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IALLAIIAssEE. June 90


We learn by II gentleman dirrcl from
Tampa that "a day 6r Two before leaving.
the Indians who calnc.in ~ itIi AIli.aIor aI
!bat place, made an attempt to escape. A
parry of 70 warriors stole horses. loaded
Them with provisions, aud dcc.mped in the
night. Gen. rayIor immediately drspach-
ch two companies of tfonps IN pursuit, who
succeeded in capturing the hurScs and pro-
VISIONS but the Indians made their escape.
On the return of .ihc troops. twenty five
horses laden with provisions. were also
captured. II WIS HE intention no douh, of
all the warriors 10 have made their e>cnpc,
hul the vigilance OF Gen. Ia, !ur prevented
it. All2aor is yei al Tampa. and we are
informed III the employ Of Gen. r., at
high wage, 10 hrin. in the lniirns.
We have little hopes of in mciny the
Indians YET To surrender. fh.,, movements
are most hostile. We learn thar every po,t
abandoned by ouriroop' has been drsti,vrl.
Fnrt Clinch nil The With1arnochcc, Fort
King, and F.r Mellon have hcrn burnt. and
most ofihr bridges in 'he nniion hive bccn
u s'rnyrd Scarcely had our troops passed
the bridge near Fort X. ere it was burned
hy the imlini,s, who were following close il,
The rear oi ih,, army.
Our informant states that Gen Taylor is
,ursuing Gen. Jesup's plan of ch,xng the
Eho>tilrs. We ARE mistaken in "nr opinions
entertained OF this oliccr, if he suffers !lin,-
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Domestic News.
trom tie Tie Charleston Mercurv.

From the he Charleston Mercury.
FROM FLOkIDA,-By The schr. Allure.
Capt. Gomez, arrived here yesterday from,
st. Augustine, we have received the Herald
of the 23d ult.. from which we copy the iot-
'TnE WAR ENpED."-On the 27th inst.
Il dclaclmenl of L. >. Dr,igonns. amour 81
in number, under Capt. Brail scouting i'm
the nriS Shh"rh"~l "i san FrlaSro.ncar New
nansvilc, discovered ln Indian Trail, whicb
WAS followed up, am,! while IN the pursuit
" ere suddenly atincke. by II gang nl In
dans estimated III ah"u, 60. Capt. " aikcr
of Alarhna county. acting ,S guide, was in
the. advance. and WAS .mo,tallv wounded,
aud died in Il few minutes. The fire was
kept up Tor some minutes with spirit on 10th
sides. SiX 0i the dragons were wounded.
They succeeded III driving the Indians Il
short distance INTO u hammock, where. the
force OF The troops, wns ton small tn follow
them. Two Indians were found killed; the
Dragons retreaicd in good order, bri. Iuino
with them the hudy Gf CapI. Walker
While retrea,inS the ,n,lians came ont ofih
hammock, and commenced firing, buta long
distance oil. Capt. Dadc. of the Dra coon,
with his company, had gone towards the
OkeIcnokce swamp which was the reason
no more force could he procured.
Capt. W alkcr was, we learn much cs-
.tcetptd by all who knew him, land his loss i,
greatly 10 he. regretted. He ha, left IA
" idOw and several i.alI children Here
lis another widow and more orphans added
10 tho list "i sa>agc buIcherics We oiier
her m.r most heartfelt, >ympatbics for her
bereavement; and .cO.iitneld her TO the
"Ialllcr of the tathrricss." for support and
consolation utidcr this aillIctin. dispe,lsa-
ton.
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From the Correspondence Of Char. Mercury.

