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w. observe in the InteAigencey statement
h, prof w r. JOHNSON, of certain experiments
made by him to ascertain the power OF lrof.
PAGES engine. :,
Notwithstanding the authority IN sc'ehce OF
prof Johnson, we object TO the mode he mas
adopted for determining power--eveh a''hou9h
some Professor of New Haven, we believe, has
declared il n good one, rs published in the IN
teHigencer some time ago.
Now. the regular established, plain and simple
method of ascertaining the power of an engine,
i. to see how much weight it will elevate Ger
tain distance in given time. The horse power,
as commonly computed, is the elevation of $4,000
pounds one foot per minute.
Instead of adopting this plan, Prof JOHNSON
adopts Prof. PAGES. A brake is applied to the
periphery of thety-weel and loaded with weights.
When Prof PAGE lectured on this engine he
t.linly not to the satisfaction of anybody who
understood the true mode Of measuring power.
Prof JOHNSON exhibits not the power of the
engine, but the complexity and uncertainty of
the brake, and then applies weight TO deter
mine the resistance Of the brake. Why not
apply the weight directly to the engine without
the brake, and ascertain how much it can lift in
a given time? The complexity of the plan is
obvious; its uncertainty is evinced by the differ
ences of the results. In his second days expert
ments the same engine with the same motive
power varies in the horse power, as ascertained
by the use Of this brake from 4,89 to sos; or
nearly fifty per cent, a difference evidently due
to the uncertainty of the method, rather than to
changes in pressure and velocity. In the ninth
experiment, "A short circuit not pertaining to
the engine" is used, and the horse power is
reported at 1863, nearly rs per cent. more than
in previous trial of the same machine. Now
this won't do for any scientific test. Then we
are told nothing in this case of the cost of this
power, and that is everything. How much acid
and zine were used, what was their price--and
howlong they would last Nobody wants now
a-days to be told that an indefinite power can
be produced by electromagnetic. On the cost
of it depends its utility. We had, two winters
ago, an exhibition from Prof PAGE Of an engine
that could split with circular saw-in inch pine
board. Twenty thousand dollars were appro-
priated to him by Congress for experiments, and
he brings forward new engine, and is able to
split inch pine boards with an engine which he
claims to be four or five horse power but whose
speed is visiby slackened in splitting the board
thing which does not require half horse
power
Let Prof. PAGES engine raise $4,000 pounds
one foot in minute, and then we will acknow
edge it to be a four horse engine, and then W.
want to know what the zine and acids cost thai
move it-and then we can tell whether it is q
useful invention
Since writing the above we learn that a
motion in the Senate to make further appro-
piialions for this machine failed
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rz Commenting on the renewed agitation
by the Northern Abolitionists in the Senate, and
the accessons to their force-when the ink Of
the Presidents signature to the 'itgreat m"asares
of Pacifcation" was scarcely dry--the Virginia
"F2ag Of 90" says: @
"1'he South has giren up nearly everything for
peace, and has not secured H."
Our friend of the Fig is too fast-for che
Souih' has not yet set her seal to the articles
of submission. Some of her Representatives
here may have consented to the passage of this
"Compromise - but it remains to be seen
whether their consti uents will ratify their act
and passively submit to exclusion, now and
henceforth, from all the common territory-to
Sie assumption by Congress and the President,
of the power to partition States, by holding the
sword in one hand and the purse in the other
and, as II final measure of 'spacifcation!" al
low Congress to assume jurisdiction over the
institution of slavery, and abolish it at pleasure.
The end is not yet "N0us rervonS."
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THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION

NEY, OF ONO, In the CHAIR, ana TOOK up the special
order.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The pending question was the following amend
inert:
s.and provided also, That neither wine nor ar
dent spirits shall be used by the officers on board
ship, whilst in actual service, except as medi-
cine-to be administered under the direction of the
ships surgeon"
The amendment was moved on Saturday by Mr.
VENABLE to the following amendment of Mr.
JONES, as amended by propositions of Messrs
STANLEY and EVANS, of Maryland.
g Provided, That from and after the passage of
this act, iogging in the navy be and is hereby
abolished, except in cases where court martials
held, and the sentence shall not be carried into
effect until twenty four hours after the Judgment
Provided further, That the liquor ration in the navy
be, and the same is hereby abolished and that
five cents per day be allowed each sailor in lieu
thereof"
The amendment to the amendment was agreed
10 Ayes 81, nays 80.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, moved to
strike out all of the amendment as amended, after
the word Provided" and insert
"That fogging in the navy shall be and is
hereby abolished, from and after the passage of
this act" Agreed to.
The question then REQUIRED upon the amend
ment as amended, and 1t was adopted. Ayes 50,
nays 81.
EBONY LINE.
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, moved an
amendment, being substantially the same as the
bill reported by him from the Naval Committee,
providing for the establishments ola line of steamers
for Africa, for carrying the mail and black emil
grants for colonization.
Mr.. JONES raised point of order, on the
grounds that items in an appropriated bill for pur-
poses not provided by law, were prohibited by
the rules--that it was irrelevant to the subject
under consideration, and that it substantially
the same as a bill already on the Speakers table.
The Chair overrued the point of order
Mr.. JONES appealed from the decision, and
The committee refused to sustain the decision Of
the Chair by ayes 80, nays 81.
Mr.. MARSHALL OD reference to the appro-
priations in the bill for the New York and Liver
pool, New York, New Orleans, Havana and
Chagres-and Panama, California, and Oregon
lines of mail steamships) moved the following
amendments
g Provided further, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed as confirmation rat-
fcuton Of any departure from the original con-
tract for building said steamers and transporting
the mails, which has occurred heretofore without
the sanction Of the Secretary OF the Navy, and
Propided further, That the Secretary shall report
at the next session Of Congress, what departures
from the contract have been made, showing which
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From the Daily Chronicle, .Ne,o London, Conn.
September IL, 1850.
United states Coast Survey.

United states Coast Survey.
The United States steamer Bib, Lieut.. c. III.
McBair, commanding, on Sunday last, lowed into
Edgartown, the schooners ID. f. Willets and
Benjamin Brown, of this port, both of them dis
masted in the gale of the night before.
Lieut.. McBlair his officers and crew, deserve
high credit for the promptitude and manly energy
exhibited on the occasion. Like brave men and
true American seamen, they went to the relief Of
these vessels, under discouraging circumstances,
without the slightest hesitation, and by their skill
full and well-directed exertions probably saved
them and all on board from destruction.
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GEORGE w. TOWNS, Governor.
j. w. PATTON, Secretary, Executive Department

HARPERs FERRY-No Cholerd.--The editor
of the Charlestown, Jefferson county, Va, Free
Press, Gin which county Harper's Ferry is situa-
ted0 has visited that place, and says We have
the qualification to state that no cholera exists
there now, and that the health of the place is
good-there being less sickness now than gen
orally happens at this season of the year.
The few cases which did occur at Harper's
Ferry, We're magnfed into hundreds either by af
frighted imagination or design Hundreds of
persons were deferred from passing the place in
the ears, and the Railroad Companies have suf-
fered from the panic produced
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JENNY LTSD.-The desire to hear this admira-
BILE songstress does not diminish in New York.
The proceeds of Tuesday evenings concert have
been stated at $4,000 Those of Thursday
night are estimated by the Tribune at near
$4,000. Jenny Lind's share of this would be
$4,000, or E3,5O0l--which throws into the
shade all her concerts in Europe,
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DUTY FREE.-The collector of customs for
the Port of Queenstown, Canada, has issued a
notice that all stock, agricultural implements,
produce, &c, which NAV be brought in from the
United States, intended for exhibition at the
fair TO be held at Niagara on the 18th instant
will be permitted to enter free of duty
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

MONDAY, September 90, 1850
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
whole House on the state of the Union, Mr.. Dis
NEy, of Ohio, in the chair, and took up the special
order
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~ The Southern Press is exceedingly sore
at the SHINING it has received from several New
Orleans journals. 1t essays a feeble revenge by
calling them dull Inexperienced the Southern
Press finds them only too sharp for its comfort.
Were it otherwise, that sheet would not be con
stantly engaged in spasmodic attempts to say
smart things of them. Its efforts, however,
are futilc--it has malice enough to point wit !;
but not wit enough even to give inspiration to
malice.--N O. Bee.
Well if it be the function of wit to inspire
malice, and of malice to point wit the Bundle or
Bungle Bee Of New Orleans is entitled to the
honor of the discovery,
Those, however, who cannot realize the value
of this discovery will be apt to recognize the
attempts of the Bee at wit, to be nothing but
malice-and its inspiration anything but wit.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24

