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vSOUTHERN RIGHTS CONVENTION.
Wbdxbsuay, M.iy 7, 1851.
Tlie convention met pursaanttoadjournment.
Prayer were offered l?y the Rev. Dr. Hanchel.
Mr. W. Peronneau Finley, on behalf of the
miuoVity of the Committee of Twenty-one, submitted
the following report, which was read :
'Hie undersigned, the minority of the committ?*?
of Ywentv-one. dissentiiu?. as thev are con
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strained to do, from the report oftKe,Mnajority
of the committee, as involving a departure from
the pro|ier objects of this meeting, and prematurely
making issues not called for by the present
occasion, beg leave to recommend, as a
substitute lor said report, the resolution submitted
by a Delegate from Anderson, amended so
as to read as follows.
Retired, That feeling entire confidence in
the Constitutional organs of our State Government,
and the wisdom and fidelity of the Convention
elected under the act passed at the last
session of the Legislature, we are perfectly willing
to leave to them the mode and mensure of
redress for the wrongs we have suffered from
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its application; and, without indicating or suggesting
the course it behooves them to pursue,
we hereby pledge ourselves to abide by their
action, whether tine same shall be for secession
from the Union, with or without the co-operation
of the other Southern States.
W. PERONNEAU FINLEY,
JAMES CHESNUT, Jr.
P. DELL A TORRE.
Ho report was made the order of the day
for to-morrow, and was ordered to be printed.
The order of the day, being the report of the
Committee of Twenty-one, was taken up, and
CoL Gregg, the Chairman of the Committee,
addressed the Convention nt length in its support.
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He was followed by R. A. Gantt, esq., of
Barnwell, and Gen. J. H. Adams of Richland,
on the same aide, and by Hon. A. P. Butler
mud. Hen. James L. Orr in opposition.
The Convention then took a recess until 4
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SSSSION.
The Convention having re-assembled, the
discussion was resumed by Hen. W. F. Col
cock in support Of xoo rycoinniciiwinwio vi mc
Committee, who was followed by R. W. B arnvm
in opposition. Joiin A Calhopx, esq.
next addressed the Convention in advocacy of
the Committee.
CoL A. P. Havxb then moved an adjournment,
hot withdrew it at the request of Gen. J.
H. Adax?, who submitted a resolution that the
debate on the report of the Committee should
close, nod the question be taken, at 0 o'clock
to-morrow evening; which was adopted. The
Convention then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The following resolutions were submitted by
Mr. Ficklin, in behalf of the Southern Rights
Association of St. Lakes, on Tuesday, but we
omitted in our report of the proceedings:
1. Resolved, That the right of secession is
one of the sovereign rights of the States composing
the Confederacy of States, known as
the United States of America, to be exercised
by any State at its discretion.
2. Resolved, That a crisis has arrived which
imperatively demands the exercise of that right
by the 8tate of Sooth Carolina.
3. Resolved, That in postponing the exercise
of this, even for a limited period, this State is
actuated by a spirit of conciliation, and a de"?
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opportunity for co-operation.
4 -Resolved, That so soon as it shall appear
that there is no reasonable hope of co-operation
on the part of any other Southern State,
the interests and the honor of South Carolina
imperatively demand that she shall forthwith
proceed to withdraw herself from the Union.
5. Resolved, That this Convention can se no
possible reason for postponing the action of
this State beyond the mouth of January noxt
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Tobrdav, May 8, 1851.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Gilman,
Mr. Gregg, from the Committee of Twenty,
one, made a supplementary report, which was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Gregg then moved a recommendation of
the Resolutions adopted yesterday for closing
debate at9 p. m., which was agreed to; and it
was so amended as to provide for the closing
of the debate at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The otiler of the day being the reports of the
Majority and Minority of the Committee of
^wentv one, was then taken np.
Coh A. P. Hayne addressed the Convention
at length in support of the Minority report
JBx.Gov. W. B. Seabrook followed in strong
support of the recommendations of the report of
the Majority.