WAsnINGToN, July 2. 1.
The Vice. Presidcnr having left his seat.
the Senate was called to order to-day by.
the Secretary. A president pro iempore
was then elected. aud Mr. King having. 81
votes on the frs:halot. was declared to
be- chosen. and ,onk the chair Mr.. King
briefly returned his thanks to the Senate
for this renewed mark of Ibeir confidence.
aud declared his inten,ion.to merit il BY tho
impartial discharge Of his duties.
Mr.. Calhoun presented the Charleston
memorial on the subject of steamboat dis
aslcrs.
RKPEAL OF THE DIpos1rE AcT.-Mr,
Wr@h'' bill tor"pcal the depositc act Of ':6.
with the exception of so much as relates TO
d"positcs with the States and with ,h;. ex:.
ccpiion Of the last clause Of The 5tb src,;on
which IL suspends till October Isf. was ia:
ken up: A long debate cns,ed. in which
Mcssrs. Preston aud Webster opposed Tho
bill, and Messrs. Strange and Benton sun.
porfel il.
MIR. Calhoun briefly expressed his dissen,
to the measure. BY an unfortunate ana
incorrect construction of the act of 1880
Ion" acquicsced in, hank paper had, he said
hecn received aud disbrsed, instead of tho
strictly constitutional currency, gold and
silver. and banks had hrcn einployed ae
drpo>itories, instead Of the officers of the
G"vcrnmcnt. This construction was fur
thrr supported by the act of 1916. and bv
The act of the present session, which re-.
s'lnds the specie circular. Under these
clrcnm>tu,crs. if the dcposite act were re-
pealed. the Executive would probably CON
Time TO use the agency, of Banks, and 10
receive Bank paper. This hcine the case.
Mr. Calhoun could not-scc that any thing
was to be gained by repeating the deposi,e
act; while it would render the system still
worse hv ahsolvins it from the regulation of
In" II The Bill passed, he trusted. how
ever, that the President would go back to
the true construction Of he law Of I7a9 =
The Bill was passed. Yeas 30. Navs %.
The Senate also passed the Light House
Bill
In the House Of Representatives.. Mr..
Cambreleng reported Bill providing fiu
! the Investment Of the funds received bv th,
Government under tho Smithsonian be-
quest
Bill was reported from the Select
Committee on foreign paUpcrs, to prevent
The Introduction of paupers into The ports Of
he United States, also a Bill TO amend the
acts relative to NATURALIZATION.
The Bill for increasing the Army was
finally passed. Yeas liz. Navs SO.
The Harhor Bill was taken up, aud occu-
pied the remainder of the day. =.
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Hitiiam Is. Rocntstcr.-Therc was one
incident connected with the melancholy
disaster the loss Of the Pulaskil. which
closed his carer, which ought not TO he LOST. /.
although il name Is lost that ought to be
rightly recorded. Judge Rochester was
feeble from pru,racied ,n.I,sn,silion.
\ fellow ->uncrcr from the expulsion. an
athletic ym'nS NAN. possessing n"bIr soul :,
saw his condition, and II Icit unaid,d, his
inevitable fate. That young man had
constructed IL float ior himself. upon which
he WAS buoyed up while the Judge was
wilh0ut The means Of reachin" The boat
ihr young man generously insisted that
the Judge should save himself upon his o,pn
raft, while ne would cndcarrr 10 take care
oi hmscf as he othrwsr might The deed
was Il noble one, bu, Providence denied
that /, should he crowned with success, -
Both the Judge and his bcnclactOr persisted
the former among tn, breakers in at,
tempting To land. the latter amidst The irag-
menrs of the wrrck.-.N Y. Com idv.
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ST. r.Josrpus.Inne 90

On Saturday last. Il gentleman of This
place, whiie bathing in the Bay on the OPP
p"st!e shore from the town, was attacked
hy Shark, and mad his foot severely bit
ten. Prompt aid WAS afforded aud the wound
handaecti IN a way TO prevent ii serious
loss OF blood. In a very few minutes after
the accident, more than ~ dozen sharks
were seen swimming around. attracted no
doubI by the smell al The blood, and one
exhibited such ravcuous- fcrOclty as to seize
Il stick. thrust III him bv one of the party, ,
by which llc WIS nearly drawn out of the
water. This is the first instance we have
Know. in this Bay, in which an attack has
been made by a shark on II living person.
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nor api kin TO candidate. You, your
your Preamble (as soon n it
rs puhlished) and your principles are by
your avn act rendered obnoxious to criri-
comment! Ifvou have heard the
truth, it is of your 6rn serting"'' IL il i>
disagreeable. mead your wavs! Though
Your Resolutions are !hr mcrcSi compound
OF prejudice, arrogance aud ignorance thar
Il have ever. s"en-l have treated you " irh
much lcnirncy i" consideration nf the i'm
sperfeciion of >hnmpn nature; for if the
best of us are far from being pcrfcct-it is
not surprising, that you who '.havc more
flesh than common. men should Iik" Sir Jack
F'atstaIl "havc also ,uorc frailtv." "If
Adam fell in the days Of innoccnce-w hat
could we cxpec' from poor squire Holmes
in these days of villainy?'
A \ULLIFIER
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a \ULI.IFIER
Mr.. ED,roR.

