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I I i j ! I i t ?-*?r?* m ^ t'r.-.ih / Dkckasu of EmiNekt Americux Stausmk^.? j hi recording the death of ex Seerp&ry Maro y the Philadelphia Times rotnwki *. It secins. us if doatb had found a banquet *? ,mong our master spirits in the last decade. 1 Almost all the great and illustrious men who came into public life during the first twentyfive years of tho present century bavo been snatched away within that time. The list which memory calls at the present moment is formidable in numbers, ana the persons who4? | oarafer aro upon it jwere conscious for vast ana vnrieu a unity, mi at, in point of tirag, is [ that of Jo'in Quincy Adftms, who died iti 1847; . then folio we tlioso of Seat, Polk, Taylor, Cuthouc, Clay, JIcDuffie, Story,. Webster, Kiog, Woodbury, Sergeant, Jjorriqn, Clayton-HilL JJiirgca#, ciroves and Maroy. What ioxnfeosid power*, what political and leg?l re?6?f?hr what oratorical -skill and diplomatic erudU tion, what wise foresight and wonderful expo t rieuce huv? been lo#t. by" their deaths to tho jr nation. Wlicn willW, if ever; b? rcstoreiKin tho ppranr.s and roind* of othor? f 1 lr* TilK iNDEI'MNDKNT iMJKSS * is 1'Ui:i.i^iiki> livriiv 1-uinAv mounisu uv LEE & WILSON. s, W. A. LEE, - ^ - - - - - Editor. hflii'iih'Ji/x, //f\i tittlittiix, full in finl/iiiiif tr/iicfi l/ci/ iilhiHjil, trhni KiiK/ohml I'll vii'ticms fnirjxt.tr, mi'1 J--li riiiht-il 11 Miliitimi.?11 rnkv < 'i.av. " HV/iiM/ (o /iritis?, >/i t tin/ uj'rniil to lilihiie." Ml Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ? ' 1 " 1 * ' 1 ' ni ABBEVILLE C. H. Kill PAY, - JULY IV, lKfiV. Philadelphia Remiui?ccncoa. WVj couiiucutl to the pcru.-ul of our readers "f inWri'Miii}; nrliclo, tinder tho ahovo title, in allotIfr column, from the pen of a friend to ;l whom wo liavc he?ti indebted for past favor/., I? and who )ut:< promised its', *>till ndditionul. 2. Maaonic. H Tho members of tho Masonic frnt<^riiity have, ,> during the pant few dayn, been holding, in our Village, ijuilo a Jubilee?"11 regular protracted meeting," as ouo of tho brothers remarked. The prcsonco of Dr. Maekoy and other distill- ],j gtiished lights* of the Order has attracted an w unusual number from the country, who have been climbing Mill higher the rounds of tho mystie. ladder. The general interest, manifest- |,, ed, conveys to tin outrider a high opinion of the nttrneliou.sof tho Ijip? 11i< rites and ceremonies. ,-il Tho Savauunh Valley Railroad. ' 1 iv l< fi-reiiee to their ndvi-rllsciiii'iit it will l.i: socii thai tin* friend-! of the Favaiinah Vallev ! Railroad, have, appointed Wednesday. the i!*-id i T in.-U, for tlioir dinner nl Calhoun's Mi I 1a The. i ' l?.-iv'ii i-= t-> keep nlivc the cntliusiiiMii w!?i?-l? ! wit.-* uL Kowiulosvillit. Various ,,, speaker.- are c.xp> cted lo n^lfos tin; meetin-r. m A fine pie-nic dinner will bo provided, and th?; '' piildie p-neiii'ly and tlie ladies especially arc iitvito?l to In1 pres-nt. The oo-asioii promises *jt" l>'.< mi int ros*tione, ami wo trust to see a ,r cheering demonstration in licliulf of (Ik* ;?ivat >t enterprise. 'J' Messrs. Jeflfors and Cothran. ' W'tf wmilj direct attention to llio card of "J t'lesft Well known Factors and Commission Merchants, who are prepared to cxeeule promptly nil orders which may l?c entrusted to them. In tlieir published circular tlo-y recommend t,: enriy sinpmcnt ol wIiuhI ; ami Hint it be put j up in two bushel sacks. Tlio freight 011 the ] w Greenville and Columbia Kuilrfad from tin; of Ninety-Six Station is eight cents j??r bushel ; tli ftpm Otlicr stations in proportion to distance? in from Columbia to Charleston ton cents ; otlu-r ni expenses eight cent.* per bushel. c< Dr. Mackoy's I4octure. j? At the request of the Young Men's ('hri.-tinn . 01 Afcsocinticn, of this plaee, Dr. Mnckey repeated PJ l)ef?ro them his admirable Lecture recently ?k? I livercd at'fedgefield Court 1 louso, on "The Influ | rCncu of the Temperaments on Character." The w nVblress wn? quite on elaborate performance 1 ami was deeply interesting. The tlilfvrvnt tcinpernnieiitd were discriminated with a just c ml delicate pencil, ami their leading tharac- n ririties, illustrated by examples drawn from r i the rich stores of the author's erudition. The subject ns treated, furnished u fine field for n ^h)}3display of his historic lore, his classic taste, I Ira nftlucnt imagination, and brilliant stylo. c The lecture occupied upward.* of an hour and was listened to with great -interest. j, Tho Presidency of the College. j "We publish- in another column, n cominuni "ation from nn esteemed correspondent, which C ^.rcsenU the nanfo and advocates the peculiar " fitness of Judge Wnrdlaw, for the Presidency f the South Carolina College. Wo recently * gave placc to on editorial from the Greenville s Patriot it Mouniainrrr, which together with a ^ deserved tribute to the talent.-', character and scholarship of the Judge, contained an earnest appeal,. tliAt lie woul.l suffer his name to go ' l?efi?i'e tlie D<>ard of Trustees', at" tlie uextl'.lectioii. { Willi regard to tlio peculiar and eminent quali- f j fications of tlie Juilge for the position indicated, we bate heard but one expression of opiuion, and apprehend that tho dole difliculty would consist jofassuriug him, that by accepting tho ' Presidency of the College, he would enlarge the sphere of his usefulness, or occupy a lield 71 of labor as congenial to his tastes, and as well F suited for the exercisc of his learning and tal- r onto. Wer? the wishes and solicitations of tho 0 friends of the Institutions alouc consulted, wo 0 would hnvo no doubt of tho result. m , m c Oommencemsnt at Srakiuo Oollogo. c Tho Annual Commencement in tlie Krskino f College will occur tliin year 011 Wednesday, -J the 12th of August. n The Examination of the Clashes will coin- 1 fnciice on Thursday, the Cth, nml continue tin- c til Tuesday. n Tlie liucvahiurcnte Sermon will bo preach - ? od by Ilev. T. L. MoItriJc, of l'endleton, S. C., T on Sabbatlfcprececding Commencement. v A sermon will be prvuehed before the Society of Inquiry in Kr*kine College, probably on j Saturday evening before Commencement hv ? lUv. . r Tlio Board of Trusteed will muet-ou Tuesday, the 11 tli at 10 u Yloek. Tlio Aluinni Adilross, (if any) will be deliv- j erod on Tuciilny night. ( Society Diplomas delivered also on Tuesday ' night. On Wednesday, epeochca l>y tlic Senior Clap.