Hon. Jas. A. Black followed in a brief and
forcible argument m favor of the majority report
Mr. J. L. Badger, of ** the Hornet's Nest,"
(N. C.) in some eloquent remarks returned his
thanks for the terms of respect and kindness, in
whieh North Carolina had been so frequently
alluded to by the members of the Convention.
Mr. J. B. McCall, in some brief remarks,
advocated the adoption of the report of the majority.
Mfc Gregg, the Chairman of the Committee
of Twenty-one, closed the debate, by reviewing
and replying to the various arguments that had
been urged aguiust the report of the Committee.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention having re assembled, the
resolutions and address of the Committee of
TVreety-one were taken np, when
Hon. J. L. Orr moved the resolution reported
by the minority as a substitute, as follows:
ResoUmd, That feeling entire confidence in
the Constitutional organs of our State Government,
and the wisdom and fidelity of the Convention
elected under the act passed at the last
session of the Legislature, we are perfectly willing
to leave to them the mode and measure ol
redress for the wrongs we have suffered from
the Federal Government, as well as the time ol
its application: and, without indicating or sug
gosling the,course it behooves ttieni to pursue
we hereby pledge ourselves to abide by theii
action, windier the samo shall bo for secession
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fron the Union, with or without the co-operation
of the other Southern States.
The motion was rejected by a very large majority.
The resolutions of the majority were then
taken up and were voted on separately as follows
:
1. Resolved, That in the opinion of this
meeting the State of South Carolina cannot (
submit to the wrongs and aggressions which
have been perpetrated by the Federal Govern- '
ment and the Northern States, without dishon- 1
or and ruin; and that it is necessary to relieve '
herself therefrom, whether with or without the <
co-operation of other Southern Suites. 1
To this resolution there were five dissenting
voices.
2. Resolred, That concert of action with one
or more of our sister Suites of the South, .
whether through the supposed Southern Congress,
or in any other manner, is an object
worth many sacrifices, but not the sacrifice involved
in submission. r'
Adopted unanimously. !
3: Rcsolretl, That we hold the right of Se- I
cession to be essential to the sovereignty and I
freedom of the States of this Confederacy, and |
Uiat the denial of that right would furnish to nil
injured State the strongest additional cause for
its exercise.
Adopted unanimously. i
4. Resolved, That this meeting looks with
confidence and hope to the Convention of the
People, to exert the sovereign power of the
State in defence of its rights; at the earliest
practicable period and in the most effectual
manner; and to the Legislature, to adopt the
most speedy and effectual moasures towards
the same end.
To this resolution there were six dissenting
voices.
The question was then taken on the adoption
of the Address, and it was adopted with but
one dissenting voice.
The Early Cottxm Culture.?The Greenville
(S. C.) Patriot of late date, relates the followiug
interesting facts.
"Many years ago, tin? senior-editor of this
paper was informed by his venerable and hereditarj
friend, Samuel Mevcrick, Esq. ol'Pendle
ton, that when n hoy, as clerk in the house of
his uncle, Mr. Win. Tnrbin, of Charleston, he
assisted in packing the first bag of Cotton ever
sent to Liverpool from the United States. Mr.
Maverick is still living; and we now export
some two millions of bags of Cotton every year.
The Cotton packed by Mr. Maverick was put
up in the seed. This was long before Whitney's
invention of the Cotton Gin. The consignees
of this lone bag of Cotton informed the
house of Wadsworth & Turbin, that he could
not sell it, that it was valueless, and advised
them to send no more. How little this faithful
factor saw into futurity!