. In compliance with tie request Of the
EdgefeId Ministerial Conference. I send.
for insertion in your columns, an abstract of
its late proceedings, on the 4rh July. The
aaywas spent in full and free interchange
of thought and feeling on subjects of impor-
tance to the Gospel Ministry and to The
welfare. Of the churches. Among these the
causes OF the low state Of religion, now so
painfully existing, and the measures for
their removal. engaged very particular at
tenIion. aud eiciled many important susges
tions, The chairman was requested tn
prepare an essay on '',ho most suitable
measures for cevaiins the standarlof piety
among tho members and Ministers of ile
Churches The following supplies were
appointed for tho proiractcd meetings of
the year, viz, The Brethren Bruuson and
Hill to attend al Cnllahams on the Friday
before the 9th Lords day July; The bre-
thrcn johnson and Il. and w. Watkins. ar
Bethany a, Republican on the Friday be-
fore the lst Lords day in August: Il. Il W.
Natkirs. Hill. Ahnty. Brunson, and Chiles
for Gilgal on the Friday before the 3rd
Lords day in August: Johnson Il. aud w.
Watkins for Dry Creek on ,h, Friday be-
fore the 9th Lords day in Srpremhcr: NJ.
NJ. Ahney, Hill, and ChiIes for Bculah ON
the Friday before the 2ml Lords day in
September.
The next meeting Of Conference was
appointed 10 be held at 8 ncnnk OH the
Friday belore the .nce,in. of The next Edge.
Held Baptist Asso iati"n at Pine Pleasant
Meeting House. Members Of churches,
Ministers, u Messengers from Sister -,sso-
c'a''"n aer respectfully aud aiiecln,arciy
invited To attend. w. b. JOHNSON;
e. Chairman.
July 9Th. 1888,
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charityto to think that you never have. Forif
you had, you would have known that the ex
ira session was, at least, not unconstitution,
al l think too highly of your intellect L"
suppose that YOU could not understand
it. And too highly Of your political in.
tegrity to suppose you would wilfully mis-
represent. Winch horn Of the dilemma .io
you choose! In charity | will soad yo,,
with the smooihcr. You confess thea, that
you were dennnncing men tor differing will,
you on question of which YOU were pro-
fonndly ignorant. "Truly, a mighty man
has fallen in Israel" sincerely. sir, com.
miserate your situation. would it were
so you could be spared this castigat"n !!
But public policy forbids it. You have
thrown down The gauntlet. You have had
the strange iniiscretion nf holding Yourself
forth. as statesman, competent to direct
public opinion. You have done more; You
have denounced the course pursued by our
Representatives rs "unprecedentetl, uncon-
stitutional and unwise.' You have resolved
to prescribe every one who does not enter
tain tine same constitutional doctrines as
yourself. What right then have you to
complain when you are in turn assailed !!
If your ignorance has been exposed and
you are held up to ridicule, with What pro.
prie,y can you murmur? Are you not the
aggressor? Had :ou remained with Us in
the station Of private citizen, should
have heen the last on earth to wound YOUR
feelings on account Of Il difference Of opin-
ion. But, sir. when you Voluntarily leave us
to become politciah-w hen for the pur
pose Of giving yourself prominence. you are
debating to Others and degrading your DIS
trict-when you are attempting to rouse
popular prejudice, aud commence throw
ing fire-brands and raising the cry of pro-
scriPtion, feel it my solemn duty as man
aud citizen Of Edrefield, regardless of con
sequences. 10 rcbuke such conduct and 10
hold j, up in its naked deforn,ity to the pub
lie gaze. am citizen of the District,
aud as deeply interested in its welfare as
you are; l have the same right To enter
tain and express my opinions, that you
have. upon all matters Of legislation, and
am not to he deferred by any base feeling of
self interest or personal peril. You, sir,
think yourself competent to direct public
opinion in this District. differ with you, l.,
The people will judge betw cen us. To
their decree Twill submit most chcerfulIy.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
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From the Franklin { Pa) M,cNigcnrer

STEAM BulT ExpLosION.-i The Steam
boat Beaver burS' Ohe oi her hOIh.rs about
30 miles belly fTanNlln. on sunday eve
n'nS me l"th instant, on her upward pas
sage, ny winch Two frcntn w.'re severely
s'alded, and one slightly. The life Of one
nt the sufferers was Tor some time dcspairc,l
OF, bmt II IS SAID he Is now dong well. The
boilers burst nndrrncatii, making h lie
winch w""ld probably average IL or II
inches square.
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A pint hottie was picked mp on Saturday
of the Sailors Snun llarbor, which "on-
taneh papcr on which the following was
written. Ii seems strange that it shopld
have noa,ch into our harhor: nor hive wo
been able to Obtain anv account of the vcs-
sci Described. Perhaps this NAV meet tho
eve of some one who can communicate in
formation in relation to it.-N. Y. Cour. s..
Enquirer.
Nav II. 1854 o'clock in the evening.
Thrown overheard at sea in lat. 80 10.
Ion. II do from on hoard the h'is Despatch
from Trirstc to New York, being in distress,
loss of both mas,s and alcaky ship, expect
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The accident arose from rlle carciessness
or incapacitv.Cf the en- sinecr, who, with the
lifcmcn, had smuSgleh liquor on board,
had. taken too freely, and suffered he water
in the boilers TO become TOO low, while Il
strong fire WIS kem up in order To- opropel
the boat through what il called Parkcr's
Falls. where the accident took place.
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July 3.
In the, Senate. to day. Mr.. CLAY pre-
scnted a. memorial ON The sihiecr Of acci-
dents; orcasiohed by The explosion of steam
boilers. Mr. Preston prescribed memorial
from the L. STATES Marinr Corps. praying
an increase OF cnnpensatiou. Mr.. Ta;l-
madse. from the committee on Naval AZ
fairs. made report on the petition Of Dr..
Sherwood. III relation 10 his discoveries i'm
Magnetism, and its application 10 latitude
and longitude. MIR. Preston stated tha, the
subject was Of the greatest interest and tho
discovery one of vast importance 10 science
and tn commerce. He moved the printing
Of 5.OoO extra copies of the report. for ,lis-
trihution. Mr. Buchanan believed, he said
thar ~" "'isrovrry,'ifs genuine was The great
est "f modern Times. Mr.. Webster said it
was snmelhina of the highest moment. or
of n" Importance AZ all. The public could
Judge which. if we gave them an opv,rtu-
nifty. 5000 extra copies of tho memorial
were ordered TO he printed
4 number Of private bills were considered,
and acted upon.
In The House, after Mr.. ADAMS had
hrtted through his hour. tho bill from the
Senate repeating the firs, twelve sections of
the depoSte act of 1886. was read first and
second time.
MIR Cambr.lcng expressed hope that
the bill ouid he passed without DELAY. and
thar il would moi be referred. He said nn-
less the bill! passed. it he Impossible for the
Secretary of the Treasury TO employ as
repositories ofrhe Government any of those
hanks which had suspended specie paw
menr. Nearly all the hanks camr, in ono
way or another, under the Inhibition of that
act.
Messrs. Menifcc. Wise. and I.ccare. op-
poSeh the bill and Mr.. Legare moved it's
reference to the Committee on Ways and
Means. MIR. Cushnan moved the pre-
vions question, in order 10 cut off the debate,
but it was not seconded. the vote being 97
TO lQ2. MIR. Duncan, Of Ohio, spoke q lonc
time in support Of the measure. Mr.: I.e-
gare Withdrew the motion 10 refcr'thc bill,
and moved to strike ON the second section,
leaving only the provision for suspcndinc
the FIVE dollar note restriction.
MIR. Robertson moved to substitute pro.
vidihs for the special dcposire of the revcn-
ne in State banks. fIc advocated This mo-
lion nj some length
Th" question will not probably bc taken
10 night. NV opinion i, that the bill will be
lost, THOUGH III" vote will be very close
Seven O'Clock p. NJ The House has
stricken out thr second section Of the SEN
ate. which repealed the dcpositc act hv
; vote Of 100 to 100: nothing is left Of the bill
bul ihr irSl section. suSpcnding the ''pcra-
ron Of The five dollar inierdct till October
! lSt, aud that will probably he modified
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hi'her, sirrah, a void in your ear, sir, say
to you ii is ,hought;you are false knaves."
Shakespeare. !
Mr. EDIToR:
If the consciousness ofthe. proud position
which South Carolina occupies among her
sisters, affords mo high qualification as
Carolinian. what must be my feelings as a
Nullifer. of EdgefeItl. when J reflect that
hat District has by its intelligence and in
depeadence--by the singleness and depth
of its devn,ion TO the State, been chiefly in
sirumental in elevating her to her present
Pre-eniihence. To wha, can we attribute
the unrlvaiied reputation which S. Carolina
now enjoys. except to the disinterested mo-
tlves and high impulses by hich her pco .
pie have ever been impelled to sacrifice all
things for her protection or prono,ion?-
How then can she maintain her present DO
si,lon unless she can perpetuatc this prin-
cipie!
A desire 10 perpetuatc it as we'll rs a
belief, that it is the imperlous duty of
every son Of Carolina. to preserve the cs-
cutcheon of his State, as carefully as he
would his own. free from blot or blcmish.
has determined me to make the following
comment on Col. Holmes Resolutions.
am proud of my State; but 1 glory in
my District Ii S. Carolina is distinguish
cd, Edgcfied has contributed to that dis
linction in no small degree. This is no idle
boast. In thirty two, when the star OF our
State was obscured by the dark clouds of
despotism--when the sun ofpiosperirv shone
no longer upon us and when even hope had
folded up her Iris wing, where was Old
Edgefeld! Ask Col. II ,lmes if he'reinem-
bers! and when her brave sons had conyre-
gated together and offered their bodies as
foundation upon " hich might be erected
Temple to Liberty-wl "a they were
about pouring out their life blood as liba
tion upon the altar of fpatliotism-,ytert was
this gallant defender OF the Constitution!
Do you suppose. Col. Holmes. that me
are to be dictated to by man whose hear,
sank and whose cheek blanched in those
1
days of danger! Do you suppose sir, tina,
zoe win trust a man who would hut yesler-
da> have crimsoncd his hands in The pre-
cidus blood of Carolinians! DO you expect
to blind our eyes rs TO your motives by the
brilliancy Of your genius--or arc you 80
senseless as to suppose that the men wh
in thirty two would have iavished MOI
money but blood. who would have given
mot earth but heaven" TO have saved thler
State have lost all love for her? Permitm me
to inform you. sir. that our feelings arc As
fixed-our love as lasting-our devotion a.
deep-ou prayers as fervent for the ..bon,
of our affections and land of our allegiance,
as your hatrerl is abiding and your curse.
are bitter! We followed not your advice
in thirty twouor will we now The safe.
y Of. your State was then dependan, up
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FOR THE XDYERTIsER.l

"A marvellous witty fellow assure you;
hut will go abou, with him. Come you
hi,her. sirrah, avoid in your ear. sir, say
to you ii is thoughtyou are false knaves."
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self imposed upon more than once by the
treachery OF this taithless remnant of Semi
nuies.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
FOR THE ADvERrIsER.1 I

''You arc thought here to be the most
senseless and fit man for The Constable of
tho watch; therefore bearyo the lantern"
Much ado about Nothing.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-07-19

TALLEYRAND, who has lately. al the
advanced age Of eighty four paid the debt
OF nature, vas one OF lie most exiraordi-
nary men OF whom We have any know
ledge, and as he has filed large space lin
the public eve, and acted a prominent
part IN the affairs Of Europe, Tor the last
fifty years, the following authentic bio
graphical notice Of him, translated from
the Amhos Mundof. for this paper. and
published IN November last, will not be
unacceptable 20 our readers a, the present
time: We therefore publish IL.
Charles Mauuce Talleytsnd de Peri.
CORD, Vas born ~ PARIS, March 9TH. 1884.
Although descended from the Illu,trious
family Of the Counts Of Pcrigorj. tic for
tune of Talicyrlnd vas far from being
pleasing upon has entrance upon lie add
having moreover had the mi,loriune OF
being born lane. he was depnveu ol tie
right % prImogeniturc which was trans.
isrred 20 his brother. She Count Afchar,-
bJult. Notwithstanding. the elegance Of
has department and the force Of hi, talents.
secured TO hin upon his entrance into so.
oicty, every kind Of iuccer. proper TO
satisfy hs youthtul puGe. Destined by
family conudcrIiJns 20 cmlfacc q Clcn.
cal career. be entered. vefy Young the
University Of ST. Sulyl,ce. " here his name
and cxqui.i.c iss'c made f0r bin a large
number 81 admirers. Having received
The sacred orders. he Vas ChOscu sgsAfs
DEL eirS,. IN l7sO, a, 2G years Of age, AID
At 80 be saw himself cleya'ed 20 ihe dag
nily OF Bishop Of Aston. In q position
so brilliant. increased indeed by The cele.
buiy Of hls talents. Talleyrand plunged
into every kind Of dissipation add plea.
sure which although Il brought upon him
the .rcproof and contempt Of part Of The
court aud nobility. procured hm unhes
n celebrity ~ The SaioHs Of Versalllcs and
Pans lis conduct was a Singular con
tfast With The hugh religious character Of
be office II would take a volume 90 r..
cord ihe numerous gallantries snd The fine
strokes Of cp'gramsto VT which rendered
BIN q. this time 90 notable.
At The epoch % The revolution II 1857.
be was selected deputy By The clergy
of his diocese, 10 the States General -
Here Tslleyrand began hs political ca
feer. he srdently embraced The nation
al cause. and continued defending It 9Th
a talent end perseverance,. which sfier.
wards placed him IN the ffoni rank Of the
evolutionary movement. among his