The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, August 28, 1857, Image 2
- The Atlantic telegraph.
The font*.vesAls comprising tho Atlanf?o Tel.
pgrftph Expedition left iuccnstown at six
? " v o'clock II911 J?y eTcning,*>f the 3d of August,
t'"- ' . and were <**pcctcd to rcaeh Valontia Bay in
/swison to cfrlrfmencc operations on the follow iiig
morning. -The Lord Lieutenant of Tr^jjand
1 fad'arrived at tlic Rtarting point of the tele
Staph", in fiHh.i'^fo'Wtiicsa Cli<r i?rticeeding8, Jt
letter in the Luu<jpirTimes, dated (jueeuslown,
^ .J^Uy gO, eaya:
? The ojitiroeqnadron, co'Mstingof five mngmTicc^t'shipa
of war, now about to proceed to
ffio eoDsumintlifon of thin great enterprise are
Ot this tinJo ^u^'orcd in the harbor of Queens
m town.,1* st-UMTVconsist ot 'Hie iswgarn, t;a|>t?
llud^Omjwvte'SM^quchmiinh^ Gart. Joshua
pftnds ; SW jARamtinnon, ,M?te?^k)ilirfi!uiclcr
- KcuiinHJLfac Otclogft, <ftgtDayrnan ami tlie
I-op pa amrnrl > L
Tajjfoa^feU^aroqoft arnxe<1 this Qforniog only,
baying* been ^ftguppeJ during the trip from
'4nM|91 & ifl thfc very \^?Iuable service of tcstflier
form ond enitrtbllity of the
nia$iU^? S"bou8od.fJ^. paying out the cablev
Mf. C. TT. j3rigt)N eDjfuicot in-cl|ief to tijjfl
A^fantwYelecropTi Co., Tmying joined her nr
that fdace'che boro-vrtfcy for tliftIrish coast, at
SXatploclte on Monday morning.
Td?R"^i^lit is committed the entire controlled
epponelWfity of depositing safely in
its oceans-bed thitftaronuroiid cxmplo of tlio
;* poytorpt aciepcq and industry.
ryming4$?r prognrtSf of the Agumeinucm fo
tb$v*aptr,Mje mechanical appliances for rog?IjiUrig-the
Delivery of tho cable ,into--thc sea
woqefcopt Contintially in motion byJtlie small
nginp^trtT board which i#connected with .them;
tbo ebeaVfei mitt gearing worlftd"with~ great
facility and ,dcci?ion and 00 ouietiv that at a
eliprl distance from them tifp motion could
BcSftcly* bff heard.
"tlio atrtfrftftlidf Gha girders which carry the
Scaring of tfat'entSra apparatus and which to
rtio eye of a p*n&& tin skilled in the practical
- . vrorkjngof -this deeefrintion of machinery may
^c?ta first to be unduly ponderous was found
to contHbutfe greatly to tho easy motion and
satisfactory steadiness of this most important
in tno success of the undertakingT
pa sgon as the Agamemnon had passed the
t rack of . the Subnfarine Company's cable between
Dover and Calais, io order to avoid the
4wssiblffty t>f its-being injured ky the laying or
vinuiiukuu vi uuuuici imiu hi. iigui unties uu
H?4*oxji&rim$iit8.?ommcneed. A 13 iHch eliull
ivn? att&choiLto the end of a?pare coil of the
. AllR^o'cati^ for 'tlie- purpose of sinking it
* rapialyjrlfh A Strain Upon it to the bottom,
tmA'thcn^jistjal? USe sea, drawing nfter
if slack to enable it to
4. ti> kc h<> fcf/ and 90 8?t thg maohiu*
^flfepftving byt Uicecomjncnced al Uic rale
r>f tWb/tni^c'aiuJ foto^knola- an hour respec' **
U*?ly,\ Alp Rnd tho cable
? . * \ra?h'oMcif MJronr^Jia bottom of the sea with
onnccting thS&mnll "fengiuc
to llie'd riving pinion geared to the sheaves.
Wb? thjjjeiid was brought up to tbc sur*
- SaAe, it Vvftfi found,'that tho shell lind broken
*awy/fron4,tlTq.lopp by which it had been fastened'^of
tJ?e ptii^psa of lowering it.
iliOtCabl^ when |aflav.eycd. was foOnd to
Groaned as uPighw as tho specimens
xvhich*Tiave"beap so freely distributSa among
tly; frieft<Js of tnoVnterprize, and which arc so
generally known. -*
-The exterior coding of iar had been coVnjtlotciy
ruftbedo^j&y being drawn through tho
r&itrdy bottom of ilie sea, and' attachcui. to the
ifon Co&tjbg of ^lic cable weresome wfceds and
rtjr'eral %mall which camfe pp with it to
-?hd*surface. " f."; "
<Jb'. the foUovMjr* -day a length of cable was
rbn out and tjjWed in ffrith perfect eadeesa, opposite
tho* Ihle<5f^\Vight, attached to w- an
isnur,
T3ti?T>ce<l waa increasod, in tliiscaso, to fivo
" J^irotC -' ^ ,
? . JoftagjlKd^itiJfcl&fboon ftf ^<1 enmb ' dnjy, ,a
Ithgthapas ruitotrt, having Cfwtcrrtri to.tbo end
dfJtjijpft'of (iinbc$,jind after having been
t'ovcfwitb a milVani! a Jwlf of cable, was
* coiled in again with 4*G0?$b
U On 'W^BLeeadfcJr, abont'rol^wny between the
'^nndVEnd end the fSfftfifc of-inxfand, another
* length Vn^junoqjt, ?t the rat? of six and a
hay knots perilous, jind subsequently haitlod
in... Th? Aganteanon then steered for'Cork, and
i^pclnSl'Qpeenftto WT^Harbor ?t 4 o'clock on
Triyr??6y*hWning, all on board being more than
eT?r, ftjtfefied at the-success of the enterprise.
^ Cajipjludeon, of the Niagara, writea to
WH&>Bgt<m tlint it wna expected tlio paying
outfePtne cablo woyjd-comuaencc on tho 3d
in?t_ aaqadfo! ? lC-wiU.be
a most singular <^>lua?dence, naCoJnwrfoa
l?rt these parta on liia v<fyago of discover$
j[*'oht JVestern jvorld, on ibc 3d day of
Adgmit# j*L8t-365 years ago.
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^Jj^OnJOfe Baltimore American.]
^MmMl'lrifli Ohlneie Sugar Oane.