*, the Baccalaureate of the l'rcoidcut, and the; *f Anniversary Addrc*) before the Literary So- 1i ck-ties, by itichard Yeadon, Krf'i., of (Jliarles-i "* ton. | i anisic for the occasion l>y tho Governor's i lJiunl, from Columbia.?Telettcojy. li ^ ? ?> Mortality Among the Dogs. v Wc mention as an item of ikjws the strnngc r rnortolit/'whtch has prevailed among the Dogs < of our village, during tho jtast few days, in C spite of tho maxim, "that every dog has his ^ day," about 20 of our eanino friends, huve been * ported prematurely "to shuffle off this mortal t \joiL" On Tuesday morning, twelve of their dead bodies were found stretohod in our public t street*; and aga'n on Wednesday morning, 5 twelremore had shared the eamo sad futo;4;No [ age, sex, or condition had been spared, but the t nrlo ? 1 ... - ?,.j u.aouii ana me mwning spaniel tno deep- e mouthed liull-dog, and the treble toned fice,' j bad alike fallen victims to the insidious dea- j . tr ojmt. f Various solutions have been'offered of the isiraflfge casualty. Some of our friends -fit a * * distance, will be incliuedLwe suppose, toattrib- ^ ute the'martality to tbe malarious atmosphere, v witfc which thoy are ncouatomcd ever to associate, tho elimato of Abbeville; some perhaps J to the Gomet> or influeneo of tho "raging fiiti- * but the knowing ones among*t us, liavc n we (Iiiuk foaud a more plnuuible solution' ia 0 sundry dosfce <rfstq/c/ininc adini molded perhaps, ?i by O sort ?f '?end Ilabbit Club"?a Know 1 % v :f . / otliing organization carrying uut the j?i'iucilc.4 of .llld^e l.vti- li. I poll 11 <: v hi' i.ropricly of any jon-li 11111 I tt t-v proceeding, w<! Iiav c no comments to fer, )>ul arc K-l to (In; migo conclusion tliat. Its mi ill win.!, tlull Mows noliody any gou.1," oiu hearing several of our citizens congraluting themselves on the prospect of living less mo\ed in future, liy tlic perfect "Uulitl of minis'' willi wliicli our canine friends are ticn.-tomid t<> vex llo: drowsy car of night,*' id liiini.-.li "tired nature's .sweet restorer." Tho Nowborry Agricultural EJocioty. Our New hcrry exchanges rivva interesting coniiIs of tlii> Agricultural Fair which was l"l in iImt |'!acc on Wednesday and Tuesday ' la.-t week. Among tin; premiums a ward, d, we observe Silver (Juti to (lie lion. .1. ! '. Mm-Jmll foe Ii st. crop of win nl, the nvi'Tiigo crop lu-injr > hu.liel* per aero ; on two ji'-rca *7151 bushels. Iicre wcro other competitors worthy of icciul notice to wit, CapL J. II. Spcurinnii on acres 23J bushels ; W. lliver 29$-bushels per :re, average lfij bushels per uere. The Sum rciuarksjwith regard to tho J'air; It wns well atteii'lc'l, ami although tho exhibition of stock was not as lari;c as usual, it iw very fine. Tho fitoel; exhibited more than et the expectation of tlx.' Society. Tin! President, Ju<lu;c U'Scnl, the enihodic:it. of "roerjjy ami patriotism, j^avo life aniatioii to tho business. Tho Weather was suspicion.*. Kv.iry arimreiucitt was made that uuuM he f< r 11?<iti'l'taiiiuiaut of tin* crowd. Mr. .Ilio. S. iit;e provided the dinner ??> ., ami it was well ,11.-. .'I'll.. ..I II... K....;. I V w;i : I > tln> ollii-ors, (.lud'pc O'.Nt'iil, Pres., S. .!<>1hion, Sunt'y., and Col. W. 1'.. IVOyh-y rua.s.,ju!id al.-o t<> Mi-.-srs, .!o.-<. S. ltcid, jjiiiiit l oj.'Uan.-. M:ij. .1. I'. Kin.nr.!, )!. ('. Chapman' r. 1>. \V. K?i il, l.-t; of Arrnntji'niriits, very lii^'li ?. ??:11( iiiM-iitr.wa.; ] :>>?I llu-ln, but >t morn Ihau thi y T!h*-u j?*.*iitli' n liavi* M'i'vr.1 i !i<:snci. t v now for two of li ve y?-ai-s. iiih! hiiii.t- better can bu found. J no. A. Chapman, ! >>(., j n J a spi^'iisi of wiiotnlilo silk, <1 l>y liiiiisi-'f. ho Commit < r?'i;oi:itiii-n?led Mr. C. to hav<- j iin?> of it liirJiiuf.i--! uivil into some ariiclo I?V i s ii' xt iiu*i-tiii'?, which is to In* hoped ho will >. A hot?]i was a\> ar-Icd to him by Mnj. ! M. ISiixi.-r, who was unwell mid did not ticker tin; nnnuiiI address, was eonl inm-d as ator for next y< ar. 'I'hc pr<-'? iit al>lo nn?l }i<-iriil ofHccr.s and Committee of ui'taii!;* 4:110 wci'e cuiiiiiiiK'U. The Air Line Railroad. AVe. publish from tin: Sun lilts followim; inr??ting Accounttif the tucetim; in Newberry. The people of North KiUsU rn (loorgia, we e, are moving in the matter. At a meeting tlio citiy.etis <u" fiwiiiiictt county, liclil on le iMtli tilt., it. was resolved, llint n. mas< | ceting lie h?:M in tlio course <if the summer, id that the 1 ?i reel nr.", of tlie ltoad he rc<jucril* 1 to make the necessary surveys : Oil Thursday Inst Judge O'Neall stopped the ooui-ilings of the Agricultural Society, nn<l ille'l the at ten! foil of the people to this enterris?>. He introduced to the people J.!r. .1. orcross, 1'resident of the company in Ccuria, who made a plain, prncticai, forcible ami :nsiMc spoeeh : and although he is no orator, c never Paw au assembly pay better attent ion, hey knew they were lii-tcuiiig to a sensible, usiness man, upon a most important 6uiijeet, 1" which he was fully master. He gave cu nuraging nonce 01 Hi': wipvl; in fJeori'ia ; lade an array of figures ami facts which caricd conviction to the minds of all present; eiilonstr.itcd tho advantage.*. of the road us lear as day. Hi- .-pceoh had great ell'vot in rousing tho attention of our community. J. Road, tho Hailroal ])c>mo?tlicni'H, made no of hia happiest iliorts, arousing tho pooi}t! to the importance of tho matter, and seatchug those who stand Ky and see others labortig for their benefit without lending any aid. kin Hints sulJVred s>nue. Wo hope to see Mr. lead at. some other meeting* in Newberry. Air. .Johnson, President of the Charlotte and 'oliiinhia Kailroad, mad.; a most interesting ml lucid statement. 