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Literary Notices.

We Lave been favored with several new books re-
Gently from the Press OF Mcssrs. LrPNcoTT, GRAMBo
i Co.. P!.ilad elpa, for which We tender sincere
| thanks.
TIE RACE FOR R1cnEs-This book embraces six
lectures applying The word Of God to the traffic oFmen,
by WILLIAM ARSoT, Minister OF Free St. Peters, Glas'
cow. With preface aud notes to the American Edi-
ton, by STEPHEN CoLwELL.
This work, in its caSa ter and aiII is similar to that
of The Bible in the Counting House, by Dr.. BOARD
MAS-a most admirable book; Lecture first Of tie
Pace for Rrhc' treats ION the relations that snhsst
anougSt the ditI classes o. acciet? il general and
in particular the intercourse between cnn!crcrs aJ
cIc:u:ivcs." Shows The necessity for kindness am
!nn:;.al friendship between the employer and employ
cd.--,ha mutual syIarasty ruSl Cx:*t insrn"r e" 4
proper reciprocity O! Etcrcs. ard feeling; for says ic
i.,tor "T!c intercourse OF human beings acting wiih
and for each other, Without lumaH sympathy, is like
tho acting OF wheel urou wheel in machinery wthoIt
OIL"
Snc books as these arc calculated to do good and
Ought to be souglt after aid read hy all. Tic pre-
cepts Of Tic Bible arc ta'gt the only safe d III
cLIo rules by which human actions can be properly
c;ua.cd-tcach that the ClrStiHn in every relation
is the hscst style Of man-tlGt VIC may he merchants,
manufacturers, or any Ting else, and ". be honest
aud governed by tc dictates and rules oi christianity.
Tic idea prominently iucu,c.tclis that Honesty is tic
hest policy il every tinc. in this progressive a@2 q!
lightning and steam, the idea seems prevalent tita to
succeed in business, make money, get rr ana In!:'-
cnial in the world, man must bc very active a'd
sarp-tako advantage wherever kccan 10 50, with""
the ris!; Of dctccon-in other words Cheat AL l"'
lis ng:silbor, for it is nothing less. We believe III
calling things by their right names That mans
standard of morality must 6c exceedingly low, and his
sentiments, Of necessity, sordd and corr"pt, who m
hlushinglv holds SUE! opinions We believe that pr'
dcnce, perseverance, and p;inctfay i'll business, will
ensure any one final anl complete Success, withc re-
sort 10 countc,Gts and subtcriugcs
SWORD AND D.s:AFF. \ story of the South BY ".
GILMORE SIMMs, EsQ-2[r SlMMs has written great
deal, and enjoys a reputation for Novel writing which
few have in this part of the Union This volume cm-
braces nearly six hundred pages printed i'll neat style
Tie story was originally published as supplement to
the Southern Literary Gazette
TIE BIrLE IN TIE COUNTING House BY Rev. IL.
| 4. BoARpMAH, D. Dive acknowledged at the time
it was received this voumcirom McsSrs. LIrPlNCorr
jEAapo g. Co--but had not read it We have since
done so however, and take great pleasure in saying
That Il is one Of tie best books which it has been orr
privilege TO read and if DIR. DOhRDMAN had never
done any thing else but write this volume, 1t would uc
cr;tsclr sufficient to i,nmoralizc his name. For prac
,cal every day. useful reasoning, would be willing
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THE TELEGRAPH CoMPAEY.-The late meeting Of
the stockholders OF the Washington and New Orleans
Telegraph Company was numerously attended. Mr..
Alexander presented the annual report, which repre-
sents the affairs of the company being very pros
perous The old debt of $4,000 has been paid off:
large extent of new line constructed and dividend
of per cent. made out Of the net earnings of the
present year. Mr.. Alexander having declined re-
election, the following gentlemen chosen officers,
viz: Smith Mowry, Esq of Charleston, Presidents B.
2. French Of Washington City, Treasurer and Daniel
+. Clarke Secretary.
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The Gamoen Wfeklp 9onrnal.
Tuesday, Gully ID, 1853.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
JOURNAL OFFICE FOR SALE.