A?^h e se#Hyi when tiio experiment of cultl
rating the Chinese Sngar Cane in this counfry
..approach ee<*p>eriwl for practical companion,
Uie probabilities of a comply success become
appreciably Renter. From every point
. whefihthe caneiar jet reached, maturity the
iooftt-'i^vorable- rwnlts arc reported?success
appeaito'ttfiie rfT'Ttcar 'the surface Ihat tlie
half p. doteq. ataUft satisfies' alike
-foflSPan Cgcfr planter, .an (T'the moet obtuse
ctu) nt loetftiea 'Where it is
yel'^tiy l&d wahQ)g field of green maize,
thbre'afltaot m*tt?ihg those -who are confident
of iU adaptaiieu' to^ro&tablc cuj^uro. Id the
?c?einatanecs,tbv, experiment of expressing
'an4 boiling-tlie juice Iras been made,
?rfi^vlib finfctcrii)g prespccts. From
and Virgltaia we
la?ay||i||j|^i^P^fttrtu.yoice of approbation.?
??xoeueiTCflpirt?^ay3)cen proanecd,^ or cxqiiis;.
AiivflgLSviiJ in *wjexpectcd profusion. Large
(ftfantHies |f? Aim growing throughout the
J^d^lCorthwcrt, and in Pennsylvania,
N6w Inland, and from all
t*icSt?fJbart9^thero is general congratulation
on thb pNlejee presented by the hixfriance of
tbj?lTtiW<LUie ease -of <a cuHivatt^ and the
fcin?Fnk?My with'wkiqh the piodLMtyts it\
' Jfc^gbWJbeimpomyrt^.to oftof-estimate the
. itkjMmueMf- ibis experimfenj, upian the future
PtSfflF: coon try. Should it -ppore
tjf#4jtibl?8irio ft capabla-'of pdoSwIa culbrWHbJ^ftbniHUieJJnion,
bringing a supply
tf iijl^i lii i)M|i fomtr'i floor, it is not diffi?n]t
to- (ot*tee it wfft toaen immensely the demand
jyad thapr?sen{ S?uthern msnajfiro
With its general ?dopti?p
of agwbultural effort, It will
Burtfeuoofe alffgetHer with- millions the use of
sufMf^rifttjiirMonopoly of that article* or?even
an^jpowisive roarfcat laluatuvi for it, will be
5SSWKTOSSK uTr
reetneM>'<$'iti? tnferencca draw? by those ?bo
.-*.&**$ rtreadjf.tried4b?experiment In agtipl
' f "(!^,b'C&ton,<5r<M ftfld^maniifnttnircJi, the center^
^ties.. ^hftt^wuf^once the exclusive growth
* tbe?de^tiie?*fndieiui8 now to found in
.ou*gardens^ftdoniWlKUany fthore, and whnt
> * wm once pftimieed by the ineoaeetmbly tedious
inbor^oT^rbarian fingcre or-ly, u ^ow
every
ex^iu?i va ^ c1r
the Independent press '
I# I'VULIrtllKD KVERT FRIDAY NOKNJNO BY
LEE & WILSON.
W. A. LEE, Editor.
Individual*, like nation?, fail iu nothing which
iluy boldly aitetnjit, when ihtxlainetl by vifluoii*
ati'lJ'lr rati Hid resolution.?II k.nuv Ci.av.
44II ttliutj topratxc, yrt not nfraul to blame"
Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance.
*n.'- m ~
ABBEVILLE O. H.
Fi'ilDAY, ---- AU(Jl'ST 28, 1857.
Excusatory.
The absencc flf tlio e?lilor ami sickncss of tlie
editor pro tern, must Ijo an cxeude for llio luck
of editorial matter litis week.
Important 8ale.
Particular attention is directed to the advertisement
of tlio sale of valuable lands ?te.,
hy J. A. Martin, atliis residence, on the lVtli
of November next. <?
Tbo Savnnnah Valloy Railroad.
We invite the attention of our readers to a
report of tlic meeting held at Dorn's Mine the
15th instant, on our first page, from tho Edgo- i
field Advertiser. \
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Union Camp Meeting.
We should inffrni our readers, ntod the public
generally, tliat the Camp Meeting at Union
Camp Ground, in lb js District, will commence
on Thursday, U(c 10th of Septan (n r.
South Carolina Agricultural Society.
At. Hi n nnniinl m onf in?? nf (liia ortAini i? nit llm
... v...b ?"
18th inat, the folfbwing officers were eloctcd :
John H. Tuckcr, President;" Jamea Ilosc,
Vicc President; Edward Barnwell,'Jr., Treasurer
; Jas. F. O'llear, Correspondent and ltecording
Scoretnry.
From Utah.
It is stnteil that the Interior Department nt
Washington line received intelligence from reliable
gentlemen, and from fugitive Mormon?,
that Lirjghnm Young is preparing to resist Gen.
Harney ; (hut he has relapsed into the grossest
infidelity nnd atheism, and lie continues to
hold up the government of the United Stales to
the supreme contempt of the Mormons.
Foreign News.
The steam ship Atiglo Sj\xon lias arrived with
dates from Europe to the 12tli instant The i
nlln., i,r,;innnrinnt l ,1 l :i r
uv II v wumil/VlVUUV* AIUVV 1IUI1U1 C'U III 1 ICO VI
tlic Submarine telegraphic cable hud been ,
on the 10th Instant, and the work woe going <
on well. The fleet had reached deep valor
according to the last report sent, and there was
no difference in the signals, they were laying
the cable at thft-rates, of Ave miles per ly^ur.
By this time if no dfehster has befallen the
fleet the wires have been laid across the Atlantic.
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A Dress Reform Convention. t
Miss Hancock, the Secretary of the Cayuga <
Dress Reform Society, publishes the proceedings
of a convention of tho reformer?, hold at i
Auburn on Thursday. * The" following resolutions
were adopted :
Jicsolved, That as health is closely allied to <lrcss
we, ftl reformers, ndopt nnd lend our aid to
carry int# common use short skirts, loose waists,
minus the whalebone, and any style which we
deem comfortable and healthful.
litKoival, That wc regard Paris fashions as a
nuisance; and that we, as American frcc-burn
women, do discard tlieni as such.
Complimentary to the Press.
Tlio following communication lias been received
by the members of the "Associated
Press" from Peter Cooper, Esq., President of
the Atlantic Telegraph Company :
"Gentlemen: In view of the national importance
of the great work now in progress, and
about to be consumatcd by the laying of the
transatlantic cable, and the deep interest taken
by the public in the buoq^ss of the enterprise, I
have the pleasure, as "President of the New
York. Newfoundland, and London Telegraph
Company, and also as President of the American
Telegraph Compnnj', of tendering to you the
free use of our lines on the arrival of tlie steamers
at Newfoundland, for any communications
you rafijT^esire to transmit having rcforenco to
the laying or landing of the cable, aud the incidents
connected therewith."
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Another "Difficulty."
It is stated that among the dispatchos just
received by government is the correspondence
between one of our naval officers nnd-tlio Governor
or SiqgAporo, relative .to his ordering
our flag to be hauled down by a British officer
from the Dutch barque Henrietta Maria, which
had been abandoned by her officers, and most
of her crey., taken possession of bv the master
of an .A/Iieiricfh ship.