''If any one had said to him that in less than
7ft vears. and durinsr the lifetime of the boy
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who had packed tliat very halo of cotton, millions
and millions of bags w?olri be annually
sent across the Atlantic for sale in England
and France, lie would have pronounced him n
inndrnan or a fool. Hut it has been done, and
Cotton has become the great means by which
civilization is to spread over the earth. The
cheapness of Cotton fabrics has taught the
savage to clothe himself and exercise industry,
in obtaining the means of purchasing this comfort
and evidence of civilization. Millions of
hnman beings are employed in the cultivation
of Cotton?hundreds of thousands in its manufacture?and
the whole world are clothed in
it This, too, happened in the life-time of a
man still living!"
Decline in Cotton.?The writer of the money
column of the New Express says:
"The intelligence by the Niagara of a further
decline in the cotton market will not be
favorably construed for the stock market, as it
will cause a scarcity of hills of exchange, and
further shipments of specie may ho looked for.
We cannot bat otherwise think that cotton will
recede much in price. There is every indication
of it from the appearances of tlio Now <
Orleans and New York markets." ,
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A Sl/ver iHllW-in r Ir?i/U7.? 1 ne v/iiarivimiwii I
(Va.) Spirit of Jefferson says that there is evo- ,
rv reason to believe that a Silver Mine bnsbeen
discovered on the farm of Messrs. James and
Dennis McSherry, of that county, situated on
the East bank of the Shenandoah river, and at '
the base of the Blue Ridge mountain. '
The none was discovered some months since, ]
and a small specimen obtained and sent to the '
Philadelphia Mint to be assayed. The Super- I
intendent of the Mint has returned the same, i
made into a ten cent piece, and pronounces the i
ore as exceedingly rich. The ledge of rocks |
in which the ore is impregnated is of immense ]
size. Every three pounds of rock, it is estimated,
will yield one dollar ill silver. Arrangements
have been made tor at once mining.
The Sechet of Success.?What is it? In |
this county, among people who are equally
protected and encouraged, it lies in the steady '
pursuit of intelligence, industry, temperance and
frugality. So far as outward comfort nnd competence
constitute wealth, there is but a fraction
of society who may not possess it, if each
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Will UIU luril (lib II1IIIU ttiiu inuin ill cue viruiiiiirii
for which his instinct and capacity most fit to
him. If the great fortunes which so dazzle the
misjudging poor be analyzed, they will be found
in every ninety-nine of the hundred cases to
have sprung and matured from calm, patient and
" simple toil?toil which had an endurance and
faith behind, and an object and hope before it.
So too, with success in whatever man seeks to
accomplish. A clown may stumble upon a
splendid discovery jn art or science; but a fixed
general law provides that higher achievement
shall require profound and ceaseless labor.
; The price of success, except in isolated cases,
is the devotions of one's life. He is a fool who
r trusts to any dream for possession or advancei
mcnt unless he connects with it the prudent
[ exercise of his own energy and jud. mont?
. The little spring in the mountain rock, uecomes
, a brook, a wide rolling river, and a part of the ;
fathomless ocean, simply by bursting steadily !
i and bravely forward.?JSr.ic Yorker.
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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL,. ;
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1861. I
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TO ADEVRTISERS. !
As the circulation of the Journal has been stea- i
lily increasing within the past sixteen months,
ind particularly since the first of January last, the ;
paper affords a good advertising medium, and as '
in inducement to merchants and others, we have 1
letcrinined to contract for yearly advertising as '
heretofore.
Our Cotton Market. (
Cotton lias fallen since the news by the Europa, ,
ind we quote to-day, from 6 to 9$ cents.
Charleston, May 10, 1851.
"The Cotton market is quiet since receipt of 1
'EuropaV accounts reporting a decline off to 1
J penny in Liverpool?and only alimitpd business
las been done to-day, at 7 to 10\, and for inferior
:o strict fair?showing a decline of $ to and
from prices current prior to receipt of accounts. 1
South Carolina. . ?> I
The position of this State is one of absorbing
merest, and there is no man who has the feelings I
>f a Patriot, or a spark of genuine liberty on the
iltarofhis heart, but must feel that we have in- i
leed fallen on evil days. And that the duty of I
ivery friend ofhuman rights, is to do his part towards
a vindication of our dearest rights and in- '
erests. All eyes are fixed intently upon South |
Carolina, and if her sons do not resist at all hazards
and to the last extremity?if they are une- j
jual to the crisis at hand, all is lost, hopelessly,
ind we fear forever lost We confidently believe |
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nai oouin wroiuia is equai io ner nigu uenemn ? i
hat her leaders will not shrink the responsibility, '
nit will act promptly, and decisively.
