport ship, was burnt to the water edge, wnile on her passage to Gibraltar with troops. Twcnty-ono lives were lo9t, including Col. Moore, the commander of the troops, and fifteen soldiers. The remainder on board, sixty-six in number, 6avcd themselves in the boats. The question between France and (he United States, arising out of the arrest of Mr. Dillon, the French Consul at San Francisco, is settled, nothing remaining for arrangement but the form of compensation to be given. There is very wet weather in France, which excites fears for the crops. Interesting from Cuba. The following extract of a letter from an intelligent gentleman in Cuba to a friend in this city, says the Washington Union, will be read with interest: Havana, June 20, 1854.?Things are rapidly drawing to a crisis in this place, and be prepared to hear the worst. Some of these bright mornings,- Mien you wnlk down to your store, you will be startled at the fact that the whites nave been massacred in cold blood. Snch will u? tuc result 01 111c mighty events now transpiring in this lovely island. If the Government of the UnitedStutes in tend to take any steps in the matter, they had better be quiet about it Time passes rapidly, and every day hastens with rapid strides the day of emancipation and , Africanization. I have just seen the decree or- , dering the admis&ion of the darkies into the ecclesiastical seminaries! So we are to have . African priests. They are allowed to intermarry, and their children are duly legalized and legitimatised. What more coula they do for the black scoundrels? So you may see for yourself that the times ore getting aw- , fully gloomy for the inhabitants of this place, I sliull hold on until the etojm begins to burst, and then trv to eet awav. - ttr A Distressing Case of Hydrophobia. The Dayton Empire notices an instance of a man in Montgomery county, Ohio, who was bitten some time ago by a dog, and who now has ; symptoms like hydrophobia: A few days ago, while in the room with his \ wife, he" felt rather strangely, and seemed in- ; clined to bite and grate his teeth with all the power he possessed, lie asked his wife to hand him a piece of sole-leather, which being complied with, he bit it through in several placeB, and continued biting until it was chewed to pieccs. Ho then requested her to hand him a ' chip, which he also tore into splinters with his ' teeth. At that point he was seized with very 1 strange and wild sensations, and he told his wife ' she had better leave the room, as he was fearful 1 he might commit somo personal violence. She 1 did so immediately ana locked the door. He ' tried to f?et out! but finding tho Jnn. 1~~1 1 i ho went to tho window, whicti was in the second J or third story of the house, and jumped out, ' perfectly crazy and raving, as is supposed, with J hrdrophobia. Ho ran several miles before he ' was overtaken, screaming and crying with the most intense agony. lie was finally socured and brought back, and is now under medical ( care. A Member of Congress in a bad way. During the debate on /Tuesday, on the resolu- 0 tion fixing a day of adjournment, Mr. Ewing, a gallant and talented young Kentuckian, thus ( humororously expressed his grievances: 8 I want to get away from here, for one, and I believe that tho people are willing to seo us go away. I would rsther adjourn Bine die than take a reccBS. It is rather a novel experiment, Jnnd T do not. Wnnw hnw it wnnU unit Tint I 11 want to get to some place where I can sleep of ? nights, [Renewed laughter.] I am tired of going into these dining rooms in the morning with the weak stomaoh with which every gentleman rises in summer, and smelling that odor which destroys the last remnant of appetite that can be got np by the force of tonics, and other means. [Great laughter.] After trotting All.over, town, hunting a place r to eat, I have thought that, of inevitable neces- sity, I would bo compelled to go through the ^ form under the influence of chloroform. [Ren- ?j ewed laughter.] I,know of no other way in V which it can be' practiced with any sort of ease ^ and'oomfort. ^ ' c% Qonsulatk in Vknick.?The talented antlior of a "Bachelor," Mr. Donald f. Mitchell, more generally known as " lice Marvel," finds the Consultate pf, Venice pooyly suited to his taste . ob his pecuniaiy interest He has thrown up * the commission with which the PMifdent, in .. compliment to hla acknowledged literary ability, *1 honored him, atf&will pursue his Italian studies and observation untrammelled by official cares. Dr. D. Macauley, of New Orleans; is his successor. He, too, is said to be a respected sen- . tleman of letters, and goes to* Venice not in pursuit of the emoluinpnts of place, DtrinbgpBd _ tpj^is fnnd of infonSuttyfi} by residence in ao^? ^ wmon ib rapposeato AQora more man ordinary . literary treaswre# of ^ *V ' 7" ' . " t* ..1 .