1 lis array of facia and [eductions thoreforni were convincing. Mr. iroung. President of the Spartanburg and L'nr>n Railroad, also made u plain and forcible tatcment. Judge O'Xeall, in his usual eloquent niul inppy styh', closed the meeting. The truths made l;nnwn at thismootimr wo rust will sink deep into 11i? lienrtsofonr penile. The truth i.B, to ptnnd still, is to r<-tro rniL\ We now linve n fine pro.?pe?*t of ?n:ikrii* Ncwliorrv the Atlnntfi of South Purolirin. 'nn not No wherry luiilil 20 miles of T?nilrr>ji?l In eeomplish sueh a grnnd consuinwntion ? She an, plus will do it. Tlis? prinp-><:l brightens. Insula Joins tho Alllanco against. China. The Wnsliinpf-on correspondent of the .Toural of Commcrc, publico* the following imlortnnt information, whteh lins ju?t horn eo-jived from St Totcrahiirp, ooncerninc: tho oncert of views nn?l notion between Kn^lnnd ,n<3 Russia, in roparil to China: I,ord Woilehottae. tho Tlritish minister of It-. Petersburg, has hn?l n full eonforenee nn<l orrcspondnnoe villi Pri"<*o OorfsohakofF. now triino minister, on the Rnhjeet. Tho chief obcots nfKn?1nn<l wore fullv sot forth?(hnt is. o inilwoo Phinn to opon her ports t<? the ernnneroo rj/ tho worli], ami to receive diplomatic ep-ition* nt. Pokin. civinir thorn direct intcronr.'o with tho Imperial trovornmenk. In roirnrd to these two object*, Russia has trreed to co-operate. so fsir as fill" can l>v amio. l.lo moans. and her Ambassador, Admirtd Vintialine, is instructed to urrjo a oorup^nnci> nth tlicm. Th;s cmbn?v was nppninto.l for several othr ohicts. Thorn is a disi?it<? concerning >oun<1nr5os on the frontier. which it was dosira. ile to settle. nn?l also oncstions had. arisen in otrnr'1 to the il&tflMipfi/m !.? ftiiimsn y, of n Hus.iian "!?ort. Tlio <lffi?idprs lifi-1 alpndy b??cn punished hvOliin#' but tbp n mount, f indenniil v dpmnndod by nutMi^bnd not been Ilpsidps tbnt in the present situation of ^hinp^p affaire, it will bocoiiieijiopefsary f" ohfiin direet porr(i?pnn^gnpp concerning other inttens intcroplintr to ftu?sin; &?' , Tlnprt waa.jit lV'kin n Rn?ian 'Rcclcsinstie.il lip-sign, aoon after the rei<?n of I'etPr ho'drofttJ tfftojtf&VoullH were ednentpd in Dip nnguagiJHitfer.'Ittiro and laws of China, and rere employed as missionaries fo Russian mihpets in Ibnt Empire. It wns no r>art of that ii??ion tomnke proselytes to the Greek church, 'ho interest* of Hint raie.-uon rendered this cmmiwy expedient. TKn T? Mat'inn r?nt'ownm 1 ? ' 1 ..... ,?.,.U||?. K" ?. I .nui rA|iii'mm ;i limine whether it would be necessary to establish esident diplomatic minions nt Pekin, l>nt it /an very desirable that. ^pocial Envovs from Christian pnworn should bo received nt tlint knirt. The British Minister, on his part, wn' n favor of obtaining the privileere of sending ffinisters to reside nt Pekin. But either one >r tho other or Loth privileges will bo insisted ipon. There was no inn doubt n* to the precise exentof Russian commercial privileges in China, litherto, tho question had not been ono of >rnctical importance to Russia, as she had litle commerce. But it was becoming a 'matter fmoro interest to her. in consequence of the ommerce which wns likely to arise on the Vmoor river between China and fee. Russia would, therefore, co-operate with England in obtaining comraorcial privileges or nil nations. Admiral Poutialine had proceeded on his mhassy, as fur as a Russian town on the fronier, wfiero ho was to await orders from I'efcin or his recoption. It.tras a matter unsettled /hether he wonld be received at I'ekjn. It is evidont from what has passed between Ldssia and England that the ftnrmclr ]>#wor rill unite cord inlly with {he Western Powcra, nd the United States in break in? .down 4ho xcluKiro commercial policy of China. Traces f former jealousies of tin! movements offcRueio in tywrtliem China bocjii to he lost in . the KlVsnit of great and coiuuum objects, Tho Newspnpor Press. The following artiele from tho l'dgeliehl ;hl'-irlix< r, in reference to an enquiry of the I Charleston < 'o"ii<r, ax to tho at;<i and history [ <?f the .newspapers of tlio interior, will lm read willi interest t>y nil tho good viti/cns of the Ninety Six Di.stiiet. In relation to the l're.ss at Cambridge, the fJvurhr plates on the authority of a ease in our I.aw reports (Turner vs. MeCrea, N. ami MvO-i"" II.) that a newspaper was there extant, in lt>!2. umler (lie titleofthe Ant!Monarchist ami was published I?3* Davenport: In reply to the Courier's inquiry ahout the paper at o'.l ('ambridge, our informal ion is that there was j-ueh a paper published there hv one Davenport, hut for how long <S-.time our deponeiit sayeth not. 11<; reuiove<l his press from Cambridge to this phiee somewhere about the year Davenport soon sold out to 1 tenia luiii MeNary, who established at this plaee the "South Carolina Hepul.liean," MeNary sold t>ut in I SSI to John Lofion and Ahncr Landrum. 11... ...i - ? - * V..X- Mtvtvi WI ?? infill ?m VMUUIt 111 lO - I LUIS paper p.-uw-cil into tlio hands of Landriliil and I?ra/.i>T who changed its iinmc to tlio "Edgefield llive," am) located their ollice nl l'ullersville, nbuut it utile distant from tliin place. In 18*21), limy miIi] to 1". II. Wai-dliiw nud Warren Mays, who changed tlio paper's mime to tlio "Cnroliiiiiin," :iinl removed the office to this village. At the death of May*, which occurred shortly Afterward:', the pioprietorship passed to IheJiriu of Waidlaw and ISiicon. About ISItl, Arthur Wigfnll became the proprietor and editor. lie was followed by John Winihi.-h, after which .1. 1'. ('urn>11 took the mnier-hi|i and uuidaiiee of the Carolinian's tickle Into. In 1 .Iaiii<':<.Ioii<'.-! and Maxiinilliau l.abordc came into pos.n?'ion and changed tjlc paper's name to t.lie Kdgeliehl Advertiser." Win. ! '. iUirisocbought them out iu IMS, and continued its publication for twenty years, the latter part of t lie f iuie in copartnership willi his son, 1>. l'opcr Purisoe. In November of last ! vear, the proprietorship fell into tie- hands Sim* I lciii.