As havo determined to remove from Camden, I
will sell to approved purchaser, on accommodating
tcrms, TIE OFFICE OF THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
Tic Paper is doing well, better perhaps pccunarily
than at any former period Of its existence and unless
get favorable opportunity TO dispose Of it, will be
continued under the management Of its former propr-
ctor Mr. T. W. PEcUEs, who will take pleasure in CIV
ins all necessary information to any one desirous OF
engaging in the business. The office is well furnished
with every thing usually found in printing office
THO J. WARREN.
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DON YON DE CORDOVA.
Washington, June 25. 1858.
National MtelZigeRcer.

REpEEMING THE TIME.--"As in a letter"
says Mr.. Jay, elf the paper is small, and we
have much to write, we write, closer, so let US
learn to economist and improve the remaining
moments of ife."-Work sohile it is day; the
night cometA echen no man fan Dork.
81 must be very industrious, for this is the
only candle have, aud it is almost gone" said
litle girl to herself as she sat swiftly plying
her needle by the light of a candle that was
burned down almost to the socket.
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DIR. sMYTH-Ttwill, saysthe Southern Presbyterian,
be highly gratifying to the numerous friends of DR..
smyth to learn that though deprived for the present.
Of the use of his left limb, both his mind and speech
remain unimpaired Accompanied by his family he
has gone, by the advice of his physicians to Newport,
R. L. for the summer with the hope of restoration
so far, at least that his usefulness may yet long
tnue to his own congregation and the Church large.
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Suicide.

We learn from q San Francisco paper that WILLIAM
J. LEMMoSD, formerly Of Lancaster District committed
suicide on the 9th Of June, by cutting his throat with
a pen knife 4 coroners jury returned 4 verdict Of
Suicide in a fit of mental alteration" Mr.. L. was
about 40 years Of age and has left wife and several
children in Lancaster.
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There are 100 public schools in this city,
under the inmc,liatc control of the board of
education. 100000 children attend The schools
the daily average attendance being onc-ha|'
that number The fec academy has 500 STU
drmts, l3 professors, and number Of tutors :;
and the annual appropriation for its support is
twenty thousand. Columbia College was Is.
tabliShcd in l754; has 100 students, exclusive
of a large grammar school, and rejoiccs in a
library of 10000 volumes. The New York
University was established in 1891; has since
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Agricultural EXCHANGES,

Tie July numbers Of the Farmer and Planter, pub
lishcd at Pendleton, in this State, the America@
Cotton Planter, at Montgomery, Ala, and Southern
Planter, at Richmond, Va, have been received.
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JanueY's Hotel.

The arrivasat Jarncys Hotel Gate Congarcc House,
Columbia, since the 18th January to the 1st July,
were five thousand five hundred and twenty-five (5,.
522) exclusive Of children and servants which would
increase the number very considerably.
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A Special Request.

desire all persons who are indebted to me either
for the paper or work done in this Office or for any
thing else, to settle Immediately, as my arrangements
are such as to require settlements in every case very
shortly hope this will be sufficient, as will place
nv unfinished business carly i'll the fall in the hands
an Attorney for settlement.
THO. J. WARREN.
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THE ANrI.LGcENsE EXPERIMENT. Some
montls ago, the Town Council of Edgcfcld put
Il stop to the granting oflcense for the sale "t
ardent spirits in any quantity under three gal
Ions. hIany th"'t the experiment m idle one,
and by no means calculated to achieve any real
good for our community. We confess our>elf
to have been among lhusc who doubted lis e.
ficary, although we were more than willing to
test it. 1t affords u< pleasure to say now, after
some four months trial Of the Ordinance, that
ii has certainly proved >alntary. Whether the
actual amount of drinking among our citizens
has been diminished in any considerable de-
gree we are not prepared to say. We doubt
very much whether it has been. But it is Ger
tain that we are now sparcl the necessity of
witnessing many degrading evidences of riot
and debauchery, which once made our Village
Il place to be avoided rather than visited. A
lady can now walk our streets, even on a pub
lie day without the fear of having her nnIHte
moGe,ty shocked by the coarse ribaldry of
drunken beasts. A Divine can pass and repass
too on these occasions without being subjected
to the pain of hearing all that he holds sacred
proaned by the iuebriatc'S curses. a Chan
cclnr can walk from the Court of Justice to
his quiet lodgings without being annoyed by
some bulIoon's attempted wlticisms. In
short, rs to all the public nuisances which drain
shop drinking is so apt to inllict, upon Nil'grs
particularly, We may say with safety that they
have been largely abated in our midst by the
Ordinance above alluded to, by which it was
refused to license lippling eStabIi>hmentS.-
We trust tic enactment may long continue
to operate as well as it now does = EEgeteld
.lGg,rtiStf.
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Sor.ta Carolina Railroad.