Bull fights have been introduced at San Fran
cisco, and a lurge Amphitheatre erected.
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| The bill from the Senate 10 suppress the slave
trade in the District of Columbia after January
next, was passed by the House of Representa-
tiyes on Tuesday, aud will become law. The
vote WAS ia yeas to AZ nays Of course there
was no nay from north Of Mason d Dixon's
line, while several members from slave States
voted yea. This settles the slavery question,
and is the last Of the measures of harmony orig
inalls proposed by the Compromise bl.-Bo
Ion Post
"Of course there was no nay from north of
Mason's g. Dixon's line" Why should there
be, against such "great measure OF dcyerance
aud liberty"-for the negroes introduced here
and which recognized the power Of Congress to
emancpate slaves, by an express provision
Tha, Southern votes could be obtained for such
a bill, is one of the saddest signs of the times,
on which, for the present, we forbear to com
meut.
On the passage of the Fugitive Slave bill,
however, which looked like concedng something
TO the South, the result was different. The Sa
vannah Ne,os thus comments on the feet;
THE FUeITIyE SLAVE BLL-Thc N. Y. Tri-
bune does not believe that the bill which was
passed on Saturday, us introduced in TIE orgna
bill, will amouat to much in practice, as the laws
were stringent enough already it doubts, how
ever, whether Commissioners can be found who
will fulfil its requirements in some sections, and
does not suppose that five more slaves will be
caught under this, than under the old law.
We share in the doubts and suggestions OF
the Tribune in reference to the operation of the
measure The correspondent of the N. Y. Ex-
press speaking of the vote in the House on the
BILL says:
| 'The majority which passed the bill was large,
and was mainly made up of Southern men, many
| Northern men not voting"
We believe the bill received hiry-tpo North
ern votes out of 1913
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From the .Nep York Herald
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
PACIFIC,

Time from the Wharf at liverpool 10 The Wharf
F'orty-fre Minutes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-02-16
CORN, BACON, SC.

L. RE will bcsold, at the late resi-
dence of Josiah f, Perry, deceased, near
the Tugalo River, in Pickcns District. on
Saturday the 3Oth of March, to the high
est bidder
Twelve or thirteen hundred Bushels of
Corn,
Two or three thousand pounds of Bacon,
Three or four hundred pounds of Lard,
Several head oflikely Cattle, Steers
and Beeves,
A large quantity Of Fodder, &c.
The property will be sold on credit of
twelve months, the purchaser giving his
note bearing interest with approved secu-
rity.
Persons already indebted to the Estate
are requested to make payment on the
day of sale.
B. f. PERRY, Admir-.
Grecnyillc, S. G. Feb. 2, 1850.
80 At
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THE WEATHER.

Previous to last week we have enjoyed an
unusually mild winter, having had much rain
and but very few days of severe cold Last
week we had several intensely cold days. This
week we have had all the varieties ever emu
inerated IN the catalogue of weather. In the
language of the humorous Tom Hood, first "it
'o1e''ea, thenit sne'eed and then it Mewed and
now ats fried Monday and Tuesday were
mild clear su'l'shiny days; Wednesday was
dark and cloudy, with heavy rains. Tbnrs1av
was cloudy npd cold, the snow falling in small
Quantities nearly all day; Friday and Saturday
freezeing cold, with high winds, and even While
we wlite the windsssre driving through our
key-holc 80 keen as to remind us forciblv Of tb,.
ahrill whistle ofa railroad engiue. For two
days the whole range of mountains have been
robedi pure white, presenting a most beaut.
fuI and pleasing prospect to tue admircr of M
lures poetry and grandncr.
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OUR CHURCH.