Governor Bluiidell earnestly disclaims nny
want of respcct to the American flag or to the
rights of American citizens in the steps ho felt
it to bo bis duty to take, but the matter does
not here terminate. The barque was delivered
to the government of tUe-Nethcrlanda, in India
on 4kfegfr>und that the vessel being Dutch, tlio
Chinese coolies found on'board, if innoccnt of
mutiiiy, bad claim on the owners, and if
guilty, ware punishable only by the Dutch
criminal court.
* Stoppage of Cotton Mills.
The Providcnce Journal says :-?The number
of cotton looms that have stopped in New England,
in consequence of the price of cotton and
low price of goods, is about 6,000, nod orders
"have been given to stop many more as fast as
the yarn runs out. We heard lately of two
large mills that will ran only till tho cotton
now in process of manufacture is exhausted.
I (This is the only remedy. We talk of tlio Mioy^.
supply of cotton. The evil is not there; it ia
the over supply of machinery. The looms now
In operation are not only too many for the
supply of cotton; they are too many for the
demand for cotton goods at anything like the*
prices which alone, at tho present cost of the
raw material, can return a now dollar for an
oia one. in .England, thirty thousand looms
have been stoped, and prices have qnickly
responded to this judicious curtailment of production.
^ Dariwo Assault and RonnKny..?'We understand
that Mr. #nckson Clark, of this city, was
met by two men, on Tuesday afternoon last, a
few; miles from Ilamburg, on the 809th Carolina
side of the river, who very socially approached
bim. and! ?htl* In
c**ded <p tying \>p^ gtggiog I
*"
Washington Troop Anniversary.
Lost Saturday, 2'2d instant, wa^fcf nhniversary
of llio AVasCmgton TrooppBKich took (
place nt Bradley's Old Field. The day was a i
pleasant one for suoli nn occasion, and a large I
attendance of cpcclaloTn wore present, n largo 1
ntinlb^r of whom were Indies. After the usual i
performance on the field, Captain Patterson i
commanding, a nice and well prepared barba- !
cued dinner was announced, which proved to I
l?n nfilllt^nhlK' Kllfll(Mrtiit Aif nil Afl.iK
j
refreshment, nn<l the Indies had repaired 1?? 1
their scats, the company was ordered out oil I
tin; field to try tlieir skill as cavalrymen in '
Hie way of a tilt. The prir.e was a nice saddle
?worlli fifteen dollars. Great skill was man- '
ifcslod l>y the company, and after six success- ,
fill ronluls Hie Judges awarded tlie prize to |
Mr. Jnmcs Martin. i
Every tiling passed off wit.li admirable liar- '
moiiy and mirth. The old farmers were well ]
represented; they seemed as though a new |
era was coming over theni. The certain prospects
of an nhundant corn crop, ami the 1
Haltering prospects of a tolerable eotton crop
was universally talked of.
Uenneral News. t
During the first twenty days of this month, <
lliero wore conveyed to Augusta over tlic (ieor- I
gia railroad, two hundred and sixty-nine thousand
seven hundred oud sixty-eight bushels of \
wheat. 1
The receipts of wheat in Charleston for the
week ending the 20th instant, were88,378 bushels,
and the exports of the same 71,804 bushels.
Santa Anna, it is said, is preparing a history
of the tlireo most important revolutions in
Mexico, and also of the part he boro in thu 1
history of that country.
Counterfeit gold dollars nre said to be in eir- I
culaliori made of tin, galvanized to imitate the '
pure article ; counterfeit ten dollar bills on the !
Hank of Hamburg of the old issue nro also >
circulating. '
Crime scorns to be largely on llio increase
in New York ami murders and robcries of ,
darining frequency. The chief cause of this is
thought to be owing to the present derange- 1
incut in the Police regulations.
Tlic sale of (lie Delaware, Kansas, Indian
trust lands recently disposed of, yielded over
*3#,000. '
Tom Thumb's exhibitions in England arc said i
[o be perfect failures, Larnuni is not with liiin 1
this trip.
The first bale of new cotton wo have seen
uny notice of, was received on Wednesday in 1
Savannah from the plantation of A. Gibson,
Marion County, Fla.
EugcncSuc, the celebrated French novelist,
ilied on the 3d instant, at Paris, in the 4Sth
year of his age.
There is no good foundation for tha report I
that the American forces in tho China waters '
liavc seized the island of Formosa, and the rumor
hns probably arisen fiotn the appearance
of a United States war vessel at the island in
question, to investigate tlic nlloged murders of
Bhipwrceked sailors in tluil vicinity.
The Dofencs of Charleston.
Tlic Moroniy gives nn account of n roccnt
visit to Fort Sumter, now in tlic course of erection,
l?ut which will soon lie completed. It
says tlint this work is n eostlc designed for
throe tiers of very heavy sliot and shell guns,
and that it occupies tho inost important, position
for the dcfcnce of the liarbor of Charleston.
The Mercury remarks:
As this fort will be nearly completed next
winter, we trust Congress will make nn appropriation
to' commence a strong work at
Fort Johnson, which is of the ut most importance
for the protection of Charleston, not only
against n licet, but as the key to our dofence
from a land or boat attack liy the Sto110
River. Willi a fort at this excellent siLc,
say of 120 guns, and a new work of 200 guns
to replace the present Fort Moultrie, Charles
ton, with such temporary batteries as could be
erecieu nirsiniie'd roily island, under protection
of Castle I'inekiiey, with 70 guns behind
tlic new sen wall nt East I5ny, and n 10 gun
battery to rnkc Hog Inland Channel, would bo
one of tlic best fortified harlKirs in the world.
?With these various works completed mid
fully artned, wc should have more guns thnn
Cronstadt,-which defied tlic great armadas of
France and Englnnd for two years?more than
defeated the colossal allied fleet at Sebastopol ;
and any one of our forts would fire more artillery
tliun Bomaraund, which required a
land force of 14.000 to cnpluro it, the fleets
having entirely failed to enrry the place.
Together, these various forts and butteries
could fire over fifteen tons of metal at every
discharge, of which one to two thirds could be
concentrated upon a fleet entering or within
the liWrbor. What floating craft could withstand
an instant this iron storm of shot, shells,
and red hot bnlls, raining five to ten tons of
metal every five minutes ?
J'KATU vr 1IIOSIAH J?ICK, fiVQ., U tj. IK?We
have to announce the demise of this vencrnlilc
and excellent gentleman, the author of "The
Christian Philosopher," and of several other
works of a pious and inst ructive nature, which
have met with high acceptance and popiilnrit)'.
lie expired at his residence in Broughty Ferry,
where he had lived for the long period of more
than thirty years, quietly prosecuting his astronomical
studies, engagod in the labors of an
unostentatious benevolence, and enjoying the
warm respect of all around liini. Recently he
suffered tlio bereavement of two grandchildren,
and never thoroughly recovered the blow
whieli lie had ttes sustained. It was not till
Friday last*.howeVer. that he became seriously
ill, but from that period he gradually sank.