The Convention which has just closed its ses- 1
lion in Charleston, is a fair indication of the sen- 1
imcnts of the people throughout the State, and (
hat there is good and sufficient cause for believ- (
ng that the State will act, in our opinion, is abun- (
lantly sustained, by what that Convention has ,
lone. Some one of the Southern States mu6t
ake the lead, and our State has waited with some 1
la tie nee at least, with as much as we ought, and i
t behooves South Carolina, to make this imporant
move.
Our next Legislature, we think, will convene 1
he State Convention, and we hope that Conven- !
ion will declare South Carolina an Independent 1
State. It is true, that some of our leading politi- 1
:ians, in wltose judgment we would willingly com '
ide in almost any matter of State policy, but in
his, are opposed to immediate and separate sesession.
But there is no cause of alarm in this. '
\fter all, there is no serious difference in the 1
>pinions ot the southern Kiglits 1'arty through* '
>ut tlie State. This was a very remarkable tea- 1
ure in that large and enthusiastic laxly ot* men
arho wore recently engaged in the discussion of this
[uestiou in all rts points and bearings. AH'wrre '
inaniniously agreed as to the nature and extent <
>four grievances; as to the right and mode of re- i
lress?ALL AGItEE THAT WE MUST RESIST. The
>nly question was to time. We presume that the (
separate State action party, do not contemplate (
lie secession of the State under a year, or at iea.it,
1 majority are in ftvor of the Convention fixing
lie time. This will afford the resistance parties
n other States, time to rally on our right and left
South Carolina is obliged to make the issue. If
die does not, the probability is very strong that
ihc issue will never be made, in the wajr that will
result in any good to the South.
Those excellent gentlemen opposed to separate
action who argued this question before
the Convention last week, were unanimous,
in their opinions, that resistance ought to be
made. And whilst they feel the weight and
responsibility of their positions, they did not advise
separate secession, as they were afraid it involved
issues, of which the State would be iucoinruitont
In mPAt. Yet. nnr p\rnllent Senator But
lerand ?'ol. A. P. Hayue, and other distinguished
men, pledged themselves to abide the decision
af the State, and to sustain South Carolina under
all circumstances, through weal or woe. These
gallant old Carolinians have battled too long under
the banner of resistance, to give up the ship
now; that their services are needed. We hope
in due time that all these conflicting opinions may
be reconciled, for they are by no means, so great
as to be insuperable difficulties in the way of the
action of the State, and as ad fair and honorable
majorities are entitled to govern, we earnestly
hope, that those in the minority, will yield a ready
acquiescence, and join with heart and hand, in
the general issue of resistance. If they do not,
wo must go along without them. We like the
spirit of the Resclution offered at the close of the
Convention, by the Hon. Wm. II. Gist, which we
liere append, with the concluding Resolutions and
business of the Convention.
Resolved, That this meeting is not disposed
to separate from thoso who express a willingness
to abide the fate of the State; that we
cordially accept their pledge to sustain the action
of the Constitutional Convention, and that,
we liuve an abiding conlidcnco that South Carolina
will present an undivided front to her
enemies.
The resolution was adopted unanimously,
and with great applause.
The supplementary report of the Committee
of Twenty-one was then taken up, and was
read as foilows:
The Committee of twenty-one beg leave to
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report uint tney nave cuuaiuuruu mc buiiji-cl ui
the best mode of providing for the more perfect
and efficient Organization of the Southern
Rights Association of South Carolina, and respectfully
recommend the adoption of the following
resolutions as appropriate for that purpose.