IL affords sgreat pleasure to announce to
the public, that the fine brick church in this
village has been examined and received by the
building committee, so far as it had been
placed under contract. The committee OK.
pressed themsol yes highly pleased with the
faithful manner in which Messrs Wilson &
I-anggston have executed the work generally
May they live to build thousand Churches
but we regret to say the church is not vet
1lnshed-it still remains to be plastered
and fitted up with seats and pulpit, all Of
which will cost something over 5000. The
contract was let out according to the available
tunds IN hand-the committee are now out of
funds and in debt nearly 800 for the work al
ready done Thc liberality of our charitable
citizens is already partially exhausted, and we
fear the church cannot be finished for some
time to come, without some kindly aid from
abroad. The friends of religion and morality
at home; and the philanthropic contributors to
tAls ieudable work, from abroad, have our hear
test thanks for their generous aid; and we beg
aeaye to remind them that the workmen are
hewready to receive their wages.
Subscriptions will be received by s. K;tt sov
IS. II. McFall, NJ NJ. Norton Or j. W. Norris iv
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the Southern people have been accus-
toned to contemplate the probable an
neXatlon of Cuba to the slavcholdng
States. 1t is one of the objects held in
view by Southern statesmen now here,
though they do not wish to expedite an
event, by premature measures, which
must happenin the natural course of
things. In view of the future, the pos
session of Cuba by the United States, is
very important, and particularly to the
United States South-a country recent
ly begun to be talked of and whose
boundaries are not yet defined
In all this struggle between the South
and North, the object on the part of the
former, has not been so much to secure
the right of carrying slaves into Califor-
MIA, as to prevent the adoption of prin-
ciple, which would forever confne slavery
within its present limits, and deprive the
South of any hope from the furure. To
possess Cuba, other than, as it is, a slave
holding country--would be of no advan-
tage to the South. 1t is easy to sec the
object of Queen Isabela's Government
in giving the above named instructions
to the Captain General of Cuba. 1t is to
interest the Southern States of this
Union in opposition to the projects of the
Cuban invasionists. Cuba has more to
fear from the recklessness and cupidity
Of Northern advcnturcrs than from the
South. | know that Mr.. Calhoun is ut
terly opposed to the acquisition of Cuba
under present circumstances. He and
his colleague, Mr.. Butler, were, You
know, the earliest opponents of the acqui-
sition ofany part of Mexico.
Mr.. Buchanan is still here, and is pour
ing oil on the troubled waters. He is in
favor of Cancellation and compromise.
The danger, so much apprehendcd, Of
rash course on The part Of Congress, in
relation to the territorial question, is al
ready past, The Wilmot Proviso is OBJ
solete. Even the House refused to force
it to day. The vote, on the motion to
lay Mr. Roots resolution on the table
i. e., to reectit-was yeas los, nays 10.
Nearly thirty Northern members voted
in the affirmative. 1t is certain that the
House seeks to evadc the question: Cor
reSpondence cha. Courier.
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II A X T. s.

The TaxCollector of Pickens District
will attend at the following places, viz
On Tuesday the 5th of March at Jno.
Bowen's; 9th at the Trap; 7th at Hester's
8th at Wolf Greek; 9th Mrs. Barton's:
1lth Hurricane; 18th McKinney's; 18th
g. AS.1ssvtsss5, 49, o. 9. :,
West Union; 10th 'wdelightful change,
Poole's; 10th Bachelors Retieatt, soon
Rockwell; 21st VIM. Saunders; 22nu
Millcr's; 23d r. Gaines; 25th ,Salubrity;
26th Pickensville; at Pickcns C. H. on
Monday and Tuesday Of Spring Court.
Ny books will then be closed; All re
turns not made by that time will be do,1-
6ie taxed.
All persons are required to return all
taxable property transferred or purchased
since the last tax return
State Tax
Road 90 nor cent
Poor ' 123"
j. BOWEN, t. q.
Jan i8, 80. 3e--tf
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B If -EG c. II z " $
Az SAENHREHHT'Y.