Dr. Dick had attained Uie ripe old age of eighty
me. *uc ronimvhi 01 one wiio Had so Tar
cxcccded the ordinary limit of.human life, is
scarcelry a matter of surprise ;1Vnt the examf?le
of his calm genial, honorable and useful
listory is one that should not ho without its
salutary influence. A year or two ago his
services in popularising science were acknowledged
by tho gift , of one of those scanty
pensions wliicli are nllotled to the reward of
such labors. He was thrice married, and a
widow euvives him.?Dundee Warder.
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Tub Crop.?In a brief reference to the growing
crop nlxtut tlio miildle of Mny In^t we
remnrked that whatever its ultimata result
might be, it must be a late one post all doubt.
This is now confirmed. Last year tlio first bale
of the season camo from Texas, and was received
here on the Iflth Julj, while the first
arrival from tho Mississippi valley wns on {lie
6th August: nnd yet only about twelvo linn-,
dred bales of tlio new crop were rcceivod up to
1st Supttmber, against neatly twenty-four
thousand Imles.the year previous. Now-.we'
hare lust heard that the fir it Me is on iU way
from Texas, to arrive here fully ono montli later
111 An thA ??? ?-1- - *" - - - - -
> > uu? nn year,. Bhonld U?o Ml?g'tMipni
v*ll*y cjrop b? eormpondlngly ???*;
W?rd (and over since tbe froita.of April it hM
gooer?Hy J**? declared to V *l>out Ujreoweeks
later tlian last year) it iMIt I* evidfipt 1
that we rti.ll bt TvjUiont'any ?#Mgfcr?r irmwr- J
flmoSHsilyHfrfouy kn& m
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OenernI McGowan'n Speech.
Wo have been favored by llie author with a
copy of hrn spcech delivered before tlio I'iiItiielto
Association, in Columbia, at the Celebration
uf its first nuniveftary, the 1 llli of May
lu*l. This is one among Ihc ablest of (Jon.
Me(io\vnn'rt speeches, ami imc whieh will n?l<l
materially to hi? reputation nsan orator. .The
subject is one well calculated to ?lrn\v out the
feelings and eloq'ience of the speaker, having
lionic n part himself in the privations, toils and
biugcrs of that noblo band, who reflected 30
much glory upon the State. We have space
liut for the following extract:
ISut BUivly \vo cnnnot be upon <lnill>tfill
zrotiud, if we allude, very briefly, to wmiio of
Lhe (lvpiirlt-il bravo wlio fell far nway from
lho?e who were nearest and dearest to their
livarU ; who liiivv fought tlmir lust battle, ami
ire now alike i iMciitililtt to our praise and
Maine. Tin* fortunate tairvivors art* still 111110111;
us. They have tliuir reward in the thanks ami
lionors of their grateful countrymen; nml
nothing that we could say, would either stimulate,
or heighten the just appreciat ion of their
merit. We nee no reason, however, why we
should withhold our huuihlc mention from the
ilead. Til ere is to lit, a sweet seulimunt, ill the
very plain hut appropriate monument* which
'tands on yonder hill in front of Lhc Capitol,?
Lhe ciiildeni tree, epoiiyin of their State, and
ilevice of their banner, in honor of whiwli they
jioured forth their blood?inscribed pimply,
wiiii me mimes ol lite (lead/ ?of the ralnictlo
Itegiuient, Iii reference to the cold tenants ?>f
llie tomb, wlio.se name* thus constituted their
mily epitaph, there is an eloquence in silence,
which speaks their etilogiuin truinpel-tongued.
"Soldier rest 1 thy warfare o'er.
Dream of fighting fields no more j *,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking.
Morn of toil, nor night of waking."
There was the nohle chief, the father of hi*
Regiment, hearing a name honorably dist inguished
throughout the revolution, identified
willi every war, since our independence, and
lirimful of every association connected with
. hivalry ; a name which cannot be heardwithuit
exciting pciitimouts of honor nml patriotism?Pierce
M. Huth-r. lie was not in the
State when he was elected Colonel. It was
understood that he was about to return from
[.lie w \st, where he had been engaged in some
<<;rviee of the General Government, and withi>ut
solicitation upon his part, he was clected
we believe iiiiauimnuslv, Colonel of tlic l'alinctto
Ucgiuieiit. A better selection could
not have been made. lit* was by luiine, by
( ducat.ion, nml by nature, a soli lier. lie bad
been an otliecr in the army, he had founlit gallantly
in Florida, ami he had been Governor
?f the State. He brought with him age, experience
and character, and he devoteil all to (lie
service of the Kcgimcnl with the enthusiasm
nf youth. AVe believe when lie was c;illc.lJ,o
Llio command of that Regiment, he resolved ill
liis In-art to return with il in glory or jtOi'i.-li.
No oiiu could mistake liis inaiincr, when lie rciscivcd
the ling which he loved so well from
the hands of the Mayor of Charleston. There
was a tone in t hat clarion voice, nnd a lire in
that eye, which plainly promised
"Willi it, when the battle's done ;
Or, on it, from the field.
There was one sentiment which inspired him
throughout the campaign, nnd which, upon
i-very occasion of peril, spoke forth in clni|ucnt
harangues to his Regiment. lie would say
Ill-it S'liith Carolina had always claimed n
character for spirit, and had sometime* l>ceti
Lauuted as ''the chivajrj*,"?that the Regiment
bore her ensign nnd her honor, and that
they must perish?perish to a man?rather
linn h ive her lirightescutcheon larnislicd by
any net-of theirs, lie succeeded eminently in
breathing his own R|iirit of intense State pride
and patriotism into his Regiment, and the result
is known.
From the commencement of the campaign
Col. Rutler was in bad health, llis frame was
shattered by n complication of diseases, which
were aggravated by the exposure of camp life;
but he was ever at his post, lie shrunk from
110 service, nnd actually courted danger with
Mil: ciiuiii?umii (II II IW %zr. uim;i nu was 1111*
able to niarcli, lie lia<l himself carried on an
nuibulnncc, which might always be seen moving
near tlie head of llie Pulniettoe*. On the
nineteenth of August, he was quite indisposed,
l>ut when Shield's Brigade was ordered to join
the forces on Valencia's )efi> ho mounted liis
horse, and led the Regiment through the pedrigal
on that terrible night. The rain fell in
cold torrents, yet he toiled on through Egyptian
darkness, over volcanic rocks and rugged
chasms, the greater part of the night, mid before
dawn of the glorious twentieth, wns otitis
iioflt to assist in the bloody rout of Gout reran.
le had mamiircil to m-t liw lmrj.>?<>1.1 l!n.,n?