Regarding these resolutions, in addition to
those already reported as embracing all that
is at present necessary for action of this meeting,
the Committee respectfully ask to be dis
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jbarged from the further consideration of the
rarious propositions referred to them.
RESOLUTIONS.
1. Resolved. Thnt this meeting of Delegates
from the District \ssocintions do now form itself
into a Central Association of the State of
South Carolina preserving its organization under
the same officers.
2. Rexolred, That the Central Southern
- . f e* aI rt
Rights Association oj the Shite 01 souui Carolina,
do consist hereafter of Delegates appointed
by the several District Associations, in the
proportion of twice as many Delegates as the
number ofSenators and Representatives to which
each election district is entitled; and that it
meet semi-annually, at such place as may be
Jesignated by the presiding officer; the present
delegates continuing members until a new appointment
by the severnl District Associations.
3. Rrsolperl, That a Central Committee for
the Southern Rights Association of South Carolina
be appointed by the President of this
body, to consist of nine members whose dnty it
shall he, by correspondence, by publishing and
circulating sound documents; and by all proper
moans, to promote the common cause; and
that any member of any District Association
in the State shall bo eligible as a member of
the said Committee.
4. Rrsohrt/, That the Central Committee
l>c authorized to appoint a Secretary and a
Treasurer, and to take all such measures as
may he proper to provide for all necessary ex|MMiditures.
Mr. W. H. Trescott moved to strike out the
first resolution, which was onnnsed bv Mr.
Wright, of Laurens, and the question being taken
the motion was rejected.
The report was then unanimously concurred
in.
Retnlrptl, That the thanks of the Convention
be presented to the Hon. John P. Richardson,
for the urbanity, dignity, and impartiality, with
which he has presided o\*er its deliberations.
Votes of thanks were then passed to the
Clergymen who had voluntarily officiated at
the owning of the Convention; to the Board
of Officers of the 4th Brigade, for the gratuitous
use of the Hall; to the Secretaries, for t' e
able and faithful manner in which they performed
their duties; and to the Committee of Arrangements.
l'rayer was then offered by the Rev. Mr.
Bowman, and the Convention adjourned tine
lie.
ITMr. Whitney, despairing of Congress ever
making his railroad to the Pacific, goes out in the
steamer by invitation from England, it is said, to
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[it.'guuiitu Kir u ruuie uiruugu u|jpt:r \ydiirfudf?iiiu
through the lauds of the Hudson Bay Company,
above the United States boundary.
A Salute.?We learn by the Columbia papers,
that intelligenc ol the adoption of the Address
and Resolutions by the Convention was received
in that city by telegraph, and a salute of thirteen
guns was promptly tired from the Arsenal Hill.
Tub Plaxk Road.?Handsome Receipts.?
During the month of April the tolls collected
an the Plnnk Road amounted to the haudsonio
jum of 8b2(> 0*2.
For about a week of the month tolls were
collected on 33 miles. For the previous part
of the month, on 18 miles on\y.?Observer.
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Rome, Ga., May 8.
The Skasok.?"The oldest inhabitant," we venture
to assert, has not seen a more backward
Spring than the present. For the last few weeks
the growth of corn has been scarcely perceptible,
whilst cotton has vacilated betweerr life and
death. The wheat crop has also evidently suffer,
ed from chilling winds and slight frosts, to what
extent we have no reliable information. We hop*',
however, that our plautiug friends may soon he
Mujitrrxl l?tf trrminl Jwnvorii aiwl cmxliiiif?
Kalkigii, May 7.