-', l'uri-oe, (the younger member oftlut previom linn,) and Kuese. The present editor lias | been iu charge for nearly sewn wars. AIM.me proprietors oi :111:-, paper in it-= several uieia'iiorphoscs, it. w ill In- p.-.-h tint wo iiiiiiiI" r p ut Union ot'lii;li iriii.l.!. On.: ofthein i.- a I"liuaeollop of the St nto; anothern ji(i|iiilur nmll)iviii..; n thir<l tlio ami !< :i lin-; lawyer at tin: I5ar, iin.l nnionir tli.' )ii<> t |iili oiit- ttifii in his profession iti ill.* whole tip-country; a fourth, the present suporiIItliI of t.lio XrwSlnlt' House, ilil'l wlio, 1":si.lo.t other services to the State, lias iii<leutilie<l his name most signally with t li?> su^coss of our Military Academic.-*; ami a liftli, lias foranuuili"r of years ln-eu one of the most popular l'rot'e.ssors in the South Carolina College. K'hj-jii !<i Adccrlitt>r. Qeri. Walkor in Augusta. General Walker, President of tlio lJepnblie of Nicaragua, on his route front New York to mt; i tiiiHwc, fjieni a low iiours m ine city <>l' Augusta, nn Saturday the 4th inst. The intelligence of his arrival fooii, attracted to the Planters Hotel, whore ho was stopping, cr<?"Jvds of citizens, anxious to show their appreciation <>f the iiinn, and their sympathy with the cause in which h<j is engaged. Yielding t<> their urgent solicitation, Gen. Walker consented to remain until the following iiioru; ing, and to favor the people with an address, a synopsis of which wo extract from the ConHlitutiotmlixt. In conversation, he expressed bis fixed determination t'i persevere in the cause in which ho is c*ngn;red, ainl hi.; confident hope that he will ho enabled to return to Nicaragua, within the next, two mouths, with the ijood will of the Administration and with men and money enough to re-establish his authority in Nicaragua; The retnr.rlcs which lie made, occupied about ' .half mi hour in their delivery and were frequently interrupted by applause. Short, hurried and dfsultiii'v ?? (! < ? ! ? - -J* . IH.WC.-UI II) ? !?, tliov made si very decidcd impression upon his auditory?an impression attributable to their directness ami force, and to tlio complete identification of them who uttered tliein, with the cause which he udvooated. Assuming that the future destiny of the Republic of Nicaragua, was .111 American question, of vital interest to the people gf the country, nnd consequently upon which he'might, with perfect propriety, audruss an audience of American citizens upon a day consecrated to the celebration of their declaration of independence, he proceeded rapidly to .sketch the history of the occupation o| Nicaragua by himself and his followers, givinu an interesting relation of many of the more important events which have transpired with in lhatliepublic in the last two years; vindicating the motives and the action* of those who were engaged with him; asserting that ihey lauded in Nicaragua by the invitation ol the Democratic party, of the country, and thai they remained at the earnest entreaty of ib people, to aid tnem in rescuing the ltcpublk from the anarchy into which it had been pluu gcd, by the interuccino strifes and incapacity ol its mongrel races; and challenging those whr denounced him as a freebooter and filibuster, to poiut to n single act of his whole career in Nicaragua, which was unjust in itself, or in contravation of any Nicaragua, United States, or international ]uw, lie dwelt nt some length upon the course pursued by the northern pres? ui win tin mm, which as lie expressed it "reoke<i with nil the calumnies against himself and liir followers. which inventive brnin create," ainl attributed its hostility to tlio fact that he hail as President of the Republic of Nicaragua, issued a decree legalizing African slavery witlr in its limits, lie remarked that he was a South' cruel' by birth and devoted to all the institii' tions of the South, hut that ho never would have issued that decree, unless lie had beer convinced that upon the establishment of slave' rv depended the stability of any government which might be inaugurated in any of tin Spanish American Kepublios. This id->a, In ilitis11ated by contrast in*; the eondition of t'uha, where slavery (established by the CathoIi< Pri'^n. I.aseasas, distinguished for his beuevo' ler.ee and p!tilaii!hro;?y,) still exists, with thai of Jamaica, where t lie views of Wilberforet : mid i. laruson nnvc i>een eariicil into practical operation, by the abolition of slavery. Tin; introduction of slavery into the Spanish Aineri can Republic*. lie contended, would end fhi loiigstrifeof their moiiffrol races for supremacy, give the contfpl of their affairs t<? a pure, un mixed white mcc, and eventually secure them the blessings of flee and stable iustitntions. Willi this view.lie hatl sought to esfnlilisli it in Nicaragua?for tlilf?he had been denounce*! by tli-3 northern press, and lie-called upon tlx. people of the South to disregard its calumnies auil to sustain him?that his cause was the.ii cause, ns his success would be favorable to the extension and perpetuation of their institutions His remarks were cut short, by a sud<len fall ol rain, nud he retired from tho "balcony followed by the cheer of the crowd. C'iikai'Travelling is EimorK.?Bon Mot oj Albert Smith.?According to somo travelers, a man cun f.ravorsc'Suropo like a gentleman, ovorv fliinrr t/? !>*> a/?nn f/.?* ftQ<w\ ? year. For $800 write $1,B00, and with cconoinv the thing can bo done,, if yoti lop oft' wine brtln. A gentleman wlio returned from Europe in thcl'ersia, and who has no extrava(jnnt tnsto, tell us that even in "elienp Italy," iia expenses averaged $5 a day. Ho met Albert Smith in London, who recounted ltis cheap pedostrain tour through Switzerland, adding, "but ajackuss could do it easier, and at a loss expense." * ^ 9 ^ Kansas Emigration.?The Herald of freedom of the 27 nit., estimates tho influx of tho populaffon to Kansas tho present wnson f at 30,000, and ia of tho opinion that beforo winter sets in 100,000 will have been added to the permanent population of tho territory. Meantime the human curfent pours on with undiminished volume. Many stof> in Western .Missouri, and others continue on to Northern Texas. There is a regular stream of emigrants flowing Sorttli through Lawrence mid other places in . KaiuuiM, says llicllerald, lathe uiyhberof huudrctlju day, looking for (* warm tKuiolv. I > i Commencement Exorcises iu Spartanburg. Our Spartanburg oxcliJiii^c.