over tlic pcdigrnl, nnd on linn, he ke]it with
willi hia licgimeiit in tlio hot pursuit towards
Mexico. it was now half-past two
o'clock in the nftcrnonn ; the day wus very
sultry after the storm of the night before ; no
one had eaten any tiling for nearly twcnt.y-four
hours, cxccpt a few apples which hud been
plucked by the way-side; Col. lhitlcr wns resting
for a few moments, and perhaps endeavoring
to get something to eat in tli3 hamlet of San
Angel, when the firing commenced in advance
at Churubusen. (Quickened by the sound of
cannon, Shields' lb-igade wns soon up, nnd wns
retained for n few moments in reserve nt Cayacan,
where the Gencral-iu-Chicf had taken his
stand. (Jen. Scott, with some of his stalF, nscended
the steeple of a church in the villngo,
nnd surveyed the field. From his position lie
could see elenr awny to the Southern gates ol
tlio city, nnd over the whole intermediate
ground. It wns a new field to him, nnd he
found himself going into a general battle, with'
out even n rcconnoissnnce. lie ol>scrvcd
Uiirly-two thousand Mexicans, wlio were engaged
in (lint battle, draw up into two long
columns,?one directly ncross his palli, and already
engaged, w >? lining with n blaze of musketry,
the dykes of tho river Cliurnbusco far
up and down. In this line, nbnut tho ccntre
where the road croeaed tho ri*er, was the the (etc
du pont, and a little to the right* and front, ntood
the vent of San l'ablo, both of which were lliuneondrring
upon his centre. The other column
was drawn up along the San Antonia causeway
at right angles with the river front now engaged?Hupporting
it at the tele da pont, and extending
for back t<?wnr.l? tlm of tlio
TUid second column was tlic reserve, fresh from
Hie city. In it stood Santa Anna with a brilliant
staff. In it fought the I'olkas^?the national
guard of Mexico; and from it, during
the whole battle, poured strains of martini
music, mingled with chcering shouts nnd bugle
blast. As soon as these dispositions were observed
by the Oonnral he ordered the Brigades
oi fierce ami ttlucMs to turn llic cnceiv's right,
cross the river nliovc and attack the column of
reserve. This was a perilous service. It could
only be performed by going far to tlie front, beyond
the reach of speedy support. The distance
was considerable,*fuid, tlio ground, low
and marshy, was interested by naiuer'ous ditches
and irrigating eannls. IJut> perilous as it
was, the sorvieo was performed?nobly and
gloriously performed?although at a bloody
cost to South Carolina. The 2 brigades, now
under the command ofShields, approached the
reserves near Lho hacienda of J'orlalet. Some
what disarranged by the marclj, they suddenly
dcbouched before an enemy in front, at least
five tiutes their number, who occupied higher
1 it 1 A?-- *
nnu iinuvi (jiuuiiu uu mo causeway, nnu was
sheltered by tlio growth of trees and tnaguey
that limited the aiteh alone the road Tliey
were almost surrounded. The Mexican river
line which they had now turned, was on their
right, tho lancers on their left* and Uia reserve
eolnmn, the object of their attack in froftfc In
iiuagibation the whole"seene rue* to the view.
The Falmotto Regiment halt* a moment to ad}ust
its line of battle, and then?made the ba< U
of th?_ who]? movement?commence* . the
terrible charge. Col. Butler lead* hia Hegi
ment?lils horse is shot, and he fights on foot
lio Is shot in the leg, but still hobbles on. The
Miorm growing fiercer and fiorcorthia rsspotso
?
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object which his ovo b'clirlil was his own Palmetto
banner, still proudly floating, although
tftticrcd nnil torn l?y tlio storm. Tho last 0
sound lint fell upon hi* enr. wns the terrible s
roar of battle j nnd in death, animated by tlio n
same spirit whicti bad firedbiin in life, lie 0
crossed Iti.-t arms upon bis breast, and died nn (i
lie bad lived,?like a soldier. AVcll might bis s
friend Worth exclaim, as in tho hot pursuit bo ]
dashed by his body, yet )VWii with life . ^
Oallant liutler 1 his body Tests in a foreign |
land, his memory in tlio ucarta of Ids country- ,1
men, and his spirit, pui'O and bright us bis -j
blade, with his God." _ i
There was also- the second in oommaiid, Licit- n
tenant Colonel 1 rtckinson, who thoroughly im- {
lined with a love of military glory, and reckless
of all personal danger, was tho very soul of \
chivalry. Always peeking a place "near the {
Hashing of the guns," he was, wo believe, the .
first American "fliccr who was wounded nt j
Vera Cm/.; ami lie fell gallantly with lii.-i Co- (
louel, on the fatal field of Churubusco. llis (
wound was not considered mortal, and wlit'u ,
operations recommenced, nfler tlio armistice, ,
lie chafed like a wounded lion. His rcsllencss, j
niial eager anxiety to join in I lie struggle, doubt- |
less hastened liis end; and his brave spirit left
us during (lie bombardment of Chai>ultapec. |
lie survived tlie battle in which he fell, only to (
die within hearing of the thunders of another, ]
iu which lie was not allowed to participate.
There was also Lieutenants Durham, Stewnrl,
Adams, William-*, Clark, Morange, Cantcy
and Steen, besides a long list of non-cominissioii><fll
officers and privates, who laid down their
lives for their country, and iu doingso died the
death which gallant soldiers luvo (o die.
Shades of departed heroes! you are not forgotten,
but will ever be remembered with mingled 1
pride and sorrow, by?yoursurviving comrades,
as well as by a grateful country 1 ,
The Palmetto Regiment, a< an organized
body, no longer exists. It performed its mis- '
moii well, and is now a thing of the past. The
survivors have ipiit the lines and tented fields, !
ami the dead have left us only their fame.
There is, however, remaining of that Ucgiment, '
one cherished exponent?the soiled and tatter- (
c.l banner which it bore:?that biiourdand liontiff-1rifle,
which, in solitude and silence, reposes
in the capitol?which no longer marks the
head of the Itegiinent, when the drums beat to
arms?which has been relingui.-hed to the earc
of the State by its former guardians, of whom, (
now disbanded and scattered, not one that
lives can return to look upon it for a moment,
without dropping n silent tear over Hie memo- J
rics of tint |v i-t.:?t/ml i/lorioim stiimhirJ, around j
wliieli rallied hearts as brave ami generous as |
ever beat lor friends or country:?wliieli nc- ]
eoiii|>anie.l many si toilsome, aud^pcrilous mareli;
iiinl whoso folds, bearing an immortal inscrip
have floated in bloody triumph over many
a hard-fought Hold. I'ltmiii mkmkntd ok tiib
r.\i.Mi:n-o lii:iii?t:.\'i! all radiant with renown,
long may it be religiously preserved, as the
evidence of past, and the pledge of future glory.
Copies of ibis nblosiddresa can be had a'- the
Drug und JJook filoro of Alcsirs. liruncli tt
Allen.
Prom Washington.