An Airful Tornado.?On sunday afternoon
our city was visited by a terrific tornado, which
came nearer the description* given of those in
the West Indies than any that we have ever
before seen. Its course was about a mile and
a half long and not more than twenty yards
wide. It had been mining all day, but ceased
between three and four o,clock, when a dark
funnel shu(>ed cloud was observed in the Southwest
There was little or no wind at the time,
but the storm came down u|>oi) us suddenly
with a mighty rush. Striking first the premises
of Mr. Sylvester Smith, it prostrated trees
and fences, dashing them, by its rotary motion,
in all directions; thence it pascd to II. I\ Moor's
Esq., tore down a stable on the lot of the late
Ruftin Tucker, leveled the chimney, and blew
in the sashes of the Standard Olficc, and with
increasing fury struck the beautiful residence
of Mrs. Eliza Taylor. There, where all was
but a moment before a paradise of beauty, it
ielt nothing but desolation; her beautiful green
house, ouc of the finest in the place, is now n
complete wreck, from the fulling of a chimney
on the roof, and the flourishing shrubs in her
yard are leveled with the earth. It passed
next to the Peace building, 011 Fayetteville
6treet, tearing the tin oil" the roof, and whirling
it through the air with terrific forcoand velo
city?pieces of it were picked up at the distance
of a half mile. The North Carolina Hook
Store was also much injured, the chimneys and
a part of the back portico being torn down.
It passed out at the North-east corner of the
town, back of the residence of Dallas Haywood,
Esq. There it seems to have spent its
fury?trees, two feet in diameter, being uprooted
or twisted off like twiggs. The kitchen of
Dr. William Grey, with two negroes in it, was
taken up and carried several yards. The negroes
were not seriously hurt, though the house
was completely demolished. It did not extend
into the country, and we are happy to say no
lives were lost.?Standard.
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'i'lie California legislature has passed Judge
Ilcydonfcldt'shill in relation to common schools,
and it is very popular in the country. We hope
to see the Judge along this way presently to
take his scat iu the United States.
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^ C'oLimmjK^ MAT 3.
The Scamn.?'Flint respectable individual,
"the oldest inhabitant,"has never experienced #
such a spring lis we have been favored within ^4
this latitude. We are now at tlieend of the V?
first week in May, and instead of open wm- * J
dows and balmy southern breezes, pouring into
them, we are writing by a fire, clad in ?Mer
clothing and our fingers cold at that. It WWf
so throughout April. Heavy showers, follow^
ed by bright, clear Northern days and nighty
just verging on u killing frost, 'lite effect oo
the Cotton crop must be sensible. For, although
it has not been killed outright, in the
high lauds as it has been in some of the creek
and river bottoms, it were I letter that it had
been, and that the crop were pla-ited anew; than
reliance should be placed on the present
growth, struggling for a sickly existence
through cold night and Northerly winds.
Sad Affkay.?Just as onr paper was going
to press, our attention was arrested by the fty
port of firearms. On hastening to the sjiot
from whence tiie shooting proceeded, we found
that Mr John Kirhy, a respectable citizen of
this county, Had been shot by Mr. Frederick
Hall. A gun and six barrels of a revolver <
discharged at Mr K., three of the Litter takedi -w.
effect, chiefly in the lower extremities of tW
body. It is thought the wounds are dangerous
one or more of the balls having passed through
into the pelvis. Mr Kirby wiis wholly unarm*
ed when attacked. We understaud that thef
difficulty originated in the settlement of an es*
tnfn luit inn fj ?t-li/in m a!-a <au/>A
tuir, i;uv piuuvuiiirs, .16 UJV WIW7,
will undergo a judical investigation. Mr. Haft *
surrendered himself to the Sheriff.?Tus. 0b- *
server of tlie 28th.