-'S-t *Jfe ^ -. : f... '.. . THK Boardino of AS AMERICAN PACKICT BT A BnrriHU "WAR STBAMKR.?The following is the reporl of Captain Allen of the ship Minnesota: \t 11 A. M., May 25th, lot 63, long. 10, saw H. B. M. steamship Gladiator, which fired two juns for us to heave to?the steamer then ran near us and sent i? boat on board and me snip to be hove to immediately. Also demanding the ship's papers. Cnpt Allen inquired of the officer in chnrge of the boat by what authority he demanded themt The officer's reply was, by the orders of his government, ana stated to Capt. A. that it was an unpleasant duty fur him, but it was imperative. Hie papers were produced and examined, and after an hour's delay the vessel waB allowed to proceed. We arc informed by the first officer of the M. that the midshipman in charge of the boat alongside, stated to him, that haa not the ship been hove to, after firing the two guns, shoU would have been fired to compel her.?N. Y. Express. A Mother Departed.?On the day of our national rcioicing we regret to have to announco n.o -r Uv>.? v. v.iv- */? mc -- v? omen 01 the Kevohition." Mrs. Mary Johnston, who was a participutur in tho scenes and struggles of the Revolution in this State, and who fius been chronicled in Mrs. Ellet's Memoirs of the illnatriofo women of that day, died at the residence of her son, J. G. Johnston, in Chester District, on the 31st May.?Carolinian. Death of Mr. Salmosd.?Our community have just been startled by the astounding announcement of tho sudden death of Titos, Salmond, esq., President of the Branch Bank at this place, lie rode down from Lancaster Court House, forty miles, to-day in a buggy, and it is supposed the heat overcame him. He died about six o'clock this evenini?. some two ?? ?? hours after getting home.?Camden Journal. The Connecticut Legislature has passed resolutions annulling the fugitive slave law within that State, and declaring their determination to resist its execution. Bank Dividends.?The Commercial Bank of Columpia, S. C\, has declared a dividend of $1.25 per share, and the Bank of Hamburg, S. C., per share, for the six months ending on the 1st proximo. People's Bank.?At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the People's Bank, held yesterday, D. L. McKay was unanimously elected President, vice E. P. Stark, resigned. Deatii of Mb. Ritchie.?The venerable Thomas Richie, the Ajax of the democratic pres?, died uftcr a lingering illness, on the 3rdii?t. Receipts. The following persons have paid their subscriptions to the 2d Vofumeof the Independent Prest:? James Drummondo, Mt? IlilT, S. C. C W St3'les, esq., Hamburg, " Thoe Jefferson l'yles, Styleaboro, G?. 8 Tustcn, Calhoun's Mills, S. C. LC Wilson, Abbeville, " J W MeCree " " Andrew Buchnnnn, Wilson's Creek, " J T McConnell, Due West, " A II MeGee, Cokesbnrv, " r l. n? fiiiuuii v,uricr, Biouni uill, " J W Clorke, Cokesburyr * C II Allen, Abbeville, " John C Walker, Ninety-Srx, " Dr II G Middleton, VTtWington, " Jesse Lomax, Mt VUaaant, Miss. J L Pettigru, esq., Charleston, ($2) 8. C. Rev A G Harmon, Mapleton, " J C Clianey, Cokesbury, " H W Lawson, Abbeville, " Isaac N Sample, Franklin, Miu. John A Sample, " " } T Dodeon, " , " W B Roman, Abbeville S. (jJ S Krwin, Harrisburg, " l?F Roberts, Greenwood. " Wm A Cobb, Smitliville, " Maj Jno D Adams, " u Larkin Barmor?. Mh Hrll - James M Carwite, Duo "\Vost, Robert MeAdAvnf>, " '? ? Mnj "Wra Clinkscnles, " " " I)?viv1 Jor<Jawr Ilarrieburg, " J L Devlii*, * ? B II EaScin, Abbeville, " Jus. Irwin, ** " H A Jones, " " J G McClinton, " " Rev J N" Yonng, Due West, " J M Lnttimer, jr., Lowndesvillo, " M W Gary, Cokesbury, " Wm Crowther, Diamond Hill, " OBITUARY. Died suddenly, at his residence, in Pickens listrict, Wm. I). Arnold, in Uio 70tli year of liis age. Uo retir< ' ' > his room on Friday night, the 23d Jup - J was found dead in kis bed on the nex in -ning, having died app?rently without a 0t,...fegle. Ho was a christian member of the Methodist church, a kind and iffectionate husband, an indulgent father, and in obliging neighbor. Mr. A. was a native of Abbeville, and leaves many relatives and riends, both here and there, to mourn their obs. O HEAD QUABTERS. Wm lit Brigade Cavalry, 8. O. M. |H )RDER No. 2. 3S| rHE Following RegiroenU'of Cavalry will Parade for Drill and Review at the the tima .nd places specified below: The 2nd Regiment of Cavalry at Longmirea not at Mount vermon) on Thursday 3d of Au;uat next The 1st Regiment of Cavalry at Smith'* itore on Saturday the 19th of August next. The Commissioned and non-Commissioned )fficers will appear at the places above stated i their respective Regiments the day previous ir Drill and Inspection. By order of 8. M. WILKES. Brig. GenL let Brigade Cavalry, S. C. liL John v. Moo**, Brig. Mai. July 6, 1884. ' ' r 9td pgr* Banner copy. . -v < ATTBHTIOH CAVALRY?^ ~ T>TTifnp ?.:n k. xn.-4j i.ii n A. L uu..u ttiu w uyvHUU uvia in Ul Washington Troop of CaTalryon Saturday ae 29th instant^ for Captiin.'to fill >h? raeany occasioned bv the resignation 6f Captain i. S. Harris. D. J. Jordan, J. McQaerns, Wm. lutier. Managers. V4 ' ir ' By order of .Col J. L. Talbert. <1 MARTIN, Maj. Jnly4, 1854. ^*9 v?T -- ai . THF STATF HP SMITH* PlonilWA Lbbeville Diitriot.?In the Court of 6r* diniuy, ; , 'it the matter of th$ last Will and TttU*merit of Luoy Lokax, deceased. 97KERENS Application haathia day be?a f nmde'tome by , Jumea Hwgrofa- and f W- hU :#wn? l the legal hem ofihe akid Lucy Loraax, rearing the purporting to confciphae . urn win uu wiuiuieiifc^vo dc provea in Man6 irraUhf IiV": Therefore, notice<a herebVfrficfr ? EpHrwm Knight ?0d other*, children of Bet^ held^t AbbS diven ondei1 mir b?nd iniliMfni aSu tku , * I ? . * * . '.