Wasuisc.ton, Ai'gust 10.?The President a
short lime ago received n b'tter from Professor
Silliman and others, including scvernl Doctors
of Divinity of New llaveti, objecting to the
employ incut by him of the. United Stales uiiliil.aiy
forces to execute the so-called laws of
Kansas, and assuring him th'at they cense not
to pray that lie 0103- have his proper course of
duty pointed out to him, or something to that
t.? 1 it!u 1.11... 1? -
replied briefly but |iointvill}', denying their
prcmi ?'s and questioning their knowledge of
those laws. Ami after acknowledging their
v iliilily, lie calmly nuum llicin Hint by the
help o f (J(id he will eufiii'vc tlicin, ill accordance
with lii.s o.iih of ulllee.
The principal ofuccrs ordered to the steamer
Merriniac, to take the place of llie lint? ship of
the I'acilic 8ijiia<lron, are Commander Wainw
right; liienls. Crnsson. Arnold, Sharp and
llree.se; surgeon of the fleet Edward* ; passed
assistant surgeon Shriver; assistant surgeon
liloodtfood; chief engineer Long, nnd passed
midshipman ltamsey who has been "'ordered lo
join this ship as her master.
A special cabinet meeting was held to-day,
when appointments to several of the auditorship*
and eomplrollcrships, and that of commissioner
of patents, were considered. Gentlemen
have been designated for these posts, but
their names have not ycL transpired.
The President has appointed Charles Liiidsey,
of California, receiver of public moneys at
Masysville, in that State, vice Mr. ltust^ resigned.
Tiik 1'noroskii Wai.kkk Km'kihtiox.?We suppose
it is generally nnderstood that Gen.
Walker will return to Nicaragua, provided he
can obtain Llu? nwi?<iiri' vi.?
Baltimore Patriot says Mi:iL some parties in
tliut city who have heretofore been conspicuously
enquired in (ten. Walker's Central American
crusade, significantly assorL that preparations
are on foot for another grand demonstration
at no distant day. A secret plan is said
to exist, which contemplates the raining of au
army of ten thousand men, all of whom shall
embark or eet sail, about the same time for
some point in Nicaragua. Nothing is to be
left undone which shall tend to seen re efficiency
' and eventual success. Baltimore is to furnish
from three to four hundred nslicr complement
of the nbo/e named army, with full equipments,
money, ibe. It is further stated^lhal parties fully
pledged linve nlrend3' been secured in that city,
who are only waiting due notice, and the full
eonsuumtieii of Gen. Walker's plans, to be off.
It is known as to the "Central American
I/cngue." Who the parties are attached to
this league, is not staled, or whether they have
been absolutely consolidated as rumored, cunj
not be fully ascertained, except so far as current
rumor goes. New York, lJo. to i, Philadelphia,
New Orleans, and all the otbci leading cities
of the Union, arc said to be united in this
movement Charleston Courier.
1 A Vknf.rari.e Ji:hgr in Noutii Carolina.?
The Fayettorille Observer contnins nn interesting
notice of tbo venerable Potter, United
States.Jmlgc for the dis'rict of North Camlinn,
an ofliec wliieli lie lias filled with dignity'
and ability for fiflyfivo years, and which at
the great ago of ninety-one, he Btill survives to
till to tlio satisfaction and respct of the community
in which ho resides. I'or fifty-five veara
ho has been a subscriber to tho National Intelgencer.
lie was appointed a judge by Jefferson
in 1801, was ten years old when tlio Declaration
of Independence was declaed ; heard
General Washington deliver his first mcssago
to Congress and attended his levees; was acquainted
with Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison,
the elder Adams, Clias. Carroll of Carrollton,
Win. Pinkiiey and other distinguished men who
figured in the early history of the country, and
was for a long lime associated on tlio bone!)
with Chief Justice Vrslinl. Ha wns born a
subject of George the Third, but* on tho success
of our Revolution^ bccnino his vqual. He witnessed
the descnt of thrco.of tho sovereigns of
England to tho grave, and has outlived the fall
ana rise in Franco of the Bourbon dynasty, and
on its ruins hns witnessed tho ri*o and fall of
tho Orleans ilynnaty, and tho 'rUe.a'ud full and
rise again of tho Bonaparte family. Although
now frail of body and walking with TTecoW*
step, he is still remarkable for mind and spirits.
Counterfeit.?Wo were shown, on Tuesday
last-, a counterfeit ono dollar bill on tho Baoa
of Chester. The counterfeit is a very indifferent
one. Tho name of D. Boys is signed as I
cashier and that of J. Washington, as President; i
the hill bears date 29th Feb. 1WV. P***1 '
son who passed the bill gavo his name *s5am|> '
ion, ona saiu lie vu travelling irqpx nortn i
Carolina to Georgia. Our reader* will recql- I
in oart ^
k ?
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The Returned Filibusters. I
Deserters from General \Valker( who, landed I
it osday from IIIeTennessee, possod through '
overrtl street?, presenting a most forlorn and
bjeet appefnnee. They Kueinod to have rcaeh<1
tho lowest point of destitution nnd .physical (
leprcssion. A Inrgo number were without
hoes; the garments of others wcro cither din|>idated
<ir in a repulsive condition of liltli,
leords were unshorn, ghastly wounds not yet 1
lealed ; on tnany the stamp of disease was inlelibly
fixed ; some wero- burely able to walk, j
I hero were buys olready having the aspeet of
nature men, as the result of fatigue, privation
ind disease. The condition of ail cxcitcd proiiimd
Aiuu...:
*" v.'.".i?i.urau(in.
Soon after landing, (hey wore taken in charge 1
13- two or three kin.lly disposed persons, who
ionductcd them to the City 1 lull, ware several
ippealsfor assistance were made by some of
-heir own number and others, to oniiblo tlielil
o reach their honied. Upwards of two linn- 1
lrcd dollars were collected. They then proceeded
to the steps of the Merchants' Exchange,
mil something additional was obtained, during .
-lie delivery of speeches. All seemed to entera!
11 feelings exceedingly hu*liic to (Seiierul
Walker, though some expressed a willingness
Lo return if placed under the leadership of an>ther
general. The bravery of General AVal*erwas
conceded, but he wns \>ronounced tyrannical
and selfish, and without any proper
regard for the welfare of his men, Oncof Ihein
remarked that he had repeatedly seen good,
able-bodied men taken from the ranks and itnincdiiilelv
shot, because suspected of intending
Lo dct-'i't, when investigation would have shown
cn. l. 111# i?nl inn llntiriw nl...
iceuscd ??f violating liis agreements. Ono man
?aid?' When we left Ne \v Orleans, wo wore
?neh promised two hundred nnd fifty acres of
Inud, a plough, nnd other ncccssnry implement
Df husbandry, ft supply- of seeds, clothing for one
year, ?te., yet we were not two weeks in the
country before pome were shot like dogs."
rheso men claimed to have linen in repealed
engagements with Walker, and to have never
deserted until compelled to do bo, to procure
Llie means of stthstslnncc, only a few days before
lilts capitulation. Of the desper ale nature
[>f the conlliet in which they had been engaged,
their numerous wounds afforded nbuiidniit testimony.