w. S. & II. p. WILLIAMS have Just
replcnishcd their Stock of Goods with the
very best assortment and the latest style
of Dry Goods, Cloths, Satinets, &C., Lin
nen, Shirting, Northern Homcspuns &c.
Calcoes latest fashions, at to 25 cts.
per yard, silk Gloves and handkcrchiefs
of superior style, lower than ever offered
here before, and mems IIoskin Black
Gloves, good article, at 75cts per pair.
A fine lot of Shoes and Boots of every
style: Hats and Caps, from G5cts to ST 90,
Fine Hats from 81 to $500
Groceries, Sugar and Coffee, superior
article, ew-Orlcans Molasses at Scots
per gal. Iron, Nails and castings on good
terms. All of the above will be disposed
ofas low or lower than they have been
sold in this market in many day.
In exchange for Goods we will receive
BeeswaX, Tallow, and Feathers at the
market prices.
Come and examine for yourselves, for
we are determined to sell for small prof
its and quick returns
ran. IL, so, "a. IT,
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respective Congressional Districts, to
elect two Delegates, to represent such
Congressional District in the Convention
at Nashville in June next.
The Abbcville representatives are fully
alive to the deep and abiding importance
of this interesting step about to be taken
by the South, and we are sule that the
patriotism of the District will respond
mos heartily to the CALL
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> Ill E II IF F'S S ALE S.
PicIeHas District.
Ordinary's Office.
February, 2, 1850.
Y IInrUE OF wRrs OF r1pR1 rAc1,s

'IRTUE OF wRTs OF FIERI FAc1As To
ME- DIRECTED
Will be sold before the Court House
IN Plckens District, within the legal
hours, on the first Monday and Tucsday
in March next,
600 Acres of Land lying on Estatoa,
adjoining lands of o. E. Barton and 9th,
ers; Road Wagon, bay Mares, levied
on as the property of John Mckinney at
the suit of w. l.. Kieth and others.
1913 Acres of Land on the waters Of
Saluda River adjoining lands of Joseph
Harnin and others; by virtue of an attach
mcnt In favor of w. L. Keith VS.. j. M
Boggs.
negro man named Bob, levied on as
the property of Tilman D. Coleman and
Abigail Coleman at the suit of John Bow
en-.
All the interest which the defendat
Preston Wade has in Tract of Land w.
mg on the waters oil Saludia River. adj
joining lands of A. Blythe and Others
containing 100 acres more or less, attn.
SUIT OF John Bates, jr. VS.. Preston ] Wade
IL Acres Of Land lying on the waters
oil IL Mile, adjoining lands of Isaac An
derson, Sarah Banks and others, levied on
as the property of M. M. Banks at tho
suit of J. E. Hagood.
One young and likely Negro Fellow
sola as the property of John Mckinney
Keith, Il
On Tuesday after Sale day, at the
house of tho defendant. one H,,ndroS
bushels of Corn as the property of Halie
son billiard attho suitof B. Hagood.
g 90, ]; A. DOYLE, s. P. D.
F4crifF's oAicc, Feb. 0, 1850,
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from tie Tlegraph.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
WASuINGrON d O.
VAsHINGToN, d. c..
FridaY, February l. 1850

~ riluoy, rcUTuPry L, lSoU.
This city is now buzzing like buzy
beehive with plans, and proposals, and
programmes of some settlement, every
one having his nostrum ready, and strong
ly convinced ofits curative qualities.
An intelligent gentleman suggested to
me, this morning that Mr. Clay's compro-
mise had the best prospect of success,
because he lad not get met on heard of a
S'ng(e man soho approved Of its conditions,
and consequently no jealousy had been
excited by it. Never did a babe so anx-
iously looked for, and so painfully broug't
forth, fall so still-born as this Benjamin
of the "great commoner" who now mis-
represents the sentiment of Kentucky.
Ills project it is needless to annalyze or
dwell upon-thc rickctty thing has not
vitality enough in it to need any touch or
vanrnish; the only wonder is that such a
proifer should have come from such
source, or have been mis-called ga com
promise"
Since the debate on that proposition,
most significant silence has been obser-
we'd with regard to it, On Tuesday next
1t will come up regularly, when presume
we will have battle of the giants in the
Senate, over the whole question thus ipN
troduccd.
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HEADQUARTERS,

CHARLESTON, Jan. 25, 1850.
ORDER NO.
The entire suit of the Governor are re-
quired to attend him in Charleston on
f'fdav, the 22d of February next.
Each Aid, residing in the Brigades
coming under the order of the 22d inst.
will attend him at the reviews.
BY order of the Commander-in- chief.
j. w. CANTEY,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
80 2St