^ present u very interesting sketch of tin- attractive exorcist*, luring 11 to past week in tho various literary I Iinstitutions of that thriving village. s On the fourth of July, there was a union celebration, l?y the variolic Sunday School? of that town, at which a<Mreuses were delivered, nc -ording to appointment hy Jolm \V. Carlisle, J J. I>, Wright, nml the Itov. Chnrlea Taylor, M > D.,'nud nlsu l<y the Kev. l)r. Toasdalo, Il?*v. J Whitcford Sinith, and, tho Rev. J. W. Kelly, j The ehihlreii added to the variety and interest of the occasion hy their Muring The examination at the t>/MirOinhnr>/ J'riintlr (UAlvjr began on the 2d ninl closed on the 1fl.li inst., with the first graduation?tlu> iliplonm heing awarded to Miss Caroline M. K. (ircding of Spartanburg llistrii-t The .\ddl"e>s before the "J>c Sfael Society" ?f this t'ollege was delivered, on the 7th inst., by I-'x-(!ovcriior John II. Moans, of Fairfield I)istriet, according to nppoinlmcut, iu reft-reiice to whieb tho Sjxtrlait, niukos tho following complimentary remarks: Wo have not timo to attempt ah abstract of the fpeech, as our paper inuxt go to prosrs to save tho mails, and theroforo ean only remark generally that his theme was female edil cation ninl it* iniliH'iieo. Jlo wurf certain ami truthful in iiiilicntim; her proper sphere, niiij I assigned In her oijual intellect, greater moral u courage, inmv delicacy and tornlcriuw ?f ortjani>m, higher impulses of religion ami virtue, ami an almost omnipoti'iit iiillueiiee in mould! inij 'i.iraeti r ami in'1 n.-ni-ittij men. Thespeech I | al tiii<!> I with tim- i|iiotatii>!i.; ami illustrations ; s | of the several positions ns.-iiiiictl, ami these, I ^ ! uii'l?-r t!i majric of I ho riehly-niodnlnted voice I of tlie speaker, wlicro rendered with the most ! " | plea-im.' ami thrilling oli'ect. We wish very | much that our memory xvas retentive eiionoh n ! to ;jivo in full the olot|!ieiiL passage descriptive ( j of the perver.'ion of the Miliiiino gwii'is of! i Ityron throiich lack of moral ami iv'iiMows j j training. It stood out upon I lie moral land- ) ; fjcnpe an alpino argiuneiit in favor of religious ! r! culture. j , lint wo must stop, however anxious to give | I some Mea of the healltifill llihlress of our most ; 1 ! wo; thy i n 11overnor. It. wan a siirnal success, ' ^ j ami Ion;: will the speaker he remembered :l j with affection hy thoso lie addressed?who liv i their applause showed they had hand* with | hearts in them. " The Commencement Sermon of the Female " i l"ollci'0 Wa> ileliVere.l on Siit.in*il:iv j'Vi.iiin.f i!>.> i * Tiili inst., 1>y lite Ut'v. M II. Myeri*, IMitor of lh?< S-iit/nrn I'iirhlimi jUlvoco/r of Charleston, '' which is characterize)] l>y the Sji-irfuii, us "si^- ' n:iliz'-<l l>v 11 Wealth of suggestion, a compass 1 of thought, u plainness, and richness of stylo, ' tluit ber-peak iv ripe scholar, a clear thinker, 1 :ui<1 strong writer." v I Tin- President .1. \VofFor-1 Tucker, F.jq.. give ' notice of his resignation, to take effect in I)e| eetnber next, ami the Trustee* liuve elected us j lii.s s?ccc.?jor, the Rev. Charles Taylor, now a ' Professor in the Female College, The Commencement Sermon of Woflor-1 Col ^ lego, wn<*pronehe<l by the Itev. Loviek Fierce, M. I)., of Georgia, as nltcrnatc for his pun the 1 Uev. George F. Pierao, n Hit?hnp of the M. E. ' i - - i I muri'ii, riomii. *?i mis uiseourse tiic P.sprcxs remarks: lie took his text froin Mark, Int. chapt., 21st nml 2'2d verses". The sermon was nil ahle and | f thoroughly praet ieal one?not one of tho.se j t (tenuous, intended for a prand intellectual display, which are so often prepared for similar j j , occasions, hut one which was calculated to ti>]l j ! upon the hearts and minds of his hearers. I I The Spartan trives the following particulars: | 1 !>r. Pierce is over seventy years of ape, tall, straight, and vigorous?< njoyinir a preen old I r aire, llis hair is gray?not white?elusteriiii: i i thickly upon ahead denoting jrreat iutelh-et.u- I , alitv, with a prominent development, of the j ui jiciuvjMiuii, i?r? in mi mown in Piuonoio- ' * gicnl seicenco. llis eyes is full of heavenly fire, 1 and reveals the earnest ties* of the gooil old ] uiuii in tin! cause to which his life has I icon de- j voted. A writer in tho Advocate, who lately heard l>r. Pierco for tho. first tinio since 18:j0, < sny8 "he appears to have the same vitality and I animation now that lie had then?voice and ( action just the same. lie is somewhat graver, hut with that exception he appears as did the 1 >r. l'ierec of 18S0." Without previous knowl- ' edge we. should have guessed the age of the t Dr. to he about fifty-five?so full and sonorous < p is his voice, so erect his carriage, and so strengthful his ji'.-tionlation. ; llis remarks on this occasion were predicted ' (we helieve) upon part of the 21st Verse of I the 10th chapter of Mink:?"One thing thou , luck est: iro thv wnv. sell whatsoever Limn . hast, and give to tho poor." Ac. 