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The Growing Crops. We clip from our oxchanges the followit noticed of the growing crops : The Cotton Crop.?w? hnvo been inform< by a gentleman who has recently travelle through the principal Cotton States betwee this an J New Orleans, nud who has seen tt rising.crop of our State, that it is the mo. promising of any. In Richland District, coi venfeut to tho "Fork," the crop is represent s usually flue an! promising.?Chan. Met cur Texas Crops, Health, Ac.?A friend wli 'writes as a business letter from Buchanai Johnson county, Texas, 803*8? "We have the beat country in tho world, an baYa this vear the best elisnon fop *11 nr? whelming crop tlwt was ever seen iu anj Stat of the Union. We eh nil make an average < twenty bushels of wheat to the acre, and fort bushels of corn. Our wheat is already hai vested. We cultivate also Millet, Barley, Oal and Sugar Cane. Our soil an<l,.?Jima'te is ml? adopted to the aultivation of Cotton, but i view of the distance to market but few of on planter* have engngcd iu its culture. Savannah JVctr*. "Edk Crops.?A correspondent of the August Chronicle and Sentinel, writing from Cowet county June 16. says: "The wheat crop i not so large as was anticipated, in consequenc of the ruftt; though I will tliiuk it will b ??. rri.? nvujcwiiiu^ uveal uu utvmp crwp. a nc ma lias tnkeu^hc oat and it will be almost a tc t&l failure. Corn looks remarkably well. Til cotton crop is only tolerably good, though som think better tlmn it was time last year." Lahoe Yiei.D ok W'iikat.?Our esteemed fel low-citizen W. It. Robertson, lisq., has kindl' sent us a sample of the Mogul Wheat, whiel really is of excellent qualsty. From a lot con taiuiug less than UJ acres Mr. It. gathered sixty three bushel?. J. B. McCauts, Ksq., another of our popula citizeus, gathered from the same sized lot, six ty-five bushels, lie planted the Alabama Ma; jv neat ^tca.) These nrc large yields, and whenever any o our brethren of the quill, can b? ?st of large! .one*, we will willingly yield the pahu. Unli then, we claim it fur old-Fairfield. 'Mr. W. S. Itabb has showu us a sample o the Gayle Wheat, a square of which he plante< in hid garden. The grain is larger than tha of tlic Mogul, and will possibly turn out mon flour to the bushel. This, however, will be de cided at our Fair iu October next. IVt/ittt&oro Rrgiater. Wc have received a very unfavorable nc count of the wheat cr<?p in the part of our l)i6 trict Eouth and southwest of Walhalla. Tin ruat ha* greatly damaged the low grounds, si much so that some farmers have concluded tc .turn thgjr stuck mto<*the fields. The crop gro.wiijg;On light'soil suffers less. The oat crqp suffers in tlio snino way. The rust has likewise mnae its nppenroncc and our village fields present quite a different appearance this morning from what they did two days ago. The blades on the stalk are ol a reddish-yellow color, like the faded leaf ol the pccch tree iu autumn. The stalks have not 3*et been attacked. A:i addition of ten days would have saved the crop. The state ol our atmosphere reminds us of tho mouth ol September.? Walhalla Banner, l'Jth. Fairfield.?After a drought of near fiv? wcckb imrcucu up garaen vogetaoies ana cui ehort the oat crop, we were visited about tcu days ago with a most abundant and refreshing shower, followed b}' two more equally good on Saturday The long dry spell having enabled the planters to clear their crops) they wer? never better prepared for the reception of this great blessing of a kind and merciful provi dence. The consequence is, that there is a smile upen every man's face, and all are in the best humor with themselves and the real of mankind. So promising now is both corn and cotton, that-I predict, if no mishap befall: it, from this time forward, a larger yield, of the former especially, will be made, than sincc 1846. The Wheat.has generally been cut, anc is fair, not heavy.?Cor. of Soulhrn Guardian Storms and Floods of the Season. An cTohanfe cRtiinnten tlu> mwrBimb nf flu 0_ OO" "O loss which have resulted from the storms and floods, which have lately deluged the Mississip pi Valley and the Central Atlantic States, al the enormous sum of thirty three millions oi dollars; The bulk of these losses falls upon the immediate valleys of the Mississippi, the Arkan Baa, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers and theii tributaries.Louisiana is the State which hassuf the most severely, from the deluging of hei rjcli sugar and cotton plantations. Next ir order comes the State of Illinois, which, witli the Mississippi for its westeru au j the Ohio foi its southern boundary, with several large riv crs flowing southward through the interior ol the State, occupies a very favorable location for a general submerging in a heavy And extensive rainy season, like that of the present memorable year of freshets and tornadoes. In this connection it appears that the late heavy rains and storms have spent most of their strength on the northern side of the Ohio, from that river to the great lakes, and from New York and Pennsylvania east, to the Rocky Mountains west. Thus the canals, railroads, l..it JL -f At.!- r_ J! Til? _ - 5 nvcr uubiuiuv; u., ui.vsmu, louiuua, liuuoiB ana ''Missouri, hiVe suffered very heavily; while from the southern tributaries of the Ohio, including the Great Kanawha, the rivers of Kentacky, and especially the Cunberland and the Tennessee, which sweep around a circuit of s thousand miles, we hear of comparatively little damage. I f we are not mistaken upon another poinl we may say that the first destructive crevas ties this season, of the lower Mississippi in Louisiana, were occasioned, not by the del ugo from the upper Mississippi and the .Ohic (tor those contributions have hardly yet reach ?id, Louisiana,) but from the fresheta rolling down from the Rocky Mountaius and.tlu gr$at western plains in the channels of th? Arkansas arid the Red rivers. It is, therefon - very likely that the low lands of Louisiauc will remain a month or twdtyet under water from the upper Mississippi overflow and frou the annual'swell of the great Missouri, which we'believe, has reported progress at St. Louii within t)te last week. The prospect, therefon lor me couon ana sugar growers of JLouisiam this rear is very gloomy, and will, we fear tell disastrously upon the financial affairs o the good citizens of that fertile commonwcaltl and of the State itself. Lane, the Murderer. A* correspondent of the Petersburg Expret givea the'follpwjug account of .the murder c i Jenlaps by Lane: *' wrandorr Cjtt, Kansas Tkbbitokt, judo 13, 18?