Dkplokarle Acrwent.? Young tjtuttf &&ot,
?On Wednesday Inst a Miss M, Lyon, e%h#
teen years of age residing in ChurcbrUle, was
shot by a boy aged 15 years, \rj the name of Potter,
also a resident of that place. Young Potter
desiring to have a little sport on the occasion,
took the riBe from Miss Lyon, after some
exertion, whereupon quite a spirited scuffle
ensued. Potter ran to one corne^of the room,
and jocosely said to ti?e young woman. "Now,
if yon come ndnr me, III shoot you!'' Miss Lyon
not anticipating the least danger, followed him,
when Potter, pointing the gun at her hetyLaalled
the trigger?the conlents^of the riRevwfere
discharged. The baII struck the young woman
upon ths right side of the nose, and passed
through her head, lodging in the back part of
the neck. The young lady is now in a very
critical condition, and can live but a abort tige.
Rttchader Advertiser, 3d.
Suicidr?A man by the name of Alexander,
ft linnoo nnlltwl flia Iflnfhi in fhifl
City, put an etui to hi* existance on Saturday
night last, by biking laudanum. He is said to
be a native of Philadelphia, and bad het-n tr:
villing tlirougb the couutry, in cntn|>any with
others, as a Comedian, giving vocal and bistromental
Concerts. He bad been here but a
short time.?Ibitl, '
ARREST OF A DESPERATE CONVICT. "4
A few days ago, we stated that a Convict
i.nim d William Johnson, alias Thompson;^escaped
front the penitentiary on RlackweU's lsland,
with a fifty pound ItaH and cbsui^to.ltys
leg, by getting into n Long Island boat on the 1
day the Grand Jury and Senator Douglas visited
the institution. lie was secertad the
house of a man named Nelson, In this nty for
a day or two, and then proceeded to Newark,
New Jersey. On Friday, officers Parker and
Recti, oftliechiersolfiee, having obtained intelligence
of his whereabout,proceeded to-the spot
and watched him. On seeing Reetl,he mistook
him for an acquaintance of his be had known
in Philadelphia, and came over to shake hands
with liini, asking him how he wns,*ud iflie had
got much of the stuff.?Not much, teufied Reed
and at the instant seizing liirn. If was fortunate
he did so, for on searching the prisoner*
he found a six barrel revolver in his pocket,
loaded with powder and bnll.nnd which Thompson
swore he would have fired at him, If be bad
a chance. So heavily loaded with power was
the pistol, that it recoiled severely after the bullets
and some of the powder had been taken
out A pair of nippers and some keys were
found on Itis person, He was conveyed to Ins
quarters at Blackwell's Island, to complete the j
period <. f his sentence, which will expire in Jane
next, when lie is to sent hack to Philadelphia . *
on a requisition of the Governor of Penusylvania,
on the charge of murder, and stabbing of
a jeweller in the street, wlo was tnking a box i
of jewels to a lady's residence, that had been
purchased. lie is charged with a burglary.
He was sentenced to Blackwell's Island for
larceny. In January last, he esca|>ed wijh tno
chain and hail of titty (rounds weight, on a
plank, and when ho reached the New York
shore, lie was so cold he could not move.
Amin Bkv.?This personage seems to have *
been an outrageous humbug after all, and wo
think Mr. Brown ought to be dismissed frank
the United States service for his share in (he
imposition. 'i*he New York Kxpress has th?
following, from a highly respectable source In
Constantinople^ - ;
"As to tiie embassy, it appears that dragoman
[interpreter] Brown took it into his head*
all of a sudden to visit the United States; but*
in doing so, it must be in a stylo somewhat extraordiiury,
and exhibit some grand diplomatic
skill. To accomplish this he goo* to the
Admeraltv, tells his friends there a Jong storjf
about the many new inventions got np hi the
United States, and concludes by saying that
ho would consider himsell highly honored bjf j
' having a person from that establishment toats
company him, to see the wonders of th it great . m
nation, and its wonder-working people; and ^
thus with some importunity lie succeeded in getting
the Captain Pasha to lay the matter before
the Sultan, and to get his majesty's consent to
the arrangements; which he did, with the pro*
vision that it bo conducted without ostentation^
and by no means to lie considered political or
diplomatic; and with the distinct understanding
that whoever shold leave the naval school, at the
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