'Hjo*finictical nature of thia text of scripture ' plainly indicated that it was no part of the J preacher's aim to treat hi* auditory to a literary disquisition?a more moral essay, lacking t.ho . true elements of vitul godliness. But he left [ no doubt on this subject, by Bpeoddy aniiouu- ' ( cing the intention to deliver just sueh a acrmon I A3 lie would preach at a catnp meeting. He | redeemed hid promise, and so discussed his theme as to conviucc his hoarors that the l?ng frears of his ministry, aud an earnest piety, 1 | iad not only revealed to him clear apprehcu- i sion of truth. but familiarized him with the i I Htrcn lullabies which rock the soul into false ( security, until spiritual ossification supervenes, ' I and the heart becomes hard as the nether mill- 1 I stone. As most of our readers have frequently hoard pennons based on this portion of Scrip- | ture, wo tdiull content ourselves with remarking, that the speaker was cfFeetive, earnest and faithful.?The paternal counsel of this venera- ' j bio man of (!od full with greatful influence especinllv upon those to whom ii \viprimunly 1 addressed, and w? doubt not that memory 1 will often recur 1<> it with varied emotions, as [ in after life it either become"' a Favor of lifo unto 1 ior of death unto death. The commencement exercises of the '"Cal't lionn Society" of this College, werfc celebrated on Monday, Oth instant, with the annual addross by William M. Martin, who acquitted himself as described most effectively and credi- i j tably. The society diplomas were delivered by their president, Win. Wallace Duncan, and : llio Valodietfirv was futdimrlv iiroiiiiiiiu>/>il l.v i jl $ William Al. ilartin. Obsequies of JIon.'W. r? Maiitt.?A very large number of pereond attended tlio funeral of Mr. Maroy nt Albany, N. Y., on tho 8tli instant. Among tlio distinguished persons present were ex-President* Van Rureu and Picree. and ex (Sovernord Seymour, U'?it aiul | Fish, of New York. The houses on Broadway ( and Stale street wero draped with mourning for tlireo miles. 1 The funeral ceremonies were commenecd at J tlio capitol amid the tolling of bell9 and tho i , firing of minute guns. "Hio venernblo Dr. r Not* opened with an eloquent prayer. Thei.. R*v. Dp. Sprague road poruont* of Scripture, ' * after which Itev. Dp. llitguc delivered ? luatft < f henutiful discourse. Tlio religious p*&roi6$a, j were then cloned with the benediction by itoG. - jh 'Dr. Welch. . "r| | i General Wool ftctod ns grand morfltia&tofcth# 3 day. In addition to the distinguished ? i men above mentioned, ex-Governors fj&wrfrd J and 13auck, Hon. N. I\ Ranks and others, wec^ t present. The pl-ocession was the larg<<pt afer seen in Albany. Tjjo d?y whs fine, anrf 1 thing Occurrod to intorfere with tlio arrange- n i me u to. * \i m ? m ? _ ' jThe ladi<tt4itf> just now atti ring thcmselVe,^ in a very ifKt waking wrapper or "duster," fl which certainly ooimpcnds itsolf to good tasto r nn/1 nUn smwm a aaThII mt II rtnn A CnnTt llOl?'lpf. . "?? ??/ KIIKCIUMY Ul VII - "VP?" w ? with hoops. Thin "habit, however, accord- n ing to tho Utica Herald, is not original with tho ladies. It originated with a clnsj, of all ? ' others perhaps, tho most estranged from tho p sex. We mean the '-'Zouaves," tbat dauntless r yet isolated body of French troops, who. went up tho Mafdkoff hill amid tho storm of iron rain. They first introduced the stylo of dress 8 Tot fatigue purposes, and callod it "burnous." 1 Those worn by the ladies are an exact pat- a tern oMhe Zouavo fatigue. Strange, is it not, that delicate women should adopt tho war- ? worn fashion what originated m tho nocessi- 11 tics of the campaign of the Crimea. t [r<iu tiiis iM>Kri:xi>i:N-r risKss-1 ni Philadelphia RcminiuconcoH. f, Mr. Editor :'\ rctiirni'il from iny "wil.l joioso ? lin:'0" (in stiiiK! iloiililluvi rot?ai<l ii) a w?;ck ncc, ami us I fuilcl to discharge fully the n niiiiinc I made to comniHiiieiitrt occasionally ~ ucli olist'i'VtiliiuiH as tin: oily of l*l?ilti*l?--l|?Iii*i, J inl its associations un<l connections, miglit iif- _ >r*l mi.- <ltit-in^r my May there, 1 l??rg leave of Jj small Hpa<;c ill the /'ran now to rodccm, us <i ?r as limy lie, my viol a toil failli. t The city of I'liilailcljiliia is, liy far, tin- most t nijkiit i fill tin.) / I ...? * f ?l ? -I ? ? , iiMi.ii. vi'iur.v/ ?ii'J iii'I'l'-iw I ut city, I luivo ever visited, though I have 1 icver visited very many.?It is situated in a n cantifully level country, between the liver* i )elawnrc on the east un<l tlie Sehuykill on the i vest, and win founded, if I mi. take nut, in the t ear 1(<S2, liy William 1'enn, of whom every i nail, woman aiul child in thin country have v end or heard. It* population, in June, 18JJI, I vay, in round numbers, five hundred thousand ; , liy lliin time, I presume, it must he nix hundred , housnnd or more. Not a great deal less than H lie ontiro populutiou of the State of South , Carolina I I have very littlu idcu of tlio ex- t cut of territory oeceupied by thiu vnst aggro- | ;ntioi? of ftoulf, but I may nay that the streets j ,re abundantly wide and not far apart, public , talks of ample nir.c numerous, houses Mitliieiitly capacious ami as a genera! rule having i<>t. more than <1 single family to each. 1 letiee Ik- area of the city must be ipiitu "consiilern>lc." I was tol?l that the pavement on ]>rou<l tree I. is gome fourteen miles in length. The it'ciiu! h of the city, ul tin: narrowest part, i-> 1 ivol* two milt'S. Running along uinler many of lliu largest j ' ml liiu.st buildings, an>1 following tint course ' >f l>oek street, for a considerable distance into ! ! M lie very lieart of the city, i; the unco nu>'i<j>il>i? i >?ii-lc crock, of which ol.ler writers u-ed to | {icak us a line hkutiiig-|ila'iO for l/i>y* durin;.' j ' lie frozen wnunn! no vc;t ige <>f it now n - ' mining to |>e seen 1 Several other creel: ? am] ' mailer brooks, 1 was toM, course their subter- ' neons paths through the city in like manlier. Washington rnpiaro, one- of the very prettiest, if all the lovely park.*, wns once the burial ;rou11< 1 of those w ho fell in the glorious strug- i" 5i\i I M HVCOONI. i |>nui<I? <>1 iw?? l II'MIMIIMI UI j hcping patriotsstill rest beneath tho grass- ' ovi-i-'ul soil, where now the merry voice of 1 nippy cliil'lliooil, the sweet song* of leathered 1 uin-trels ami tin; guy chatter of skipping ai.