>b. Dear Express :?Information was receive in this city a few days ago, from Lawrence, < the cold blooded murder of our esteemed town man, W. Jenkins, bytbat arch fiend, Jim Lan It appears tlrtit Jenkins and Lane got into dispute ia regard to a claim near Lawrence.La^giued Jenkins for ib Tho court decide i^ylnkin's favor; whereupon, repaire ' ?6 tfiejUjm, nuuedmp the well door, ^na con /. iSlltedWiicr depredations upon the premises.TEbeffJenkins arrived, be found bis affairs in deraBgfvl'eUte, add made inqulty as to- wh the lint had treated him with i ittfcch d&reapedt,' Bjeing informed it was Lan he took ft bijoket andan axe, and went to tt ^ll ?. 1 k t,? k. ?-L xl a J wiu w ttrwu wo LIT \ blowjwilh the tie,-Labe came up and told iti ! Wfe??be broke the well "open, he wooTd dhoi kti&Jenkioa replied, *?b*ota*ay;^ Ait) iiddk^Vpor Jenkina fell, perfectly shatten lAlwrall #&<*??; He did not brettho'afleBl [ f<$ ."tU&woti rcapeotablo portion of the oil I .ijOTSStf^T \ Vl? ? ' Free State" ma ^^i^B^dyotbiog to do^with lii^nrd* TUB INDEPENDENT M?SS IS rUBUMIKD KVKRY rKIDAT MOBNINO BT (J LBB A WILSON. i(J W. JEL* LB?3, * ' m Editor. 11 Individual*, like nation4 fail in nothing which* '* they boldly attempt, when sustained by virtuous ^ purp<me% avfdetermined resolution.?IIknry Clay j " Wiling to praise, yet not afraid to blatne." v' Terms?'Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ? ABBEVILLE C.H d FRIDAY,- JULY 2, 1858. # We will publish in our next, the able Kan>f 10B Speech of Gen. I3onham, as well as au ini' tereatiog communication, "Geology vs. Speou - ^ ihtiou," which have been unavoidably crowded 0 out of our present issue. n ? ? ? ] r Arthur's Home Magastn*. The July number of this favorite monthly, has been on our table for a week? As usual ? it is beautifully illustrated, and its well thuoib* ed pages bear testimony to its var-ous literary e attractions. Tlie charming tale of "Marion," e which opens the number, we transfer t j the col1 urnus of our next Issue. iI Tho Tilt. The Tilt of the Southern Rights Dragoons comes off to-day, on the road leading to the up Y rv. ^.vrn^ luiic v^nurcu. me ciiict prize is a '? beautiful Silver Cup furnished bj' Mr. M. T. Owen. Mr. Lawson has been engaged we suppose to furnish the tin cup, which is to be r awarded to the one who attains the " bad einineuce" of being the worst rider. Literary Address. We are informed snys the Greenvillo Patriot 1 by ft-young friend, a student in the Furmnn University, that the next, nunual Address bcf fore tho Literary Societies of the University | will be delivered by IIou. James Chcsnut, Jr., B on Wednesday, the 21st of July next. This selection of a speaker has beeu a good one, aud we anticipate a rich intellectual treat on the occasion. I Dividends. > The Bank of Charleston has declared ft divi' dend of four per cent., payable July 1. , The Planters and Mechanics' Bank of S. C.? has declared a dividend of one dollar per share' payable Julyt!l. The People's Bank of South Carolina has declarcd a dividend of one dollar par share, payr able July 1. . The Weather and Crops. ' "NVe have been visited in variou< portions of P our District, during the past week with line rains; though at the villago we have as yet I..J ? i ' f i vuij uau a cjM uiKR', nnu our garaens ore eulfering from the drought. The crops generally are flourishing and promise well. The cotton is forward and blooms are abundant, and Mr. Hamilton of our vicinity informs us that he has i cotton bolls. The Chinese Sugar Cane. i "We are indebted to Mr. Wm. Glaze of the 1 Palmetto Iron Works Columbia, for an inter' esting pamphlet containing experiments and , observations upon the Chinese Sugar Cane, ! made with a view of determining its value as | a sugar-producing plant Plates and descriptions are also given of the various Sugar Mills I which Mr. Glaze is nr?nsr?? furnish P<"> sons desiring a copy of the pamphlet may pro. cure it a? the Book Stores of Mesrs. Bryan and [ Townsend, Columbia. Celebration at Cokeabury. r By reference to the advertisement in another column, it will be seen that the first Session of the Cokesbary Conference School, will close on ne-t Wednesday, the 7th inst., when a Literary ' Address will be delivered by Gen. McGowan, ' of our village; and original Addresses by | several of the students. The well-known orat toricaPtalents of the General, will, no doubt, ' attract a large audteDce. The Concert, it will j. be recollectcd, comes off on the evening previous. The Congressional Directory. We are indebted to our esteemed Ilepreaen uiufc, mic nun. iu. ij. uonuam lor & copy of the Congressional Directory of the 35th Con gresa, which, whilst invaluable to all visiting the National Capitol, on business or pleasure, is interesting to every reader. It contains diagrams of the two Chambers of Congress, and . tho seats of the members, designated by appropriate numbers; the Post-Office Address, the 1 election districts, and the residences in the | city of the Congressmen ; as well aa much information pertaining to the various department*. Messrs. Jordan &. McL?nnhHn. 