hlSniy satisfactory. VIC make tae lOnOWnG
extracts from the report, showing the general
condition Of the road;
The road aud its outfit, am sratifed to be
allie to say, is in high condition; and the rcgu-
Iag;,y and precision with which the trains have
been run and the business of the road been
conducted for the last six months has been
highly satisfactory.
Tie road from Charleston to Hamburg was
rebuilt and new ironrd mostly in 1850 and
1851, and has been in a state Of progressive
improvement ever since, until COW it is iuieri
or to 10 ro2d in the United States
The new road to avoid the inclined plane at
Aiken, owing to its heavy work, was not com
p!eted until May, lS52--msre than year af:
ter Tie other portions Of the Hamburg Branch
we're completed; but has been in full and sue
ccsSful operation since, and compares favorabIy
with any work Of thc kind in the country.
"I'he Columbia Branch has also been tinder.
going constant mprovcment--portions of the
road in the deep cuts and spriugy foundations
having been rcbu;lt--and the lmbers, especial.
ly at the butt joints, having been mostly re-
ncwed and the road is now in excellent or
der, with the exception of that portion a. it
,." 'l'e ""1''' % 'iic U;'''.4e', Inc
tlon, WheEC ine Dfc&chcs were Eladc Ia TIE tn-
bankment by the great trcshet in huS":' LIST,
and full force OF hands has been at work on
thai since the wafer and wc,,bcr morn, it'd i
a.1 :; .k.,. ,;a,a ,t,t ".: r' .i's'>" ,La -,
ana III snort t'he that portion OF Inc ROAD
will also have been entirely repaired.
"He Camden Branch has also undergone
sxtapsva rnn.irs and is i, On ;r,,rovod .o,,;
e;o @p''.' . ''''' 10 ~ q" N'po'eu '''''-
"Ihe condition OF the Locomotive and Gar
Po".. - l,n .,a,a, ! "m ~ >.'" WI 'r,'' :,
=" u"'' ~ ."e S''''e''o''' '''IeAeo Ia'heu f.
nc cum; n t. "aPpea's, CONSISTS OF 81 L"cohio
'''eS, 80 asSe,'ae'' - Scc''''n Class passenger
''''' n",Se G,IS, anu VI t.e'S"l lars val
uS" "t ?ol<,o oli.'o' III auu,t'"l 10 inc ahove,
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Protest Withdrawn.

The protest entered against the legality and validity
of Brgadier General J. ". BLAKENEl's election on
the 22d of April last to the Office of Major General Of
the 4th Division of South Carolina Militia, has been
withdrawn
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RURAL AyIoMs.-A cheap plow" at five
dollars, costing in one season three dollars in
repairs: and three more in lost time to teams,
men, and by ret.rdine crops, is a dearer plow
than one at ten dollars, requiring no repairs.
A ten acre field, costing fifty dollars per
acre, and Gitched, manured, and improved ff'
ty dollars more, as to give double crops,
is much more valuable and profitable than
twenty acres unimproved costing double the
money.
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that fine educated 455 students, one half gra,
tutously; and with splendid edifce, is un-
fortunately some $4,000 i'll debt&--N. Y.
Nirvor
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Another Change.

The cars for Charleston and Columbia now leave our
depot at quarter to O'clock and the midday tram
to Columbia on "Wednesday, at hali!past 10, \. Il.
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Col. NANCY GREGG was, on the 2d inst. elected a
Regent of the Lsnatc Asylum, in place OF Capt A. H.
TAYLOR resigned
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LIrE.--Iu every journey there are some te-
dious passages, the very remembrance of which
is wearying; and in the prilgrmage of life the
analogy holds good in this instance also.
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The cp3aicts worn by Prince Albert, when
IN fall costume, are worth tle triAinS sum of
five hundred pounds. A small farm on each
shoulder.
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"Ma, how high you reckon ann 2" "Well
| don't know, sonny-how high are your
We'll, Pm ten feet three inches, or three feet
ten inches; don't know which. Pm some tall
-ain't mat"
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Surplus appropriated to property accounts 9l2a OS
Such is the prosperous condition o! tnc Com
pays affairs low, and we have nc doubt, M
der the energy and remarkable business talc'.t<
Of i'lc ncw President, it, will continue 10 be unc
of the best paying roads in the country.
.SOuh Cnr0GiRiaH.
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Nett income for last six months. .IG, o
Dividend, i per cent, declared lOr last hall
,car LIZ G.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-09-22