<l 1 laiulierii.g squirrels nil conspire to ghuhlen r he hearts of even the most gloomy nnd ?letressed of earth's discontented tenants that 1 rend it over. There nro ">0:110 fifteen or twenty, I shouhl oppose, of those public parks, ull rejoicing in ihnortt. perpetual verdure. Tho "gran-l oM ink" s-preiiils her protecting arms?the "lordiy ine rears his stat. ly l.cQ'l?the weeping wil- I ow sighs in the breeze?whilst the fragrant ' ilmoud and inugiiolia eontrihtite their sweet ' H-rfume. In fair weather, nu afternoon's stroll ' 11 to one of those resorts is exhilarating in ' Lite highest degree. They lire crwwdeJ, 0:1 1 uch occasions, with all classes and sir.es in j * locietv : all fit sonmeil to in#.\ wit.1i n .?>? ? > ... I t llijtfttt. 1 I luivc nli-crt?l3* spoken to you, iu n former I ettit, of "Independence Hull 1 might siiv h ;ood deal more about it, but lost 1 trespass 1 upon your space, I ahull forbear. j1 Tho other public hui'ulingri nro numerous, j 1 mil generally of good style, though nr> finer i limn I hnvo won elsewhere. 'Flic United ' States Custom House ami United States Mint ire two of the most elegant nnd substantial. [ vitsit t-?l the mint, nnd, for the first time in tny lift-, saw jioor men nnd trom^n untkimj money! 1 if I only possessed the ouc-liundrcdth per cent. )f the "legal tender" I saw there, T verily be- 1 icvo, as poor a statesman as I ntn, 1 might 1 nako myself a formidable competitor for the 1 lent recently vacated l<y tho death of our umcnted Butler! The specie metals?copper, ' 'ilver nn<lgold?are first rolled out into sheets ' jf the proper width and thickness, then cut 1 jut into tho requisite sixes, nnd finished o!F by jiic stroke to cacli whicli beautifies llio two Facoa with handsome pictures ??f tho eagle, goddess of liln-rty, itc., and tlu-ii the proOv-s is completed by counting out into vuriuua t-ize l rollt?, marking and placing securely uway. I paw fifty dollar*, inJiov crnt jiifcct, counted out 1 >3* one man in lebu time lliau I take to tell it! riie oificerB of tho Mint I found quite courteous, and apparently pleased to conduct mc round nnd explain every thing connected with the business. Tho Fairmount Water Works occur next to mo. This is truly n grand dosign, nnd a magnificont exooution. It isoituntcd on theSchuykill, a short distance ahovo tho boundary lino, nu<l supplied the whole city with mi abundance of wuter. The process is simple. Several huge water-wheels, kept perpetually in motion l>y water-power, arc forever driving up coluuis of wuter through force-pumps into Llio reservoirs ubovc. which stand upon an artificial elevation fifty feet nl>ove nnv otln r point in tho city. From I huso reservoirs go out cast-iron conduits, nullifying in every direction throughout the city, until ever}' house id supplied with water nulHcicnt for every purpose. Tlie main reservoirs, four in number, i I'ontnin upward of twenty-two tuillioiiH gallons | of water! Many large ice-houses arc situated j ulung the rivers from which are distributed, ' daily, throughout the city, immense ipiai.lilies ' of iee at a cost of almost nothing. I suppose, from what was told ine, tliat n largo family can procure daily supplies of the great refrig- ( ?rant laid down at their vSey doors, at an out- < laj* of Home twelve nnd-it-hnlf cents per -week ! J You would naturally suppose tlint, in tliit* 1 "City of Brotherly Love',* as it is new rnthor t facetiously cnlluil, churches and religious iusti- j Lutions abound; and so they do. The Quakers ' l?uve some twelve or fifteen houses of worship. 6 [ attended one on one occasion, nnd snw soiuft j things thut pleased ine and porno that did not. n rho Kensible, and neat stylo of dress adopted v i>y most of tho Quirk civ, niato and female, I 0 uiriurcu, Qd wen iu mo^pmui, uiioBiunuiuou^ ^ 'tela of tho'cliur^h buililing, and tho remnrkn- jj and gdp(i-bcli?viot- of tho congrcgafpft,; -f not undurtake to say thnt Quaker At* Qi ly oonaib^i hon^s I have ?cen n do any thai thuy ax a about tho I inly '<*n?s I hrfva^jfn. l^y sensible boni0tLfor?m?5tim0 p#?U; I admirod their bon- c icts. They combino neatness (in my taste) t ith derided utility, and all seemed to have f >een moulded, *8 it wore, from tho saino cast, * ind of the same material. Their other._>nppiv- s el ia of like character.?Thoir pews (if I may s 0 oall them) are free. This I also admire. 1 'here are no carp?don tho floora, nor cushions ? n tho seat*. This is carrying' tho idea of ^ nrimitivo simplicity a little too far*> for my ad-" 1 niration, especially when I had to sit and 0 rait an hour for tho "spirit to move" to speocii 0 ome one of tha good brethren or sisters, lie clinreh has, instead of the ordinary pu1pit? ^ 1 sort of elevated ettgc, upon which is congreatcd quite # number of tho patriarchs and lothors of tho persuasion, all sitting as uroioalcss ulmost as marblo utatuvs, with hats 1 ml bonnets unduflfcd, tlio whole congregation blowing example, wailing for tlic "troubling f tlie walUy mill l>v, afLor a very uiiurtain |n!I'!<m1 of cilonce and .stillness, you hoo u old faillcr slowly doll' hid hat, uit<1 rims to reach. Solemnly nnd earnestly he pponka of ivino tilings?how (jod <l<-nta wilh 1 liit peoplo ?the doctrines of the gospel, and ho oii, until inving said all lie lias to say, lie sits down i 11, mill a^aiii don* liirt liaf, suhtiiling into lull dontli like stillness as before. Another nicerlain interval of nilenco, and Home other ntlier, it tuny ho, is "moved" to dhename in ike strain, for a few moments, to his waiting imlilors. Nextrise.su vcuerahle mother, layng usi'le lis she leaves her seat, that simple oVerlng 1 linve alreii'ly admired, ami in hoIiiiii aIMI imprc.-wivc lone, invokes the blessing >f High Heaven upon tin* l.'lmreh and tho vorhl. Oil the oeejisioii alludo<l to, 1 must nay, was never more n(fouled hy n prayer in all ay life tliim 1 was by ihut olforcd hy a pious till (iuakerestf. Uncoined to mo tlint lier very ...,i ,?.w i.... .n... .... .i? ji vu> ?<(> > ?