1 Wo direct the attention of our rendors to the ( advertisement of the new and very complete . stock of Drugs, Medicines and perfumeries, ; which has just been received by Messrs. Jordan ! <fc'MoLauchlin. Mr. McLauchlin has himself I visited the cities of New York, Philadelphia, k and Baltimore, rihd made his purchases with , greatcae and judgment. Their supply of fan1 cy articles is unusually varied and attractive. J Give them a call. , Read also tho professional card of Dr. D. S. \ Benson ; the advertisement of II. S. Kerr; of Joseph Frey, piano repairer and tuner, and t the Commissioner's and Clerks. Land Warrants. An important chango, a ay a the Washington Star, is mado in this description of property by the act of Congress of June 3d, 1858. They were formerly held aa real estate, and conveyed after forms and methods prescribed for real es-'' J tate : but this ?ct eonv?r?? ?]i?m ! > ? ?"1 ?u?m* iuw |icr?vu?i ,f chattels/;.and makes them subject in conveyv ance, assignment, Ac., to the laws governing B* personal property. In the event of the death * of the claimant, prior to the issuing of the war-' 4 rant, this act also provides that the title to the & warrant shall then vest in the widow, if One is l* left > and if not, then it shall descend as other ~ personal chattlea to the other heirs orvjegateefc. 10 / The Oafhoutt Monument. ?\ f. Our Charleston exchangee contain intcreiv^ ing aeoonnts of Celebration, on the 29th it in th% citv. and the lavlair of Lh? nn"?' ?? ?? - , -? .oI the Calhoun Monument in Citadel Bquaro. ie After an impreaeive prayer from the Ite^. ,J)r. g Baehman, tbo corner itoqt wae laid wiftwtJ* preasive Masonic C?rMaotiM In thfo wefedelj poaiteda look of Mr. Calhoun's hair, various ' R?1?lnUonaf$'relief, and * number of coin# a, and papers, The $j>eeah of the Orator oftlw. jF day, the Hon. L.M. I?etU, ia given aflength, j? ia the jmpwa; ?itl> regard "to which the it Mercury rentiirfi*: ly We piva our reader# thia mernfbg the Ora* Masonic Celebration at Greenwood. We heid the pleasure on last Thursday, the | 24th inst., of attending, tho Masonic Celebra tion at Oreeuwood ; but as wo publish in an- ( other column, au interesting communication i'on the subject, we shall restrict ourselves to n brief notice of the festival and our wayside experiences. The liberality of the G. & C. Rail Iload in granting excursion tickets, attracted quite a large number of passengers, to the Abbeville Depot, on the morniug of the celebration. There was a good representation from Lowndesville, Calhoun's Mills, and Mt. Carmcl ; and il..? - f..n ? I v.v.v it mi ? tun i^uuia irom Auuovino Village, | sufficed to fill to overflowing two passenger oars. By arrangement, this train was to connect as usual with the Columbia train, and in case that traii^could Dot accommodate us all, we were to follow in ita wake to the point of destination at Greenwood. The arrival at Hodges', and a sight of the crowds there assembled, and the thronged condition of the other train, left us no doubt of the necessity of the two trains, and we henco were allowed to retain our seats uutil safely deposited at Green wood Station. < The ladies of the expedition and some of the ! i more fortunate of the gentlemen here availed < themselves of such vehicles as presented them selves: whilst the lni-rrpr HArf. of tlio orowil i including our humble self, being thrown upon ; : our natural resources coinmenccd making long j i pedestrian strides, iu the direction of the day's j * operations, through a hot July sun, ond over n i dust}- load, a distance of about J of a mile. , e It was our fortune to have as a eowpagnon dc [ voyage, an old stager in Summer campaigning, i who gave us the benefit of his experience, in t the way of a sovereign specific against the | u headache, on occasions like the present, which j i was no other than a tcct handkerchief worn in j t the crown of the hat. This we take occasion ; c to reconuuond, as at least harmless, and less j I likely to incommode than "a brick," which i frequently produces the malady in question. t A convenient stand erected iu a pleasant grove, iti the beautiful village of Greenwood, with n number of seats, disposed at suitable intervals, and which were filled on our arrival with a bright array of youth and beauty designated the sccne of the intellectual banquet; ' whilst the savory odors of the barlmeued meats in the distance, indicated that the physical ! J man wns not to be neglected. Between 9 and ^ 10 o'clock A.M., a very imposing procession of ' the Fraternity wns formed under the eondnctof ^ien. W. AV. l'crryman, the Marshall of the day, and marched to the stand, where tho ex- J cii-iacs were opened uy an appropriate prayer | j from the Rev. . ^ The Rev. W. \V. Hill, the President of the day, after a few well timed remarks, next introduced the Orator of tho occasion, David Ramsay Esq., of Charleston, who thereupon C proceeded to deliver a highly chaste elegant |j and classical address in illustration of the prin- 11 ciples and objects of Masonry. Its cardinal a idea, was that of human progress, and the re- v lations of the Masonry to it, as a gre t subsi- u diary agent. The Address was worthy of the i high Ihcme, and in maturity of thought, nfflu- n cnce of imagery, and rhetorical finish of Btyle > did full justice to the occasion. The orator is r quite a young man, but is a ripe scholar, and > has already won his meed ofL. L. D. "from a German University. lie is a Grandson of the 1 great Historian, whom he seems to resemble in his prominent intellectual features. Upon the conclusion of the Address we were invited to partake of one of those bountiful and well pre- i pared repasts, for which Greenwood is noted' < The large company present, numbering bo- 1 tween 1000 and 1500 persons did full justice to thiB good things of the feast, and after eomo ' time, pleasantly spent in social enjoj-ment, < quietly separated. { On our return, we in the company of several others, spent a few hours very agreea- ' bly at the hospitable mansion of Gen. G. W. j Hodges, who enlivened the company by some very interesting sketches of his early life. The 1 General tells an anocdote finely, and by his * genial manners diffuses sunshine upon all a- j round him. His life affords a good illustration ] of the policy of combining the maviter in moJo 1 with the fortitcr in re, and well deserves to be j held up as a model to the rising genoration. t Spartanburg District. The Spartanburg papers publish the following statistics of that district, as exhibited in the returns of Col. R. C. Pool?. Tax Collortor > Slaves, . . . . fv 7114 ] Free Negroes, 46 t Sales of Goods, . . , . $225,401 00 Professional Incomes, . . $14,229 00 Town Lot* * . $138,080 00 Acres of Land, 675,605 State Tax, ... . 