RLMARKABLE VOYAGE OF A Cow-A
gentleman of this city purchased Cow,
on Thursday. at KIttery, and drove her
home, leaving her cali behind. In the
afternoon she escaped from the pasture
and made her way TO the bridge, but
not being permitted 10 cross without toll,
it appears that some time in the evening
she took TO the river 10 swim across. -
Nj having power to stem The rapid
tide OF the PiscataQua, she drited
against the bridge, and got entangIed
in such n manner that she could not es-
cape, yet was preserved from drowning.
Thus she remained all night, and until
some humane men came 10 her relief in
the morning, with a boat, and towed her
ashore. She appears likely to do well.
Here in this bereaved and expatriated
animal, was maternal affection, anxiety,
courage. energy reason. but not
quite-ior that might have suggested
caution. Yet she showed halt dozen
Of those traits which are among the
most admirable in human beings
Portsmouth Chronicle.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-09-22

WILLIS ON HARM. P. Willis is out
with spicy article on the N. Y. Tr-
bune's accusation that the President
dresses rather loppishly, and has his
hair oiled and curled after the fashion
OF N. p. Willis Mr.. w. says:
LIST. That neither oil nor pomatum,
curling fluid nor cuIing tongs, nor any
thing beyond daily souse oi cold water
has ever touched his head.
I'd. 1t has never known even the
luxury of hair-dresser or barber, hav-
ing been cut from boyhood till now,
whenever and wherever it was nconve-
niently long, by scissors in my own
hands.
Willing TO serve my country in any
way, am honored oi course to have the
outside OF my head chronicled as a copy
for the President, though would rather
it were the inside that were a copy for
the schoolboy. II you will strew my
secluded path with mistaken roses,
however, | must be excused for such
drops oi otto biography as the truth
compels me to dis.il.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-09-22

A New IpEA-Mr. J. B. Lindsay, of
Dundee, who is at present in Glasgow,
proPounds a artIing theory, that OF
forming an electric telegraph betwixt
Great Britain and America without
employing submerged wires, or wires
oi any kind. At the meeting in the
Atheneuni, Mr.. Lindsay illustrated his
method. A large trough of salt water
was employed, across which he trans
mitted the e.cctric current without any
metallic conductor, the water itself be-
ing the only medium ol commune alton.
Mr.. Lindsay explained that he had OBJ
tanned similar results over a breadth OF
60 feet oil water. Some calculations
have been smade in regard TO the ex-
pense, and MIR. Lindsay computes, ac-
cording TO his present Information, that
the cost OF the necessary battery and
land wires 10 establish q communication
be,ween Grsa, Britsin snd America,
would not exceed f6o,coo
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-09-22

Garibaldi is now in Boston freighting
a ship of which he is master, engaged
in the South American trade. Ten
years ago he was conspicuous hero
in the Montevidean and Buenos Ayrean
war, having volunteered in the cause
Of the former. He performed many
ieats OF daring courage, and proved
himself to be a man Of NJ ordinary
mould. When we heard from him
again he was at the head Of the Italian
troops, heroicaly defending the city Of
Rome against the French. Upon his
arrival in New York he declined pub
lie reception aud all complimentary
demonstrations. IL was not many months
before we learned that he was engaged
in the business oil a tallow chandler on
Staten Island. At length he turned up
on the western coast Of South America.
Now We find him in Boston, freighting
a ship OF which he is the command
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Mrs. Stowe has arrived back home.