One of | lie speaker*, n I nil athletic man, nnd
apparently quite intelligent, undertook to
describe tlie suffering which he nnd his associates
had endured, but abandoned the effort,
nayiiur that words were inadequate ; and even
could he express himself fully, be would not he
believed. For days in succession their rations
liad consisted of a quarter of a pound of muleinent
ninl two ounces of sugar. Men had fallen
down helpless from mere starvation, and vainly
called for water or food, nn?l been left to die.
lie had seen them in their death struggles, and
none to afford comfort or medicine. The speaker
himself had a bullet wound in his neck, and
seemed to have narrowly escaped the fate of
others, as described. Another, in referring to
the instrumentality I?v which ho ha<t been enticed
from liis home, indulged ill the most bitter
denunciation, and employed the strongest epithets.
Walker, lie said, had never shown any
sympathy in behalf of his followers, or extend
oil to thorn proper encouragement, until reverses
lio^an to thicken. lie then oll'cretl to resign,
if any other oflieer woiihl be more acceptable
to the men; but the speaker observed that at
that time Walker was already drawing up the
terms of a capitulation.
All seemed grateful for their deliverance,
ami to be making elTort* almost beyond their
powers of endurance, in their final endeavor to
retieh their respective hoiiic-?.
Journal of Cummcrcc.
An'otiikrCnirrKts C'asi:.?In a crowded passenger
ear, we left Anderson and were on our
way to (Ireenville. The rain was beating upon
u->, and we were gliding on at a rapid rate,
when a woman on the wayside gave the signal,
and our conductor, Mr. Wagner, came to a su.lden
halt, lie courteously presented himself
nt the door of the car, when the old lady, dis
claiming any intention of becoming one of our
number, thrust at hitn a basket of grape*,
which she desired him to carry to ISelton and
sell for her. The conductor beat a retreat
much to the amusement of nil on board, rang
the hell, and we were soon under way again,
leaving the old latly bareheaded in the midst
of one of the heaviest rains of the season. You
must not mention grapes to the co nductor, if
you do not wish to pet a fight on your hands.
Anderson (S. C.) Gazette.
Tlii?? atorj- reminds us of one wo heard the
M ississippi. The commander of one the "accommodation
boats" 011 a Wwlcrii river, while
steaming along down, was hailed l?y an old
woman 011 the bank. After some trouble and
delay, he ran up alongside, and said?"Now,
old lady, jump aboard quick." She replied
that she did not want to take passage, but only
to get the Captain to take a dozen eggs nnd
sell them for her, investing the proceeds in
some tobacco. She paid?"Captain, I hain't
got but eleven here, but if you'll wait a few
minutes, the old hen is on her nest." The Cap
lain consigned tho old lady und her stock to
au uncomfortable location, and endeavored to
relieve his feelings by crowding on an extra
head of stoam, as hu swept down the river,
leaving the old lady exclaiming against the
want of accommodation lie manifested in not
waiting for her hen to complete tho dozen.
Savannah Nctct.
Native Wines.?Mr." Charles Axt, of Crawfordvillc,
Ua., continued his exhibition of Native
Wines yesterday, and was visited by many
inquirers interested 111 tho graptf culture, Mr.
mi rv|>urw imil ma own commence in tlicsucce
s of the Southern grape eultnre ami the
manufacture of wines at tho South is unabated,
aud he believes that timo and tho diffusion of
knowledge alone nrc needed to place this branch
of industry among our e&tablisticd and important
resources.
We have received tho following report of a
test made at the meeting of the South Carolina
Agricultural Society of this city:
"Samples of Wine from the Catawba Grape,
the produce of the vineyard of Mr. Axt, of
Georgia, wero presented to the Agricultural Society,
at their anniversary meeting; at the
Farm, on the 18th insL, with a request that the
opinion of the membors should be expressed on
the subject; # .
"The Society deem Mr. Axt's success as highly
encouraging, and congratulate him on tlie
production of a wine from tbo.pore juico of the
grape, which being moro inat".7?)ii bv time,
promises to take the pla^6 of the manfifaatured
compounds sold un.ior the name of wine." ,
Wfl ilivit/ nllonlinn #/\ IliA a?w1 I 17"
loch, 167 East Bay, who lias boon appointed*
ngont for (lie Wines of Mr. Axt, and will be
prepared to supply orders.
CnUEL Pb-NI8IIMENT 1MTIIE AnHY.~-.Tbo l?r
rence (Kansas) correspondent of tho St. Louis
Democrat rarities the following onaea of excessive
punishment in the army] "An incident
ocourrod last year at Fori Tierce, which
possibly has novor oome before the publio. I
lutvc rulirtblo information that the private in
the army at that {dace, some time last snmmer^
committed some trifling offence against
the military dignitaries, for which he was
court-martialed and sentenced to receive 60
lashes. The *entence was executed with
great severity?so much so that (pv^aoldier
died ia the operation or Boon afterwards. Another
merfiber of the army at that place, had
been accustomed for ye^r* to write for Southern
journal and at thistimehe made a note of
the incidetit? iif which he rather iptimaie<$*hat
the officers were culpable, for Wing "so soVere
in the execution of lew ai to eftfse death. For
Ibis, and this only, wa? the writer arraigned,
t>efore a court martial *vnd sentenced to.reecivjt. |
thirty (or fifty) lashee?tt> have one half tf hm
bead shaved, and to ftar the. bell end ?hah?
for one jrear; and the. poor man M n?f at
tort RH^'iljflkring the laat pert dPhfce sen oixje.
,Hii?T?the'6tat?ment as I have it, and
[belike it to be ierreef In aR easeatials.
Che naqaee??<mldfurnish
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pERILOttg DfacKNT OK TEUONAVTM. \ COtTCS ondent
of llic Boston Post, Writing from Branlord,
under dnto of the 111li instant, says:
The <[uiet of this retired watering plaoo
wns greatly disturbed this afternoon, by tlitf
:ry of *a balloon I ' On rushing to tbo piazza,
we noticed that a large nnd beautiful balloon
was in sight, apparently bound for tbo Long
Island IIouko. Suddenly, it rnpidly descended,
and to our horror the car nnd its three .inmates
were plunged in tbo sea, completely out of
sight, the ear, which was a large wickcr barfL..i
i...:.... - i ...
?v, uv...s wiujMCLeiy submerged.
"Wc nt once started our fnvorito yacht, the
Active, fur the rcsaue. Tim littlo sloop almost'
(lew through the. waves, and booh woe br^tiio
side of the cur, which was being, drnggea WE"rf
Curious rat-o through thte water. The unfOTttfm\to
icroiinuts, who seemed in excellent spirits,
iiiojiite of their mishap, gave the b09.Ua happy
uhcer, and requested tlic captain to lay near eo
ii4 to afford assistance. They had thrown out
Lhcir anchor, but .were drifting beforo the
wind towards one of thcTliiiuble Islands. The
yaelit hastened to the shore, and the pnrty
were on hand to seize the car as it ptrack thd
rock. It required tlio force of adosun men td* ""
keep it from ascending, its passengers ftt>U dating
to leave the car till the gns escaped.
We found thnt tho ipronmit, Mr. it'ng, v
cended from New Ilaven, at ? p. tnV accomp*nied
by two passengers, M. O. F. ' Tattooan<#
Mr. 1', A. l'inkermaii,* who went ii{>on 'ft wnjj&r>
Tlic car was well provisioned, but in tho oi'
citement of their descent* their supplies woro"
thrown ov<4?board. The car, when discovered,was
tilled With a chaos of barometers, ajVerating
glas-'cs, champagne bottles on?J bowrjueta.^
The barometer indicated a height of ?\for ml lea/
Something IxTEhfisttso.?"At flie Navy ficpartment,
we saw this morning, a specimen of
the cable or wire rope now being laia for telegraphic
purpose?, in all stages of preparation?
lirst, Hie frail copper wire ; next, that coated
with guttu percha in solution ; next, that again
coated with the twisted iron wire protection
of the gntta percha against being crashed
off by the tremendous pressure of the wattt'lo
which it will lie subjected, at the bottom hi
sonic places aCleast '2,<to0 pounds to the square
inch; and still again that with the cooing of
tar to which it is la.it subjected.
These specimens arc so arranged as that the
observer can at a glance comprehend all the
arrangements of metal and gutta percha necessary
t? I lie completion of the cable as it ia
now being laid down.? Washington S(ar.x
Loxttuvrrv ok Tit.ti.ks?A few days ogdfa
ninn caught a turtle in Spark's mill nond, in
Dumbarton, whose back was markeu as follows
:?'*A (tthun Gutter ton,' 1832. Tho turtle
was a large black one, and moved along
easily with two young men standing on his
back. From llayward's X. II. Gazetteer, under
the head of Jliddleliorough, Mass., we copy
the following ;?"Shuhai Thompson" found a
hind turtle marked on the shell "L. Vf41"
Thompson marked it and let it go. Elijah
r...?..-i : :? ""J - ,,rr,l!"
..... 11 < i ; it minm anaw totinil it
| in 1775; Jonathan Sonic found it in 1700, ami
i Zenas Sniitli in 17tll. Kaclr marked it with
hid initials. Whether the critter is dead, 'or
gone to tlio West, we have uo account." <
N. II. Patriot.
Ukmarkaui.k Suxfisii.?This fish, which is a
native of tropical climate*, resembles the head
of a large fish, with fins or flappers at the rear
ami the (specimens which have been canglit
have rarely exceeded llirce or four hundred
pounds in weight. At Hempstead, L. I., lately
a pleasure party discovered and captured one
of those animals, which had l>ecu left in t
hollow of the bench by the rcccdinj tide, and
a measurement showed that it wfls J feet }ong ^
by four feet hroad. It weighed about aumo
hundred pound*, and is the largest on record,
so far us we know. The minfish seldom is
captured eo far North, hut Goldsmith mentions
one weighing fivo hundred pounda,
which was caught near Plymouth, England.
A traveller in the wilds of Nebraska says:-?
"We got olT our horses, hitched them to a Cottonwood
corn-crib, and went in. Wo asked
for supper. We got somo bacon* molasses,
broiled pumkin, and corn-dodgor. We ate
heartily. After meal was over, the woman
said to the oldest girl?Ndw, Jane, you have
just to keep that old slut and them cro pupa
from sleeping in this 'ere meal-box nn^IoBger.
In making this strangers corn brend I was almost
pestered to death piekin out the small
hairs and dead flo s that came out of them pe?kv
lilinn mill if tlii.v
. , , ~J J' ? ?V ? I'VVK
it won't bo fit for use."
A Cot^j^yu comfortanr.b Editor.?A Nebraska
editor* announced his plans for celebrating
the fourth of July : "We shall luxuriate over
our dinner until nbout -1 o'eloek, when we shall
go nu 1 nwiui for an hour, "tetcr" for another
half an hour, and then pitch cents till dark.
In the evening we shall go a courting."
The difference between rising every morning
at six and eight in the course of forty years,
amounts to forty-nine thousand hours, or thr?e
years one hundred and twenty-one days and sixteen
yours, which will afford eight hours a day,
for cxactly ten years, which is the same as if
tcu years were added lo a man's life.
The first bale of new Cotton was received at
Savannah on Wednesday last. It was from
the plantation of Mr. Allen Gibson of Ifarion
County, Fla. Tlio first bale was received at
Suvftiimtli.TiML year, on the first of August.
An ex-Senator of the Massachusetts Legislature
1 ins been sent to the Ilonse of Coreetiou
for drunkenness. In 1852 lie was onf'of the
warmest of the Main liquor law,
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OXEOa * ' ^
At the resideneo of his father, oi\J0Lq )9fh
instant, nfter a protracted and ^inftnillness of ^
seven weeks, JAMES ALEXANDER I'ESNALy
oged sixteen years ono month and twelve days.
This youth had never made a public profession
of religion, but during lifs long eoatio?e4 sickness,
ho expressed a full hop* of fnture hm?
nefs ; felt deeply sensible of bra deplored, Je?V'
and helpless condition as a sinner, aad placet)
his hops and trust tor eternal life andwtiUin
entirely on the mcroy of Ood through Christ.
On the morning before his death he rea?g||i?
16th Chapter of John, 16 verse*
; Chapter of Luke j and ?0 ^
lljmu of ABserr/uiv's Colleetidn; after
T.?ieh, he requested his sistef to read to'trio}*
I in the Testament. ?m li?mn?
He retained his reason until a few boor*before
his lost; and, in full ripw of bin
dissolution, ho remarked to his $4*
tressed relatives, that he vrw X>?4 afraid \
that Heaven VfW? a peUj plaoa ?ftd tfcafr to
expeotod soon to be there, aid he?B?d .Ml
to try and meet him there. * vat a
dutifql, wd ohediw?t *>?? >
fectiun^e blather, * Mfjri.
w' , MABRET8.' /' ''.
t - .11 , f ,i m M. rW.
COLUMBIA, Augurt 86,181^.?W: '
quotable ebfR* to notiee Sh the prioe of eotton
: th? UtM*\ -JC-T
tide is offered, at 12 ? 16 extft&e**
CHARLESTON, **Lz>.6k . rw./ '^11:^
tionasmoo therd*.
been limited to some 560 bd?k' at MkMH*
ranging from 12} irTG conts, aMM 10" . j
ing brought Hn latUr price. TFe hrr? nv
par b^UtoJhwjrtJJp ?9WT'
of Jast^PL '
r , Wjij^
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