|* ."vviiou uw cinj bnrunv if (lod. Il was nfi beautiful as oarncat After liia tlmy begin saluting caefi other by shaking landtt, which is tlio signal for dispensing. Tlier? :? no sinking, no reading?at least I heard nnie, nor miw any books in the church. [poa Tilt: knih:nt i-iskss.] rho Pitaldcncy of tlio South Carolina College. Mr. KJitor : Several nominations liavo boeif made through the |>tt|**-rc* of the State, for he Presidency <>f the College. lVrniit us to mike another, through yours. Tf he can bo ndiu'i'd to accept it, we know of no one in tlio *tiite better qualified for tlio position, in every cspeet, than .Indue AN acdlaw. Judgo Ward law it-", with liis other high recommendations, ileeidt dlv u limit of order mid decision. llij I.it'll tone, his legal chuructcr, his manly firm* ics*, would do more, in o'lr opinion, to restore >rdi r, peace, and quiet, to tin* distracted clo men'.*?>f ill.- (V?1 ili.-tii tlii- qiinliiicatioiis or niliionco of n*-y other mail in tin.* State. \\'?: want 11 > foreigner tliero, wc iik'UH, at the In it'l nf tin: tV'icgi' ; nor ?lo wo want a ceoiol rale man tin-re; neither a broken lown ]>nlitiviitn. Not.;)n;r than a man of tlio irst ehurneler nii'l talent*, can till tlio plnco ivilli usefulness 1 the Slut". We hnvo such lion. Let in seloet olic of th<'iu, aiul put him Imro. Itiii a souere of |>ri?le that wo liavo evelul <>f this ntatn]>, to .- oleet from. From tlio lurubor, without int< i:<liitir atiy <lisr<spoet to tilers, wo fi-luct, ninl* reeoioiiioinl, the Hon. I), i.. Wnrillttw. A. Gradvatk. [I'lilt TilK IXI'CI'lIMiKNT rim] Tlio Hclo in tho Wall. Mr. hiKtor : There nre ninny who go to tlio .hioo mlluit the Hole in the Wall, that know lolliing of its oriyin, (uiul for them I writ*.) !u the sth oluiptor of L/.okiol, Tt.l* ven?o, tlio .'ropnoi win coiKHioict U) tiio door of ttio ci!ij>!i% to tin? Hole in the Wall, which Booms o have I icon built to conceal tho idolatry ocivlly practised by the people. When ho iiitcrod tho phwe In* saw all kinds of uncloan ii-a-i'.s, such as the Kjryptians u-ed to worship, minted round the wall, hi the 12th verso, it ays : "Then .-aid he unto mo son of man, hast !h?u not ?r<'n what, tli?- ancients of tho boas? if l.-ravl do in the dark, every man in tho nf Iik itunirnrv f??i* Ot.it* em* Lordswelh lid " Stiw don't you soo there i-" a Minilarily iri 1 !itwo plo?.,>*:?. We never hear much of liio ilnmki'iM'SM nf llie church lis triii1, Init they liail their idol* which thoy wor.-hip] ? ?!, niul nutn\* i>f tliviu Pceretl}'. 1 ara Ui'.il that tin: Hole in tin- Wall luo itd idols, riioy have k?-gs ami hollies filled withbrnndr, I'liin, gin, ami tl???y cometlines liavc the wait IccurntoJ willi pictures to J raw the attention ;m<l aiausc IheTil. 1 am toM that professors of religion go thor?% [not christians, Mr. Editor, for I am pure ? christian would nut go thorn,)?thoy slip in mid don't want it known. 1 think this is tho idolatry of tho day, for 1 con see no other thing that th?.-.<?i people worship. I hope thoro will never he Pilch a place in your town, and if there should ho such a thing thought of, that the good people will put it down, for the Lord will src it, and the <1 ay will e?me when lie will bring to light tho hidden tliinga'of darkness; no superiors in rank, dignity, learning, or worldly wisdom will keep thcin from his wrath in that great day when all things will bo made known. Lot christians ho up uud doing all they ean to put down the idolatry that is now taking our happy land, and pray that the Q?d of Israel may keep us pure in all things (i at.r.antily ok Sm Eiwah v Uvlw k* Lnw*,-^ At the hall of Sir Lcnjamin llnll in honor of the 1 >uke of Cambridge, in London recently, tin; haleony of his house facing the lfydo Park was transformed into an illuminated r?<0c-bow r, and n crowd was assembled in I'ark lano to listen to the music and to admire the pretty tih-ri, <>i Uie iimiiiiiiniion. -v young Jfiay, nieee (<? the light honorable baronet, stepped on tlit> lniJi'oiiy to in halo frc-eh air, wlieii suddenly her li. jiil dr? t:s took fire, nn<l, in a mohk-iiIhIic was involved in a shoot of flames A shout r??u from tho crowd seeing it from tko i-trcet, and unable ta givu any nssisstancc. Fortunately, Sir Edward Buhvor Kytton stood near to her, ami, with all tlio self-|?oMcssion of it novel-writer, lie put his hat on tho burning liead of the lady, and divesting himself coolly is hisdrns* coat, ouvftlopcd her with itj thus ?t onceextinguishing the liro and saving tho iiody. ?, ?. A Kurgoon in TCnglnnd has invented a n?*r kind of gimlet, which enable* ?>ne poep Hik> i room and observe all thaKftfgoing on within, irilk/uif Kniiicr ?lmAI*vnil in 1*t>tiipn It ta .he "waleli-your-wifo-ginilot," and was brought nto noliec lately by u suit of divoreo in fornloii. A wealthy man, doubting his wife's in?^rity, loft her and employed an exdeteetive)olie?man as-a spy upon, her motions. The doteetive" employed, in his return, somo por1011 to hoard in tiie same house with tho susiccted lady^po matter where slio took up hor vsidcnAe, nnn on every occasion* the BUD-sny wed- this gimlet to obtain a full view of tW vutehud one's proceedings, even ia tike p*ir?:y of her chamber. Tlui gimlet is a curious >ue, and we daro eay will soon be introduced >y jealous wives ami husbands int<JT?hi? -.counpy. So, ladiea and gentlemen bo^yare. ?? r A Hivt to Mothers.?An wo'nre now in th& nid-ttofthe Benson when debilitating com iltiiitkj arc most prevalent, it may not be amis* o remind our reudors that a little precaution fill avert much of tho suffering t? whieh hihlreo, and even minlts, ure liable; during he summer months. Tho rneihoO J? rery anade. Let evory head of a family provide a mull quantity of best gum arable, add have b ftudiness to bo; administered on the first ymptom of a dysenteric attack. The gam fiould bo dissolved in cald water, and ike liiniilbeinir nweetonpi). will niftka ? lauml 'ud efficacious deraulcont, which may to;c? or ndmittUtered freely in lie* ? ordinary vftler. Another siutjrio remedy, ha? >ccn rocommendcd, is tJio ndmixturo of wheat n flour .with jvnter to about the rrmirtmn j ifciHiumy milk. ^ _ v IIandsomk Gift.?The Southern GkrkfcMn Ldvocato stntoB thnt soma gfehtlerhan in Mototh !aroUnn hna jnndo a donation of ||000 to 'mory College, On., to coudtitoto a hutd fur he education of indigent young men. * v. >' v.: