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Tie South Carolina Legislature has a bill
letore it, to provide for the election Of Presi-
iential Electors by the people, as in other
States.
Aessrs. Gurney e. Dodson have, up to this
lime, slaughtered upwards Of 5000 beeves,
intended entirely for the English market -
MaysgiHe Eagle.
Piits6Nrg and Ere Railroad. Seventy |
miles Of this road, from Brighton northward, |
IS under contract, aud it is the design to COM
menee active operations upon it, in the course |
Of ten days or two weeks.
The Baptists in 1850 had % churches in
Maryland, 553 in Virginia, 306 in Pennsyl-
vania, 794 in New York, in Delaware and
4OS in South Carolina.
The Study Of Agriculture scientifically, we
notice, has, of late, been introduced into some
Of the higher academies and colleges Of the
Northwest.
L9Raeaza is very prevalent in New York at
present. 1t has assumed the symptoms Of the
gfiPpe that was so general some years ago.
Rhode Island coal is now crowding itself
into use just as Pennsylvania coal was forty
years ago.
AbWt to appoint general superiutedent Of
common schools has passed the House of Com
mons Of North Carolina by decisive ma ajority.
The Phonetic system Of instruction has been
introduced into lag public schools in Mas
sachusetts.
Geld Water and ChoEerd.-Itis is stated in
the London prints that during the prevalence
of the cholera in the Polish town OF kOVal
the worst cases were quickly cured by giving
the patients copious draughts Of cold spring
water.
Branfz Mayer, known as a writer by his
book on Mexico, written while he was secre-
tary of legation TO that country, takes the
place Of Henry J.. Carey, as editor OF the
Baltimore American. Mr.. Carey is engaged
to take charge Of the Crescent City at New
Orleans.
Rise in Chaik! The New York city milk
men have had meeting, at which they resolv-
ed to raise the price Of their commodity from
four to five cents quart. Chalk S rlz they
say.
TIE New York Board Of Aldermen have ap-
propriated 81 $50 to purchase marble bust
Of Henry Clay, by Mr.. Pruden Of Lexington,
KY, OF Peter Y Hustled. 1t will be placed
in the Governors room i'll the City Hall.
The Merchants of New Orleans are talking
of establishing "high change" where business
men could cougregate at certain hour to in
terchaDge opinions on the various topics con-
uectcd with the commerce Of the city.
The Polish Exiles in New York commemo-
rated the twenty third anniversary Of theirre-
volution by grand mass at st. Andrews RO-
.lnan Catholic Church, on Monday. AnumbeI
7 of foreigners, other than Poles, were present
! II the poor house has any terror for you
never buy what you don need. Before yol
pay three cents for a JewshaTp, ascertain
whether you cannot make just as pleasant
noise by whistliDg.
The Marysville Tribune says:-"Thirty iiy
years ago, there were thirty distllerlCs i
Fayette county, Ohio, aud no church; no
there are thirty churches, and no distillery
IasgrdRce--1 Point Decided.-It has bee
decided in a recent case in philadelphia, tn
a mistake in policy designating the thu
story Of building, Instead Of the fourth,
containing the property insured, did not 10
felt the insurance money as 1t did not Il
crease the risk.
Geld iR notwithstanding a single wct
induly, as ruGch as lbs 900 ounces gold du
was brought into Melbourne aud Port Phil
hich at valuatiOu Of $50, Tor IA sterling
gives a weekly product Of two and half mi
lions dollars. Of course, this rate did M
hold out through the month, but the agErega
was not short Of 400 900 ounces, or $4,000
900.
Ncp Tog% Ciig TareS.--Thc taxes of III
city Of New York will be increased next yea
one million five hundred thousand dollars
The rate OF taxes now is SO TO 100 on $l0O
valuation, but next year it will be $l,25 o
the 500. The city debt of New York
$l4. 4.578.9OS.
Mw Tork city cho0lS-During the yet
ending in January last the benefits OF the frt
schools in N. York city was extended to ] 10
627 children, in the Catholic daily scbools,t
all classes there is stated by the Frenchman
Journal, to be an average attendance OF 5,OU
children.
ATumor, weighing I12 pounds, says tn
Springfield Republican, was taken after deaf
from the body Of Hannah White, OF Gill, o
the 22d ult. The sack of the tumor weighe
l75 pounds, the balance being water, which
on being emptied out, filled common size
wash tub. 1t had beel in'Gkistence for elcve
years.
The Boston Transcript mentions an iudivid
ual in that city, who, at the late election
scratched the name Of every pc. son he kne
from his ticket, being determined to Ego
blind" for once, and vote only for stranger
hoping thereby to elect some one who woul
20 for a reform in all things.
lte Freshet at the Sonth.-At August
Georgia, last Saturday, the water was % fe
above low water mark, aud the railroad b.
yond that point, was in many places six fc
, unde, water. At one place, 68 feet Of Il
road had been washed away, thus putting
stop to all communication beyond.
4 Female Operator Miss Susan r. Sutl
erland, of Newark, Wayne county, N. Y,
handsome young lady, IS the regular operat
Of the Morse telegraph line at that place.
Sue was taught by her brother the mysteriol
dots and dashes, who is also an operator. 81
is the only female operator in the country.
t WTld cal, the Indian Chief, it is reported
Texas, is offering two dollars bountyt to Anne
: leans who will Join his command. 1t is SUI
: posed he is going against the reyoiutionlsts
MetamOras.
E hrs. Nichols, the womans rights editor
, the Windhnm county Nt.) Democrat, receive
six votes in the Vermont Legislature for d
rector of the State Prison.
Tile Scioto (Ohio) Gazette nominates Il
following ticket for iS56:-for President, M
George Law; for Vice President, Pnrser Smit
Bogs that are philosophers at six years
age, are generally blOekheqds at twenty-on
BY forcing children, you get so much iu
! their heads that they become cracked in ord
to held it.
The subject Of establishing in Lexington
larve slaurhterinr and hacking house. is e