8706581 Poor Tar, $3587 90 Building Tax, .... $1417 82 Road Tax $ 1900 49 Total Tax, .... $18,922 02 Tuxes paid to Town Council, . . $326 36 Marriages, 87. Births?white males, 107 ; white females, 102. Black males, 152 ; black females, 135. Deaths?White males, 62; white females, 42. Black males, 40 ; black females, 59. Births and deaths of free parsons ?r a VI VVIV1 | Theological Seminary. At a late meeting of the Board of Trustees, elected at the Conreiition of the Protestant Episcopal Church in reference to the establishment of a Theological Seminary, it waa resolved to loeate the Institution in Camdeo, the exercises to commence on the lit Monday of October next. T>?-P 1 rrtL _ * #. 0 - * .ticsviccu, xiidi tour iroieesomiips do estaolishad?ono on Church Polity and Pastoral Theological, to be filled by the Bishop ; one on Systematic Divinity and Pulpit Eloquence; .one on E?cleaiastical History and the evidences of Christianity ; and one on Hebrew and Greek Literature and Biblical Learning. For the second of the above-named Professorships, the Bishop nominated JUje. Edward Beed ; for the third; the Rev. Paul Vrspi<e? ; aog for the fourth, the Rev. Thomos F. Davis, jr. AH wbioh nominations were confihaed by sthe Trustees. #r\ Late* from Bur ope. > . Halifax, June 29. T A,*b!*> br^ging^^rtrfces from M.orppot vo in# ;?U1 ia%Uat, Arrived ?t .&*? MalQO Monday. . _ ^6e a*&of cotton ifer Uw *??fc inopnUd to S?.OGO bat*, pf ?Vwb apeonfatolf* t?k 1,ooo and exporters fl,000. Tm market opciHW. ?t the oowo?n<feffiftt!t of the wwk of |d.,b\>t$J<?cd.&t a decline of *d., and firm.. The Mice on Batnrday WeM .18,000 ? The <jttoVaUona in fur fair spliiA Tlio Right of Search. The recont declarations of the British Ministry in rarliaincnt, and tbo dispatches transmitted to tliis country, remove all ground to apprehend a collision between England and the United States. The present ministry have disavowed the acts of the British cruisers, and have denied the existence of any instructions which could jnstify tlio recent outrages. Yet thoy have indicated no disposition to yield the right of search, however, much they may bo inclined to forbear its exorcise, at present. Indeed Lord Clarendon in the reccnt conversation in the House of Lords, affirms the right of searching suspected vessels, for tlio purpose of determining their nationality ; and asserts that such a right is admitted by all maritime na tions for their common protection, and as necessary to the suppression of the Slaro trade. In these views. Lord Malmesbury the present Secretary for Foreign Affairs, concurs and they both agree as to the necessity of some convention between the two Governments, for the rcgulutiou and due exercise of the right. But it seem*, that an amicable and satisfactory arrangement, and n definitive settlement of the question is scarcely practicable, in view of the Antagonistic positions of the nations, as to the existence of the right The recent Resolutions of our Senate, whilst affirming the iuviolnbility of our flag, and that 1113* visitation or detention of American vessels s in derogation of our national sovereignty, ! leelare that tlie recent outrages in the Gulf of \I?-xieo, require such n limil disposition of the j subject, us to preclude the occurrence of simi- j nr aggressions in the future. They affirm the I iiini 1111 ity of our ships as a part of our national ; lomnin, and require on the part of Great Britlin some guarantee of the future inviolability I >f our ting. It remains to ho e- en whether ] Jreat Britain will make any such concessions, I >r do more than she has already done, disavow he net of her captains; make all proper aitcndrf, and for the future forbear from any acivc prosecution of the right of visitation. Iicwuciry agricultural society. We learn from the Rising Sun, that tlielCcwicrry Agricultural Society have selected the 14th and loth days of.July for itsannual nieetng. Stock and articles competing for prizes vill be exhibited ou the 14tli. Oil the foro10011 of the loth an oration will be delivered >y James M. liaxter, Ks-q-, lo be followed by a mrbacuu in the afternoon. Committees have >een appointed for the consideration of thirty - j even different subjects, interesting and im- i torlaut to planters, who are expected to re- I iort at the meeting. A liberal list of prizes J i. - it-' ' 1 ma uvimi uucrtu, and every nrrnngcmout made or a successful and creditable exhibition. The Dora Gold Mine. The Edgefield Advertiser soys :?"The Dorn old Mine still continues to yield brilliant proits to its fortunate owner. It is an old thing iow, and does not attract the attention it did t the outset. Yet it is still a mine of great alue, ranking indeed but little below the fore' nost of its rivals. Our information is. that it 8 now paying from $1500 to $2o00 per week, ,t a total expense of $200 per week. AVe have ecently seen a superb specimen tnken from its icheht vein, and which l-etninds us forcibly of vhnt "they tell" of California and Australia. ' The Dark Corner Gold Mine is also, we bcievo, being worked with much success. The Meeting of Teachers. The Pickens Courier gives an account of a meeting of teachers, held in the Court House, >n the 19th inst.. for the nurnnno of fiimiinir ?i 4 g - ? 't> 'Teacher's Association." A committee of five was appointed to form a couslitution and byQW8, to be submitted to an adjourned meeting >n the 4th Honda)' in July next. With re;ard to the meeting the Courier remarks : The right spirit prevailed at the meeting ier<j on Saturday, and, may we not hope, that i.good work so auspiciously commenced may je completely successful. Under the invitntion of tlie Governor, the teachers and commissioners of the State visited Charleston, for the purpose of inspecting the iublic schools of the city, and the system of nstruction pursued therein. It is a matter of I iride with ui that l'iukens had the largest representation on tlie ground. An Association of eachcrs and coinmisaionere, for the State, was ormed. Mr. C. II. AViley was requested to leliver an address before the Aasociation as it* text regular meeting. The Mormon War. The New York Herald, in spite of conflicting uroors, regards it as an established fact that Srighaiu Yoong has surrendered his office in;o the hands of Governor Cumming, who haa entered upon his official duties, and that the ivholc Mormon communis, were moving louinwaru, in an probability for Honorn. In iriew of tliis state of things it offers tlie followng suggestions: 1st. That the command of General Johnston, if two thousand men, is henceforth sullicient for all the purposes of the Government in LJtali, peace or war. 2d. That the reinforcements recently set in motion under Gen. Hartley should bo recalled. 3d. That the provision trains en route for Utah not needed for the return march of Harney's additional troops ihould be sent on to Johnston's camp for tho uibsistence of his force, and for distribution nmong each destitute Mormon os may haft; been and may be driven by starvation to the shelter of his camp and the full renunciation of Mormondom. By pursuing this policy we conjecture that the several million* of rmnov wnnM Ka nu?rl to tho treasury, the expenditure of which would .otherwise be required in tho equipment of so immense enravan of provision and ojathing whgons next spripg, fur an army of foui1 or five thousand men, a thousand miles from tho frontiera of Missouri. The army which marches out to Utnh under Gen. Harney cannot return till next season ; nor can it then return till supplied with provisions from the east; nor can a provision train march to his relief till next spring. His cpfamn of three thousand men, mora or less, win not be wanted in Utah. All (bat will bo needed by an army, force there can be accomplished by Johnston's command ?vee, by. one-half tho tj-oops now under that able officer. Jjj* ^Kansas.?Governor Denver l>n? gone to Port Scott to Suppress the disturbances. The Board of CorntniMiuners under the English bill have concluded their second session. They adoj$ a eompleteset of regulations for the election, ttxed thtf preeidots And voting places, appointed t|je.judges, etc. Three copies of- each return ate prodded fuj. One to be retained >by. thojudge*,'one to be sent ?b the Governor, and one to Mr. Babcook, President of the Council Ttafee judges ai'e appoirtteB for ^aeh jffticinct, one ttepublioan, one Frtfe-8ta^ fcemocrat, - ind ona pro-?I?rery cn?nr -The voU op<gpth?Le?venworth Constitution sum# tip VcryTtgfe't. . v m laVfe MtSntnlsffft.?A correaporidepfc j?f iha B*grobyrg Demoer^ wxi*?og . Washington News. Washington, Juno 23. Lord Napier had a protracted audieneo on a, Monday Willi Scoietary Cobs, and announced tliat liia Government would not again attempt ^ to search or visit vessels bearing tho American flag, though she would continue to claim lho abstract right of visitation. Tho position of our Government si approved by nearly the en- ? tire Diplomatic Corps. in The operations of Monseur Belly in Central j, America are regarded, in Diplomatic circles ^ here, as of a private, and nor. of a national character. It is not believed that the Etnpo- c: ror Napoleon has anything to do with them, al- I though tho scheme is the same as that publish- n ed some years ogo by Napoleon and urgod by him on the King of liolland. General Scott is still hero awaiting reliable ? information from LUli. 1 he army is till on h its march to that Territory, and existing orders 0 will not bo countermanded until further dis- j patches are received. Geu. Kobles whs badly injured ou MonJuy 11 by the falling of liis horse. Ilo is coufincd to ii his room. The General thinks the anticipated battle at San Luis 1'otosi will probably end the civil war in Mexico. Wasihnoto.v, June 21. 1 Mr. Dallas, in the course of his despatch da- ^ ted the 8th Of Juue, alluded to a conversation c ho had with Lord Malinesbiirv. to whom, fol- a lowing the spirit of his instructions, he refused n to malic buy conccssion whatever in relation to " visit or search," and he was about to end his 8 letter with the report of an unfavorable issue T of the iiiterviw**-, when he was iigrecfiblv sur- i prised villi :i sudden change in affairs, and c Lord Malmcsbury himself, at the request of Mr. Dallas, wrote the minutes of utiotlicr cou- . vt-rsalioti, in which lie fully accepted the doe- ' trine in the letter of Secretary Cass, of the f loth of April, as sound international law, but n as conflicting with the treaty of is 12. The States this afternoon understands from a reliable source that the 1'rcsidciit has deter- 0 mined to send an urmcd force to Nicaragua, or 11 at least make such a naval display as will eon vinee the governments of England and France { j that our way to our l'aeitie possessions is not to j be interfered with, and adds, "this intelligence 1 may be relied on." n "Washington, June 25. ' n The Herald's correspondent says that al ! | t hough Gen. Cass considers the question of the Hritish outrages definitely settled, others of the Cabinet are lidifc convinced that Lord Malmesbnrv's concessions were the right of search ' and visitation ; that these concessions are but t his own individual aet, and nut binding on c Great liritton; that immunity for our flag, from ^ visitation is not touched upom lie bays, further, that the President is said to lcau to the c lat ter view. i: The same correspondent learns that despatch- f es to M. Sartiges, from the French Government, ( uuucia nun iu ussviry uur v?ov eminent in nil- j * qualified terms that 51. Belly lins no authority j f front the French Government in the Nienragu- | i nu transit ali'aii', and that the Government does ' | not sympathise with his plan. m t m i Tho Duties of tho Grand Jurors. I "We find in a late number of tlie Courier the ' following abstract of the recent charge of Judge Ward law to the Grand Jury of, Charleston, in reference to their powers and duties, which will be of interest to our Headers generally : The Judge briefly charged the jury on the nature of their duties. lie paid that in nil cases the Grand Jury has a large discretion, not arbitrary, t?> favor any one, but a 6ound legal discretion which would warrant them in throwing out any bil thought by them to be unworthy of investigation, and too trifling to consume the time of the Court. From considerations of this kind they might honestly and con ....wuoij vuivn wuvn lUl^V UUllilJCI Ul UI1IS t without fear, favor or offence. He said that in this District he had noticed particularly, and had occasion to notice before that the issue of cross-warrants prevails to a very great extent, j When a man is indicted for assault and battery, j the first step seems to be for the person thus brought forward, to prosecute the man who has indicted him. Sometimes, in this way, very trifling matters are brought before tlie Court of Sessions. Whenever the Jury found a ease of that kind, which generally coinmcnccs from mere spite, and where there had been no serious harm, it would be wise in them, sometimes, to reject both bills. They also had a right, iu addition to the bills given by the Attorney General, to present uny violation of the penal law known to them, or which came to their knowledge based upon reliable information. They might present any public officer for neglect of duty ; or by giving the facts of c any violation of law, bring hnn before the court, naming the ottender, tl>c names uf the witnesses, the time, place and circumstances. He also brought to their noticc the gradual increase of cases of nuisances for obstructing the highways. Highways were, he said, cither public or private. A private way was where one or more persous have a partial right through another's land. It sometimes belonged to several persons. Of late, there is a tendency to increase in cases of this kind. I f a man sued for a private right, lie incurs the expenses himself. But a man who indicts another for public right, incurs no expense, but more'frequently subjects the witnesses other partita to very great expense and and loss of time; and there is now a very strong temptation to resort to the Court of Sessions for sueh cases . The Grand Jurv, however, should bo very careful, and no indict for obstructing a private way. Some of these public waya were of a peculiar kiud, and have not been established by law. Where a road had been used by the public for ' moro than twenty years, it became then, by 1 law, a public road. I The London Times and the South. I The London Times in a leading article, on j tho present difficulties between this country t and Kngland, thus urges the policy of cultiva- f ting friendly relations with the Cotton-growing t interest, and of abstaining from all intcinpcr- ' ate discussions of the Slavery question : I It is peculiarly unfortunate that the Anti- < Slavery crusade should alienate from England , the portion of the American community which , would otherwise bo drawn nearer to us by in icreai ana^oy inclination. Uuring the enlistment dispute the only temperate or friendly language used towards England proceeded from the Southern Senators, and the journals of the slave States proclaimed with amusing extravagance the superiority of the old country to the hated Yank?c territories of the North. Anglo phobia is adopted by conflicting orators ana factions principally beeameit is supposed to involve a sentiment of unanipnous suspicion aud dislike. ,If the cotton growers were, by the suspension of the slave trade agitation, left to the natural operation of their sympathies with the cotton buyers, quarrels with England would become doubtful uartv Questions, instead of furnishing a common fund o? popularity to Gonfltating?dem4gogeSi It will be highly desir ble to confine the impending controversy to the facta of the alleged aggreadiftn. And general discussion of the policy of America ia regard to the slave trade .will only give unprofitable offence. It la certain that the existing, trefcty baa not been* vigorously executed, and still more certain that uo Ainpric^n President will offetia the most influential portfon of his*constituents by emulating "the tfeal of the English cruisers vn the Cvaat of Afrio* .or of Cuba, bat pradent GovernipenU, like .men of sense Ispmatelife/ 16ob forntvefforWof Wtraordionry teal from those who comply ecuinet their wilL > . i ' v " ; 4 * NMtTrf CAROUWAiA^ffe Ifiieigfit coftgfc?Tftj?l e district of Norfh Cc>oVina. r<"br?c?nted bythe I Cliogta^p, ObUJ^W. Avery i? the ( D?tnoor/tic cartdiffale.to flU Ch#. " Scmncf-, And ^ Vwjof', tb? e<ndi<S?<|'o>',tjppo?itioD. ,'D. < SE^ESSHF'S'' |_KOR Tilti INDKPKNDKNT PHIMSj i tio The Twenty-Fourth of Jane. cy A golden mind stoops not to shows of dross, Th mull cheer, and great welcome, makes a merry ^or feast." for This is a memorable day for the brotherhood f Masons all over the world, nod ns in the Ro- ^ lau calender, this day is assigned to Saint uhn Baptist, their patron Saint, hence they L-lcbrate this day with great and imposing oermonies, peculiar to the order, liy invitation, was induced to go to Greenwood, to witness liis celebration, and now. I take great pleasure , ~ nc 1 relating to you, the impressions the ceremoies and sights of this day had upon me. My ^ rst impression oud feelings nud regrets were, jo n seeing go muoh talent and moral worth fill3g their ranks, that I was not a Mason, and liercfore my remarks are not made under tlio J an unucuce of the craft. to Greenwood was a new place to me; but I ti: ould not help being very highly pleased with U picturesque scenery, its luxuriant and ver? ant woods, its com for table houses and ornate otlages; with the affability of its inhabitant* . nd their largely liberal hospitality extended ^ qnnlly to all present. Iudecd tlio managers ceincd t? vie with each other who should sur>nsa in politeuess, in courtesy,*and iu kindness ^ 11 supplying the wants and anticipating the ! ^ omfort of every one. mi ... . .... - - - I rw iiic speaker s stanu was judiciously placed ' " 11 the mid.tie of a beautiful grove of majestic P* nrest trees, with nn abundance of scats forull, ^ nd to spnrc?a very great comfort in so hot a lay; and the wants lor the inner man were ^ ipully bountifully supplied. The refreshiients were not only plentitul but of tlie best jj ;inJ, nil J even dainties were provided, especial- i y for the fair sex. Thus supplied by man's ; irovidenee, and surrounded on all sides, bv a ! ^ lature arraying itself in all the beauties of al- i % . in Host poetical fiction, incthoiight I was partiei- J ^ laling in a most fairy scene. j This inprcssion did not stop here, for with i , lie eye of a dispassionate physiologist, I could lotliut be gratified while minutely examining j he men, women and children, constituting this j. irowd of humanity. They had assembled here rom the country around, embraced within a irele thnt hud, at least, a radius of thirty niles; and here I beheld the female "human iice divine" so captivating, that I almost for ;iii i whs an oiu mnn; urn. inicllecuiul and | ?!iysicnl benuty commingled with the expression j ?f sweetness, amiability and virtue in woman, j j] ins always had tbo same enchanting charm I ivor my fcelingf, nud 011 this occasion I was verpowcred. It was a mout agreeable sur- y >rise, and I only regretted that I could not ex:1 aim "1 too, am a painter," and conld have lone ample justice to a full-length likeness of .ho grace and beauty that floated around me 13 ike a tasliiuan. The man-kind was indeed not inferior in its nnnliuess and deportment. The physiologist I n beholding so many well-built-men beaming (villi intelligence, could only conclude that tbo luman race was improving. I saw no deformid body or limb; this is rather extraordinary ^ n an assemblage of some 1,500 individuals, at east, emanating and representing every diss uid rank of our society. The ceremony wns imposing, as always ie, md after an appropriate praver, anil a hymn :>cing sang befitting the occasion, the principal rj >fllcer introduced, to tlie panting audience, the Jrotor for the day. This was announced to be ^ Mr. Uamsay, of Charleston, a iu;in whose ippcarancc alone commanded respect and at.ontion. The modest and diguified mauner villi wliich he approached his subject, was liglily gratifying to his hearers. He was, lowevcr, short though, very impressive in his liscourse; and he was right to throw tho bur- t| i?n nr !.- r..i?/?l:? u ' vi> ?> vou uinj uuiufjji ^bimi tuuiu ue passeu, ti it this lime, by himself.oh his brethren) on the., r ligh and pure character that every Motion did ind should himself sustain. ^ ^ As i? looker-on, I could not help perceiving ^ .he bad effect the constant going out and.com- ie ng in of the Masons, regardless, all the while, n >f the interruption it produced on their elo- ? picnt Orator; this inconsiderate interruption " ind this leaving And resuming of their seats, d ike as many heedless, restless, thirsty boys, I ti lave no doubt, very materially dampened the jj ipirits, and cooled the oratorical powers of the j Jpeaker. 1 am sure this restlessness and hoed- g essnesj of the craft must have annoyed him st note than the excessive heat of the day, though icry oppressor e. The impropiiety of tliis be- ^ lavjor was sinking to mo; and therefore, I o hope that a word to the wise is sufficient. All >' however, went on merrily and cheerfully, and sveryboily appeared highly gratified with the ^ iutertainment, and satisfied with, himself and p lis neighbor. ? The numerous candidates for our next Legis- a, iturc had here a fine opportunity of shaking a lands with their respective friends, pass some <> okes and jests with tho sovereign people, ex- '' emporize some witty speeches, and show their tl ;nlantry to the ladies, so fully worthy of their t] idoration. By the way, a word, here some- u what an episode to the present topic, does seem Lo me, Mr. Editor, to be proper for tho present )CCasion. I was atruulr ftt wliat. xremrA tr. Ko - i(cewty pressing upon the candidates for the ii Legislature, who were present. They were ii !ontinually busy in shaking every body's band si >nd making now acquaintances. This seemed d ther strange to m>, that in a country where tl ill power resides with the people as * unity, it < i unnatural, to say the least, that the man tlie tl )cople select to make their laws should bo so >bacure and unknown to their fellow-citizens, w ii to have to trudge about over the country t, imning and courting and begging the people v 4) clothe them with the power of a law-maker; p ind the more this is done the more certaio tho J 'lection hpcmnon Sn/?K o ofnfA r%f Lliinrranncht. ? g| ? be discountenanced and considered disrepu 0i Able among high-minded and free people like P :k? Americans. If.there noed be any begging, my petitioning, it ouglit to be on the side of g; be people, to induce * capable, honorable and ei >atriotic cand^dato to accept the arduous and C( espoDsible portion 'of a law-making?for his ellbw-ftren. I beg here unhesitatingly, un- lc signedly and candidly to proclaim that these r< smarka are not mado in anyoffensive spirit io ni bese or any other candidates; for many of the ^ ireaent^ gentlemen in this condition, irs my e] nost dear and intimate friends. I am only try- ei *g to point out demoralizing custom, only cal> U minted to lower the ddm <kn%?iiik of k Tiaaim n ?-? ? r-" ?p,w II itor, tad d?troy hie' *elf-MWem ftvd dig- 4 litjV . , U ,.I mnifot coMtad* tb?M re:fi*rkwhbot>t?ir. J og you en tceooot of my next <Uy epentia the ^ iortb-??t corofer of the Dhtrict IV ?M for h ijfc first time t wa? made wtojiww ^ r.r.. . . J-.v . i. <u>u.i --v/. :.c5 ? pMJiooi on tpot oallea t?y tne neighbors All- T" hNftjr* tJb*p?L Thfo pto-ftily ? fc* ? u left ue greatly gratified with the proficients f the pupils of both sexes, some fifty in all. e Trustees deserves great credit fur their efts for tho establishment of this school and the liberal oroDnratious thev mucin tn , I rf ? mmodate a very large assemblage of people; 11 would respectfully suggest the propriety enlarging tlio building of the recitation jins and add an extensive and airy gymoasplace, one appropriate for the male and anher for the female, so that they might hare ercise during the hours of recreatiou. This >uld, no doubt, be of a great beuefit to tho altli of the pupils, and produce a sound and ;11 trained mind in n healthy bod v. Then o philosophy of the orntor of the day, H. A. nea. Ksq., ad enforced by hira, in hii* le addresH, would be carried into practice, d then the consequences of a complete unity d perfection of education would be perceived consist in an equal trainiug of the body and e mind, by uniting moral education, scientific d literary instruction, nud physical dcrclopent. By-thc bye, Major Jones did himself full juste while treating on this occasion, the subject Education in Jiiajvlicitous manner. I fully ncur with him in the importance of this trie training in order to produce men worthy of at name, mill womoii that bring forth raenl e paid n just tribute to the ladies, nnd ho es-, :cinlly adJrcsscd himself to inotliera, nnd >ibtcd out their vitnl influence in the educaon and future welfare of their children.? liey undoubtedly educate the species, not only mun, but iu animated nature; therefore,, icy ought not " be weary iu well doing for, i "every good nnd perfect gift coineth from ic Lord"?so every good and perfect man >melli from the hands of a clever, sensible and< j voted mother, and hence the vital necessity educating women eveu more carefully than en, iu order to have mothers of a great race, nior Jones ilw.-lt. ?>? : *- * ? vii vuu importance the people with ail impressive logic ao<1 !Cp conviction. I only wish that these pround view# had been delivered before the gislature. and then wc iniijht hovo some hope n butter system of education having for a inmetrical and harmonious basis, a Normal ;hool. J. TOG NO. Montrvino, June '^5, 1808. [fou tiie is obtundent rncss.J LincB To . ow denr to niy bosom the glad retrospection. If thou had'sl but promised to think kindly of me, Then years had elapsed which ean never quell the pnpsion Of purest affection still breathing for thee. .in, wncn 1 reticct that your own declaration, lias blustej the long-cherished hope* of my heart, sigh, but in vain, for that sweet consolation. Which nought hut your love and your smileocan iinpni t. 5ut your love, fairest angel, though once to me givcu, Is chill'd and in sorrow my hopes I resign ; "et, I feel that my spirit, when borno up to Heaven, "Will then be united forever with thine. "hen faro thee well, fare well and forever ; 111 deeply-felt anguish I bid thee adieu ! 'et, remember, I told thee, though doomed" thus to sever, The heart that I gave thee shall ever be true. GREENWOOD. The Population of the Cities. The Journal of Commerce, with reference to lie fact that the New York city Directory conline 400 names less than it contained in 1857, eniarlcs: Our exchanges are commenting vcrv freolv pon the obove, to show the decadences of our irge cities. The whole conclusion is fallacious, 'be actual nnmbcr of residents, it is possible, i not as large ns it was a year ago. If so, it lay be accounted for by the partial cessation f <>mirrrn.t ion frrmlii*! itlnhorainn "f lany who temporarily delayed their deparure for the agricultural diat riots. But the isparity noticed in the comparison of direcjnes for two years is fully accounted for by lie growing disposition to suppress names inliat publication, in the hopo of avoiding jury utv, military commutation, and taxation ia enernl; (not a verv laudable object, to belire, for no good citlzeu can reasonably object 0 bear his share in sustaining the city governlent, while he participates in ita privileges.)1 mother formidable grievance is the quantity f circulars with which the possessor of a name 1 the directory is sure to be assailed. Then liere are some* who, in these hard times, areriven almost to distraotion by the interminale retinue of country cousins, and feel com.11 j i. _l_ e iu.:u _4.* 4!a uiieu iw summ iruin uioir pruiuau uttuuuuua* tut we den}'altogether, that there is aDy diliimtion in the population of the city, which Lend ily increases in magnitude day by day nd must now number between 800 and 900.00. A few t.cnsof thousands might be spared owcver, with advantago to themselves and there, especially during the season of agriculiiral labor, for employment is very scarce in. Eio city and is likely to continue fto for aom?. lonths to come. The South Carolina College. "Wc cxtract from the Carolinian, the follow-, ig paragraphs in reference to the recent exainaatinn of the South C?rolina College. The Intitution seems now to be in a prosperous con? itkn. The faculty will compare with any in, le United States, and they are elevating the .?J._.J ?< .?i. i.:? .?,j iii.umu UIOUIV^IS.III', uuu ? 'S'"'-* je discipline of the college: On Thursday, the Faoulty finished the arduus examination of June, aud on Friday moab if the studeDte of the ,College took their deparire? to er.joy the recreations of the 8ammerV acation. These examinations form a very itnorient feature in the discipline of the Collie, lie Faculty have been gradually increasing 10 requirements, until now they amount to a rent ueal more than mere forma. A number r arrMtjin nnsitlAna nnw ? -- ly to each of which b*a 4 maximum value at-, iched to it These are represented by figure*, ia sum of which amonnti to 100.' tot admiton into Cbllege, 25 will obtain admittance on branch. We hear that the Faculty now >bterapJ4tt raising the standard for promotion om one claffc-to another, so aa to n>ak? tbt ransmisoio?more difficult. They hare ano derm in ed that no stfipendei student sbaTl be i-admitted, who does not get 60 at hi* axamiation, v -* We aireplferfaed to se9lo determined a spfrtl >mainUta the discipline of the College, tod cwuusru, ror pnauvotl proueirtsy, the Faculty ranks smolftj'Die fir it in the tilted BUtVa ttey wnt bot the flrm_?nd isolate purpose, to enforee U*e attention of is students to the prescribed course of atuIm, t**iv 4 tW instttation. th? portion to. JUpk itisentitled throogbv their, jjfrofieieney. hie we believe they possess. We therefor^ atietyete'fotftheinstitution ar- fatwtf of renoiwn to wJWch it bes Mrsr yet stained. We it? 09 fefcr tbat the discipline will be too ricp4 r tbftt the wrtlof oar Faeolty WilVekrry them ?foeb *fcoint w to prodce* ?;r?*?tion. Thflfc unperAOce and diotetiOn f 6 Wievy fuy. w ifelr relied on- "We have no dn^brthat t? life. The Huntingdon (ft*) Glbhe li^M plcn^d th* wpu of Gen. Simon Oftuiferaq tt it* ?Jiat tafe*<J m iiJ^w & rsTi tnori/-' ; ?. ed tl?UoJ Ibd oil;