Mrs. Stowe has arrived back home.
She came in the Arctic from Liverpool,
yesterday. She has arrived Just a
week too late. She ought TO have been
here to receive the renewed adulauons
Of the Abolition sisterhood, who made
Metropolitan Hall and Broadway Ia
bernacle, day and night hdeous with
their orgies. However, perhaps it is as
well as it is. A profound silence, on
all hands, 10 the most fitting welcome
back Tor one who has perverted her tai
ents and her genius to the defamation
Of her country and her country's institu-
tions, in foreign land.
ApropOs. We see the principal LONDON
papers publish, a, full length, the recen,
decision Of Judge Mclean, I'm the Nc
Query case, affirming the constitution.
aIity OF the Fugitive Slave Law. The
Times submits II without comment. -
The Globe speaks Of IL as a general
review OF the whole slavery question,
which cannot fail TO clam the respect
Of Englishmen who desire to uphold the
Law ~ Y Eypren
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!" There was quorum yesterday
in both branches OF the General Assem-
bly,, but no business ofimportance was
transacted. The resignation Of Gov.
Allen was received, and Mr.. Ashley, of
Providence, was chosen clerk OF; the
Senate in the place ofC. Ii. Mason re-
signed. We went into the Assembly in
the afternoon, ,an1 were iorcibly. impress.
ed with the melancholy appearance OF
things there. Many of the Wings were
asleep, and all the Democrats had faces
as long as if they were deep mourners
they gazed wildly at each other, and
cast constant suspecting glances at the
Wings, as if they every moment expec-
ted a trap to be sprung upon them. As
we gazed upon this strange scene, we
could not help feeling that the Demo-
cratic Legislators keenly ielt that they
had badly sold themselves, and made
grand mistake by this adjournment. As
the countryman said, things hadn't gone
as they oughter )" and here was d-
lemma which could not be easily or
gracefully escaped from.
Mr.. Cranston, OF Newport, called up
the resolution which was offered IN
June, by Mr.. Weedcn, of North Provi.
dence, declaring vacant the places OF
the Judges Of the Supreme Court. He
stated that as the people had but re.
Gently declared that they did not want a
convention, or new constitution, he
presumed, as matter Of course, that
they did not want the Judges removed,
and as his friend from North Provl-
dence, Mr.. Weeden, probably ielt some
delicacy about moving in the matter,
under the circumstances, he mt we'd the
indefinite postponement oil the resolu-
ton. Mr.. Weeden aroused from his
apparent letharey, and moved to lay
the resolution on the table Mr.. Grams
ton called the ayes and noes, and the
resolution was laid on the table.
The mach inery is not in working or.
der as yet, although Gov. Lawrence, as
a lobby member, is busy at work en-
deavoring to arouse the unferrfed De-
mocracy 10 the absolute importance Of
attending to and discharg'ng their high
duties. Some definite plan Of acton
will probably be developed to-day.
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JACK AND TIE CpMAmEN.-Wc wei


amused few EVENING" since, while
rambling down Long Wharf, TO observe
scene between sailor and 3 China
men. A clipper ship just from sea was
hauling in, and one Of the crew was Or
dered by the mate TO carry line TO a
pilehead on the wharf. Jack Jumped
into the boat, and briskly sculling with
the end Of the line in hrs teeth, caught
hold Of the pile beneath the wharf and
looking up found that the tide was too
low to admit oi his reaching. Three
Chinese had been attentively watching
the gradual approach Of the ship, with
the attendant noise Of orders and replies
the rattle OF capstans, windlasses and
pawls. They were suddenly aroused
from their reverie by the gruf voice Of
the sailor, asking them 10 take the end
of the line. Xxi var va va? ans
wered the Celestials, and held ont their
hands for the coil which Jack prepared
TO lhroT. Look out = he shouted and
away flew the coil heavy with salt wat
er, and shot from the arm Of this Ben
Bolt like shell from a mortar. The
coil struck OF the full in the face, and
instead Of holding on TO il, they retired
in haste, shaking the water from their
silk garments as we have seen cat
shake her paws after treadlng on a wet
floor. The consequence vas, that the
end went overheard as quick as thought
and the enraged matelot sculIed back
TO ship TO recover It again. John Chi
namen thought this excellent fun, and
when the boat returned to the wharf,
Jack repeated the request, adding few
epthets in Chinese, showing that he
had seen salt before that voyage, and
knew his customers. The result was,
that they not only allowed the coil to go
overheard again, but with true Chi
nese instinct began to peIt the sailor
with brickbals. We now thought it
time to come TO the rescue. We reach
ed down and gave Jack a helping hand.
Fuming and swearing with rage, he
was up TO the post IN twinkllng, and
in less time than we could take 10 tell
it, 3 Ceiestials were sprawling upon
the wharf, in an admirable confusion Of
pig-tails, silk frocks, almond eyes, wood
en- shoes, and yellow-plush breeches.-
Having vented his spite on them, he
turned to us and said, "A good licking
does these fellows more good than pos
sum fat and hominy does a nigger,' aC.
ter which classical assertion he Skinned
down into the boat, and soon returned
with the line, which we made fast for
him. The CelestjaIs had meanwhile
decamped. California Wing.